Debrief+of+Debbie's+Lesson

Adaptations: Name It, Verb It, Finish It structure--to get thesis statement out, help students see the parts of a sentence Small groups with sentence strips--could use to help students work on analysis In SSR, have students create a summary at the end Use with parents. Have child read to them Chunking text, discussing synonyms and word choice Burrito fold Sticky spray--we love that--with sentence strips 4 Step summary process--across disciplines; use as ticket out Each person writing their own sentence strip Color coding to name parts, see pieces; use for other things as well Summaries should show relationships amongst details--discussion to add flow/coherence Writing folder--put it away and come back to it

Suggestions: Eliminate cause and effect, made it too complicated, no follow through in last part of lesson Highlight first detail, then ask for student input Use same language/terms in all parts of lesson: name it, verb it, finish it Use authentic text--real author and then summarize together before asking group to do it More understanding of topic sentence--must reflect what's in the rest of the paragraph Make list of verbs, assures correct spelling Lots of places for mini-lessons