1. Topic-
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2. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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Goals and objectives are both tools for accomplishing what you want
to achieve.
2. Goals are long term and objectives are usually accomplished in
the short or medium term.
3. Goals are nebulous and you can't definitively say you have accomplished
one whereas the success of an objective can easily be measured.
4. Goals are hard to quantify or put in a timeline, but objectives
should be given a timeline to be more effective.
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3. Objectives-
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Students will create a heart map |
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4. Materials and Aids-
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5. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Review that writing has meaning. Note that children are starting
to realize that good writing comes from a very individual place, a
writer's heart. Take time to be INTROSPECTIVE |
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B. Development-
1.Teaching point: Writers draw and sketch to find meaningful ideas
to write about. Writers write from the heart and in many different
genres. This heart map idea is straight from Georgia Heard's book
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C. Practice-
1.draw an outline of a heart on a paper and photocopy
Writers write about and share what is important to them, what they
care about. One strategy for thinking about what is important to you
is to draw yourself a heart map. This is my own nearly finished heart
map. When I look at my heart map. I get all sorts of ideas for writing
projects that I would like to work on. When I look at just this one
little piece of my heart map, this drawing here of my flower garden,
I think I could write a poem about flowers. For an informational piece
about snails, or a how-to about planting carpet roses, or a narrative
that tells the story of how I broke a water pipe with my shovel when
I was digging a big hole to plant a new tree. All o f my little drawings
give me many ideas. The point is, everything here is very, very important
to me. Every writer's heart map will look different because we are
each unique individuals.
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D. Independent Practice-
First, take some time and think quietly about what you will have
on your heart map. Is there one very important thing you want to put
in the middle? (Make some age-appropriate comment here to your class
that alleviates any anxiety about the quality of the drawings.) Next,
decide if you will take a plain piece of paper and draw a heart or
another shape. Then, go to your seat and begin to list all the things
that are important to you, but here's one important thing, YOU don't
have to finish, because you will continue to find things you love
as you continue to grow. So leave some room. Don't feel as if you
have to fill it all in.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
Children will sit at their tables.
Teachers will walk around assisting all students.
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G. Closure-
Reinforce teaching point. Making a heart map is a strategy that
can help writers find heartfelt topics to write about. Allow for talking
and sharing; it's invaluable time spent that will strengthen your
community and stir your writers up for success in their future writing
projects. |
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