Nicole Meyer ELD 308 Dr.

McKool Two Hour, Two-Day Literacy Time Block

Tuesday: 9:00-9:15 am Interactive Read Aloud Introduce book and author (Emily by Michael Bedard) Make predictions and connections Reading Mini Lesson Strategy and skill about text-to-text, text to world, and text to self. Guided Reading Give explicit instruction to students at an appropriate level Literature Circles Discuss book in depth Writing Mini Lesson Teaching students about figurative language, similes and metaphors. Independent Writing Students write independently and silently on their writing based off of the writing mini lesson about figurative language, similes and metaphors.

9:15-9:30 am

9:30-9:50 am

9:50-10:10 am

10:10-10:40 am

10:40-11:00 am

Wednesday: 9:00-9:15 am Interactive Read Aloud Introduce book and author (Hernan Cortes by Trish Kline) Informal text Learn new vocabulary Reading Mini Lesson Strategy and skill about sequencing Language and Word Study Word study based off words in the Hernan Cortes text. Using a dictionary to define the words and discover synonyms and antonyms.

9:15-9:30 am

9:30-9:50 am

9:50-10:10 am

Guided Reading Give explicit instruction to students at an appropriate level Writing Mini Lesson Organization of events in writing Making a timeline activity Independent Reading Gives students and opportunity to practice reading at their level.

10:10-10:40 am

10:40-11:00 am