Wilson Jeanna READ 7140A Summer 2009 1 Jeanna Wilson Expository Writing Unit READ 7140A Summer 2009 Dr Root Wilson Jeanna READ 7140A Summer 2009 2 Jeanna Wilson Expository Writing Unit Grade level 1st Content area Social Studies English language arts Topic and or concept Johnny Appleseed Previous content area lessons Students have been reading books watching videos and learning about Johnny Appleseed Students have been exposed to simulated journals during whole group reading Genre mode of writing Expository Form of writing Simulated Journal Stage of writing Prewriting English Language Arts GPS ELA1W2 The student writes in a variety of genres including narrative informational persuasive and response to literature g May include oral or written pre writing graphic organizer Content Area GPS SS1H2 The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage The study will include John Henry Johnny Appleseed Davy Crockett Paul Bunyan and Annie Oakley Student Materials SMART Board Wilson J 2009 Expository prewriting checklist Unpublished manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta GA Wilson J 2009 Expository prewriting graphic organizer Unpublished manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta GA Wilson Jeanna READ 7140A Summer 2009 3 Teacher Materials Dr Micheau C 2005 February 24 Accommodations for ELLs The Content Teacher ESL Teacher Partnership West Chester PA United States Levin J and Nolan J F 1996 Principles of Classroom Management 2nd edition Boston Allyn and Bacon SMART Board Wilson J 2009 Expository prewriting checklist Unpublished manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta GA Wilson J 2009 Expository prewriting graphic organizer Unpublished manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta GA Wilson J 2009 Expository prewriting rubric Unpublished manuscript Valdosta State University Valdosta GA Grouping Arrangements Explanation of Instructional Grouping Options 1 Instruction The introduction and main instruction will be in a whole group setting Instructions will be given whole group because students better understand better when directions clarifications and questions will be answered at once Also being free to move around students and increase time spent circulating among students will increase their amount of time on task Whole group also allows teachers to scaffold student learning As we teach any concept we begin modeling for students then having students practice with your help and finally students will be able to complete the task independently Levin Nolan 1996 2 Practice The practice session will be in whole group because students need to have scaffolding before trying any concept independently The teacher will model what is expected and students feedback of retelling directions that will benefit the entire class I will have students retell directions because it shows me that the students really comprehend the directions and other students will benefit from hearing the directions given by someone on their own level 3 Assessment The assessment will be an individual assignment so that the teacher can reliably see students progress in strengths and weaknesses of writing Explanation of Grouping Options Relating to Students Needs 1 Explanation of Grouping Options Relating to Students Developmental Needs Low level learners will benefit from whole group instruction because they will hear questions and answers from their fellow students that they might not have asked It Wilson Jeanna READ 7140A Summer 2009 4 allows student to interact with one another and the teacher while seeking comprehension Students benefit from the zone of proximal development meaning that if struggling students collaborate today it prepares them to do so independently later on 2 Explanation of Grouping Options Relating to Students Cultural Needs Whole grouping will benefit the cultural needs because it allows students to discuss and interact about the assignment and a less stressful environment Instructional Procedures Genre mode of writing instruction We will be writing an expository piece of writing Remember expository is writing that gives information Form of writing We will be writing a simulated journal about Johnny Appleseed Remember a simulated journal is where the author assumes the role of a historical figure and writes from that viewpoint Stage of writing instruction 1st Today we will begin our writing using the writing process The writing process helps us organize our thoughts to make our writing the best it can be The first step of the writing process is prewriting We will be writing a personal narrative for this writing There are a few things we need to concentrate on while we decide on our story Those concepts are purpose and topic Our purpose is how we want our writing to come across to our readers Your purpose might be to persuade your reader inform them of something or entertain Today we will be entertaining our readers with our story Our topic is what our story is all about I will give you a topic to focus on and then you will be able to choose what to write about more specifically During this stage we will be planning everything about our story We will gather our ideas on a graphic organizer A graphic organizer is just an easy way to organize our thoughts and ideas before we write This graphic organizer will not have complete sentences but just simple facts or thoughts about what we would like to include in our writing Modeling Watch and listen carefully as I complete a graphic organizer telling a story about my Johnny Appleseed while including the information we have learned Let s look at each section of the graphic organizer and discuss what I write Now that you have seen me demonstrate how to fill out a graphic organizer you will now fill one out with me Practice Activity We will complete the graphic organizer from our assignment as a group on the SmartBoard taking turns discussing and filling in graphic organizer This will be our practice for when you do this by yourselves at your desk Instead of writing about the life of an animal which you will do independently we will now be discussing and using graphic organizer to describe your own life as a human and things they do to survive Wilson Jeanna READ 7140A Summer 2009 5 Assessment Activity Now we will begin our prewriting stage of our personal narrative Let s look at our checklist before we start writing so you know what you are expected to write on this graphic organizer The