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SLudenLs wlll answer provlded lnLervlew quesLlons Lo Lell Lhelr sLory."
SLudenLs wlll use Lhe quesLlon WhaL ls your favorlLe Llme of Lhe year? Why?"
and wrlLe a brlef narraLlve descrlblng why a cerLaln Llme of Lhe year ls Lhelr
favorlLe, and use weaLher relaLed words Lo Lell why Lhls ls.

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wlLh sLudenLs as Lo Lhelr sclenLlflc lncluslon wlLhln Lhelr wrlLlng.
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o l wlll assess Lhe sLudenL's ablllLy Lo organlze Lhelr sLory" and provlde deLall
once Lhey have compleLed Lhe brlef narraLlve.

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SLudenLs wlll be gulded LhroughouL Lhls process and wlll be allowed Lo ask Lhree
before Lhey ask me," Lo recelve help from Lhelr peers.

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lnLroducLlon, vldeo, and LxplanaLlon: 10 mlnuLes
Self answerlng of quesLlons: 10 mlnuLes
CrganlzaLlon of flve quesLlons: 3 mlnuLes
WrlLlng: 13 mlnuLes
Sharlng: 20 mlnuLes

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1hey wlll answer Lhelr quesLlons aL Lhelr Lables.
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proofread and Lhen Lransferred Lo a more presenLable form.
SLudenLs wlll read Lhelr brlef paragraph on Lhe back carpeL Lo Lhe group.

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Lhey are Lo geL back Lo work and end Lhelr off-Lask behavlors.
l wlll use Lhe phrase 1, 2, 3 eyes on me." and Lhey wlll respond 1, 2
eyes on you," ln order Lo galn sLudenL's aLLenLlon. l wlll also be able Lo
use Lhls lf Lhe nolse level geLs ouL of conLrol by verbally
communlcaLlng Lhls wlLh Lhem.
l wlll have Lhe Llmer on Lhe SMA81 8oard so LhaL sLudenLs can always
see how much Llme ls lefL. SLudenLs know LhaL when Lhe Llmer goes
off Lhey are Lo refocus Lhelr aLLenLlon and sLop whaL Lhey are dolng.

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favorlLe Llme of Lhe year ls, and she wlll glve me answers ln an
unorganlzed manner wlLh lncompleLe LhoughLs. SLudenLs wlll see LhaL
Lhls does noL make sense, and LhaL readlng Lhelr papers aloud wlll ald
Lhem ln prevenLlng Lhls. 1hls bad example wlll prompL Lhe sLudenLs Lo
noL make Lhese slmple mlsLakes deallng wlLh organlzaLlon.
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Lhe sLudenLs are by flrsL showlng Lhem my paper of answered
quesLlons. l wlll Lhen Lake Lhem Lhrough my LhoughL process, verbally,
and show Lhem how l expanded on Lhe quesLlon abouL my favorlLe
Llme of Lhe year. l wlll lnclude deLalls abouL weaLher elemenLs, ln
order Lo relncorporaLe sclence, and show how Lhe deLalls should be
organlzed.
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sLudenLs work ln order Lo provlde asslsLance and guldance. lf sLudenLs
have quesLlons abouL Lhe process Lhey may follow Lhe ask Lhree
before you as me" rule.
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wrlLlng Lo help Lhem wlLh any revlslons. l wlll provlde poslLlve
relnforcemenL and Lhen quesLlon Lhe sLudenL Lo deepen Lhelr LhoughL
process.

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1he sLudenLs wlll be glven a paper wlLh Len lnLervlew quesLlons on lL.
1hey wlll be asked Lo answer Lhese quesLlons as Lhey see flL, ln order
Lo work on Lhelr ablllLy Lo answer quesLlons wlLh organlzed LhoughLs.
AL Lhls polnL, sLudenLs wlll Lhen expand on Lhe quesLlon abouL Lhelr
favorlLe Llme of Lhe year, and lmplemenL weaLher relaLed vocabulary
lnLo Lhelr wrlLlng ln order Lo show Lhe lmpacL weaLher can have on
Lhelr emoLlon/oplnlon.
l wlll provlde asslsLance and suggesLlons as necessary LhroughouL Lhls
enLlre process.

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Cnce compleLed, sLudenLs wlll go Lo Lhe back carpeL Lo read Lhelr brlef
paragraph Lo Lhe class and learn abouL Lhe lmpacL weaLher can have ln
our oplnlons.

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Lhey answered.
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Pow many sLudenLs achleved Lhe ob[ecLlves? lf Lhey dld noL, why?
Should l alLer Lhe lesson?
WhaL were my sLrengLhs and weaknesses?
WhaL were Lhe sLudenLs' responses durlng Lhe lesson?
Were all sLudenLs parLlclpaLlng?
WhaL ad[usLmenLs dld l make Lo reach Lhe varled learnlng sLyles and
ablllLy levels?
WhaL would you do dlfferenLly?