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Grades K-12 | ML All Levels | HANDOUT

Make mini-lesson magic

Plan the four essential steps

Incorporate the gradual release of responsibility.

STEP 1:
Puff Up the Prewrite

STEP 2A:
Puff Up the Prewrite

STEP 2B:
Puff Up the Prewrite

STEP 3:
Puff Up the Prewrite

STEP 4:
Puff Up the Prewrite

Mini-Lesson Planner
PDF | Google Slide

Master the 4 steps of
an effective mini-lesson.

Comprehensive 4-step planner

Persuasive Mini-Lesson Script
WHAT & WHY | Grades K-1

Persuasive Mini-Lesson Script
WHAT & WHY | Grades 2-5

Argumentative Mini-Lesson Script
CLAIM | Grades 6-12

Launching the Writer's Workshop: Grades K-2

Move beyond telling what to teaching how.

Go beyond a model;
reveal a Think Aloud.

Teach explicitly— I do,
You Watch & Listen.

Plan Think Alouds
—I Statements.

Use Think Aloud cards in mini-lessons.
Purchase a set. | Template

Make lessons visible.

Connect writing lessons to concrete triggers.

Physical Triggers | PDF

Click on each lesson below to watch how the trigger is introduced and connected to the writing skill.

Pump up your writing.
(Grades K-2)

Develop the middle/body.
(Grades K-5)

Pump up your writing.
(Grades 3-12)

Provide strong titles.
(Grades K-12)

Craft So What? endings.
(Grades 6-12)

Assess for run-on sentences.
(Grades K-2)

Prewrite with a grocery list.
(Grades 3-12)

Narrow down the topic.
(Grades 3-12)

P.A.T. determines voice.
(Grades 3-12)

Stay on topic with a title.
(Grades K-12)

Supersize sentences sometimes.
(Grades K-8)

Add supporting detail sentences.
(Grades 3-12)

Assess sentence-length variety.
(Grades 3-12)

Connect beginnings to endings.
(Grades K-8)

Go from prewrite to first draft.
(Grades 3-12)