Debrief+of+Becky's+Lesson

THINGS WE CAN APPRECIATED FROM THE LESSON: The elements of the lesson were broken down into manageable pieces so we felt prepared The background of the story created an air of mystery No parameters that restrained us, but structure that helped us find what we wanted to write The prewriting of the story felt safe for later revisions The creative side came out from someone who rarely delves in creativity Annotate the model text to help use remember the elements and construction of a story in a brief, yet rich example Use student models, not just professional models Graphic organizers and thinking maps for organizing students' ideas

WAYS TO ADAPT IT: Discuss different kinds of stories and try assignments on fairy tale, realistic, mystery, etc Use lesson at the end of the year when students are tired or feeling uninspired. The illustrations help jump start the writing Use an image to prompt the writing, even in content areas Create own captions for interesting images Use a family photo to start the writing process Use digital images or place photos on glogster

THINGS TO CONSIDER: Get the lesson started more quickly. Put story model in page protector to include a mini lesson on punctuation Focus on one part of the writing process and go in depth with options for how to do develop parts of the story. Emphasizing using the creative process to help understand the reading standards