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Portfolio Creation

How I use portfolios in my classroom

Introducing portfolios

Making a Table of Contents

How to Present the Portfolio During the Conference

Criteria for Judging Portfolios

Using Graphic Organizers During Reading and Writing

Narratives

Using a Timeline

Using an Event Map

Cause and Effect

The following lessons use "Super Size Me" as the text

Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part I

Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part II: Things Get Serious

Super Size Me

Determining Author's Purpose with Excerpt from Fast Food Nation

Beginning Super Size Me

Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part I

Reading Nutrition Guides

Fast Food and Kids

Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part II: Things Get Serious

Playing the Doubting Game - Responsibility for Obesity

Concluding Super Size Me and Introducing Audience and Purpose

Listening Comprehension

Determining Author's Purpose with Excerpt from Fast Food Nation

Character Analysis

Character Traits

Characterization

Character Goals, Motivation, and Obstacles Lessons

Introducing character goals, motivation, and obstacles

Practicing character goals, motivation, and obstacles in literature circles

Various Character Analysis Lessons

(see lessons under Character Analysis Paper, as well)

Interrupted reading with I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen

Character Analysis Talk Show with I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen

Annotated Reading and Introducing Character Analysis Triangle with If You Ain't Got Heart by Piri Thomas

Setting and Identity

Defining setting and how characters interact with it

Describing how setting and characters interact

Independent Reading

Pacing reading and writing summaries and reactions

Writing

Object of Personal Significance Essay/Story

Character Analysis Paper

Annotated Reading and Introducing Character Analysis Triangle with If You Ain't Got Heart by Piri Thomas

Finding and Explaining Evidence in the Character Analysis Paper

Examining a Character Analysis Paper for Organizing Structure

Story of Change/Compassion

Defining Change

Beginning the Story of Change or Compassion

Using Descriptive Details

Using Descriptive Details Part II

Using Descriptive Details Part III

Audience and Purpose/Persuasive Essay

Concluding Super Size Me and Introducing Audience and Purpose

Identifying Audience and Purpose

Identifying Audience and Purpose of Poems

How to Be Persuasive in Writing

Writing a Good Introduction to the Persuasive Essay

Writing Better Sentences

The Power of Short Sentences

General Lessons

Selecting a topic

Brainstorming on a Topic

Vocabulary

A General Strategy for Learning Vocabulary

Spelling

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Punctuation

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Grammar

Differentiating Subject Verb Agreement Instruction

Student Skills

Defining Motivation

Reviewing Notes

Getting Started

Why we want to become better readers and writers

Book sort

Inquiry

Defining the Question

Finding our Questions

What was here, before it was NYC

New Amsterdam

Translating a Primary Document