Session 9 Agenda

Assigned Readings for Session 9
[T] = Read Chapter 11

[G] = Read one P-level text and either one M- or U- level text.

Bring [G] examples to class for discussion/use during Expert Presentation

LEARNING ACTIVITY I.   Exploring the Poetry Genre  (4:00-4:50)  
Examining How We Teach Students to Read Poetry Through Writing (Melissa G)
(4:50-5:00)  Evaluation of presentation
 
5:00-5:15 Break
 
LEARNING ACTIVITY II.   618 READING/WRITING WORKSHOP TIME   (5:15-6:40)
1=Prewriting   2=Drafting    3=Revising  4=Editing   5=Publishing
6=Peer Conference   7=Teacher Conference  8=Independent Reading


Suggested activities for the evening during Independent Writing Time:                                             
                   1.  Revising/Editing possible genre piece #1.
                   2. Drafting/Revising possible genre piece #2.
                   3. Prewriting/Drafting possible genre piece #3.
                   4.  Read more Poetry


Also, tonight I will start (7) Teacher Conferences with students to discuss:
1.  Points raised in individual learning (b)log posts
2.  Progress with Genre Pieces Project
3.  Student assessment of progress meeting Course Learning Objectives