Super Saturday
Writing Conference
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LESSON ESSENTIALS
SESSION 3 | Grades K-12 / ELL All Levels
[HANDOUT]
Deliver best-practice lessons regardless of your setting
Plan the four essential steps
Incorporate the gradual release of responsibility.
STEP 1: Puff Up the Pre-Write
STEP 2: Puff Up the Pre-Write
STEP 3: Puff Up the Pre-Write
STEP 4: Puff Up the Pre-Write
Use mini-lesson planning template:
Google Slide | PDF | Word
Acquire additional mini-lesson tools
Stay on topic with titles
Demonstrate how to highlight and check each sentence against the title to verify it’s on topic.
Cheerios™ Trigger | JPEG
Make lessons visible
Physical Triggers | PDF
Click on each lesson below for a video clip from Step 2. Watch how the trigger is introduced and connected to the writing skill.
