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Learning Targets
I can reect on ways narratives are
used in real life to make arguments. others, develop ways I can use narratives in my classroom.
Context
80% free/reduced lunch English 9 Co-taught classroom (or collab as we call it) Roughly 30 students Three long-term subs Mandatory common assessments Non-ction writing requirement
What I Knew
Struggling students need real, authentic
reasons for playing school.
purposes were not my students favorite activities. writing for academic purposes.
Common Core
W.9.1: Develop claim(s) and counterclaims
fairly, supplying evidence for each...
imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. problem to be solved...
The Prompt
The administrative team has asked for your input on addressing teen issues within our student body. As teenagers, they feel that you are the most knowledgeableespecially after your recent research endeavorsto suggest ways that they can curtail a myriad of teen issues, including: binge drinking, rape/sexual assault, depression, the impact of divorce, self mutilation (cutting), eating disorders, peer pressure, and suicide.
Determining Topics
Teacher Issues
In your notebook (or a Google Doc), take a minute and compose a list of the teacher issues we face.
The Grain
Revised Outline
I. Introduction: Explain why your issue is important. Consider using a statistic, a personal story or narrative, referencing a specic code or rule in the student handbook, or a little-known fact about the issue. Be sure to demonstrate its importance to the WMHS student body!
Stories We Know
https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bsd2-_CuRs http:// www.youtube.com /watch? v=Io9KMSSEZ0Y &feature=youtu.be
Day #1 of Collaboration
Student Outlines
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Questions to Consider
Why does this narrative matter? Why do the solutions matter? How can you make your narrative
come full circle?
Should there be a public component to What are ways of going public without
technology or limited technology?
Use more mentor texts -- lit. circles? Introduce prompt before reading!
Muddiest Point?