Monday

Time
9:15-9:30 am

Activity
Interactive ReadAloud
Out of My Mind
Social Issues

9:30-9:45am

Mini-Lesson

9:45-10:30am

Independent
Reading &
Conferences

10:30-10:45am

Writing MiniLesson

10:45-11:15am

Independent
Writing &
Conferences

Teacher
Teacher will read
aloud Out of My
Mind. While
reading she will
model inference
and asking
questions making
sure to hit on the
social issues that
we see.
Teacher will talk
about the book
The Invisible Boy
(which was read
previously) and
instruct the class
on how to find
the main idea or
message from
the book.
Teacher will be
meeting with
students and
conducting
conferences with
them about their
reading.
Teacher will
introduce how to
write personal
narratives and
provide her own
example.
Teacher will
circulate the
room and meet
with students to
understand their
ideas for their
personal
narratives.

Student
Students will be
participating in
the class
discussion by
making
connections and
asking questions.

Students will
listen as the
teacher shows
them how to find
one of the main
ideas. The class
will then work as
a group to find
another main
idea found in the
book.
Students will be
reading a book on
their reading
level quietly to
themselves.
Students will
work with the
teacher to come
up with her own
ideas about
personal
narratives.
Students will
brainstorm ideas
and work
independently to
start writing their
rough drafts.

Tuesday
Time
9:15-9:30 am

Activity
Interactive ReadAloud
Out of My Mind
Social Issues

9:30-10:00am

Literature Circles

10:00-10:30am

Independent
Reading &
Conferences

10:30-10:45am

Guided Writing

10:45-11:15am

Independent
Writing &
Conferences

Teacher
Teacher will
continue to read
Out of My Mind.
While reading
teacher will
highlight on how
it relates to a
social issue. She
will also model
thinking aloud.
Teacher will walk
around the room
and will listen in
to each groups
discussion of
their book.

Teacher will be
meeting with
students and
conducting
conferences with
them about their
reading.
Teacher will bring
a group of
students to the
back table and
conduct a guided
writing session.
Teacher will
circulate the
room and meet
with students to
understand their
ideas for their
personal
narratives.

Student
Students will be
taking a bigger
role in the class
discussion and
take a more
active role in it.

Students will
discuss what they
have read and
have a
conversation
about main ideas
and points that
they had while
reading.
Students will be
reading a book on
their reading
level or their
literature book
quietly to
themselves.
Students will
continue writing
on their personal
narratives.
Students will be
writing their
personal
narratives. They
should be writing,
revising, editing
and typing.