Date:       March 2004                                                                                              Theme:  Writing About Change   

                                                                                                                                                   Our shoes and the spring

 

Subject:  Grade 8 Language                                                                                 Lesson: Using Writing to Reflect

                                                                                                                                                   Personal Changes

 

 

Ministry of Education Curriculum Expectations Links

Elementary Curriculum: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/elemcurric.html

Language Curriculum: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/curr97l.html

Grade 8 Writing: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/curr97l.html#writing

 

 

 

General Time Line:  3 Language Blocks

 

Overall Expectation(s):

[                              organize information and ideas creatively as well as logically, using paragraph structures appropriate for their purpose (e.g., paragraphs structured to develop a comparison or establish a cause-and-effect relationship);

[                              revise and edit their work, focusing on content and on more complex elements of style (e.g., imagery), independently or using feedback from others;

[                              proofread and correct their final drafts, focusing on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and conventions of style;

[                              use and spell correctly the vocabulary appropriate for this grade level;  (The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8, Language, p. 25)

Expectations to Specific Areas: 

Grammar: 

[                  use more complex sentence structures correctly (e.g., sentences using connecting words such as if, as, when, though); (The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8, Language, p. 25)

Visual Presentation:

[                              use italics or underlining for titles of books, movies, plays, and magazines;

[                              use different styles of type appropriately for specific purposes (e.g., bold type for emphasis); (The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8, Language, p. 26)

Warm Up Exercise:

[      In groups, students will Think, Pair, Share the following statements:

b      Shoes change, styles change and your foot has changed

b      The season is currently shifting as we a walk into a new season…spring.  One might say that we are Springing into Action! 

b      In point form begin to write your outline for Springing into Action with a renewed sense of change.

 

Strategies and Procedures: 

1.                   To activate previous learning, students will begin by verbally discussing the past changes that have occurred throughout the life of their shoe.

2.                   Teacher will ask students to revisit their plan for writing that highlights the changes that have occurred in their lives, from the point of view of their shoe. 

3.                   Enveloped into the discussion, is the subtext of change as highlighted in the grade 7 History Expectations, as well as change in their own lives, and change in the season (from winter to spring). 

 

My Teaching Performance:

[      Are students on task?

[      Are students able to identify with the geographic location of the Rebellions?

[      Are students able to decide what element of change they wish to write about should the teacher intervene with direction?

[      Was the reflection feedback constructive?

[      Is there anything I can do to ensure deeper, richer, learning?

[      What if anything will I change next time?