Cinquains for comprehension

Proposed Agenda–

1. Debrief the STC experience
2. Brief discussion of Fisher and Frey via blog postings 
3. Activity: Writing-to-learn (revisited)

• Visit National Geographic for Kids online together (read, view, listen, write/take notes) http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/
• Create a cinquain poem together– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinquain 
• Grab a kid-friendly science/nature informational magazine and choose an animal
• Write your own cinquain to share with the class

Metacognitive and Design-thinking Questions–

1. What was this entire process like for you as a learner? What did you learn about yourself?
2. What teaching opportunity can you identify in this activity as a specific skill to hone in on?

Upcoming dates–
No class this Thurs–Dr. Bishop will be in Chicago for a conference
This Wed by midnight you need to respond to at least one of your peers' blogs (on their blog in the comments section)
Wednesday, Feb 22 we'll go to Hawkins at 1pm to meet with our Service-Learning partners (you don't have class with Dr. Manning that day)
Thurs, Feb 27 is the deadline to commit to the SL project or the Blogfolio

Thursday, Feb 7

Proposed Agenda–

The #2 Superbowl Advertisement (What does this have to do with Content Area Literacy?)
Update on the Hawkins 4th Graders http://hawkinsgrade4.blogspot.com/
Brainstorming strategies/practices and unpacking "Content Area Literacy"

Upcoming dates–
THIS Thursday we'll meet at the STC. Be punctual please.
Read Fisher & Frey's Chs. 1 & 8 for Monday, Feb 13
Blog your response by Monday, Feb 13 at midnight
Respond to one peer's blog post by Wed night midnight (on their blog)
Wed, Feb 22–we'll meet at Hawkins for a tour and talk with our Service-Learning partners

Thursday, Feb 2

Proposed Agenda–

• Quickwrite: What is DT and why do you think we would spend valuable class time in a Content Area Literacy course learning about it? 
• Think, Pair, Share, Discussion
• Literacy Skill Focus: Public Speaking (two short videos)
• Group work–applying a design-thinking lens to public speaking

Groups–

1. Ashlie, Olivia, Jessica, Sarah, Mary Catherine
2. Memorie, Lacy, Jaide, Courtney, AnnaMarie
3. Gabby, Katie, Blair, Taylor, Cassi
4. Jaclyn, Logan, Nicki, Katelynn, Ashley
5. Kaitlin, Lauren, Isha, Laura, Jordon, & Emily

1. Identify an opportunity in the form of a question
2. Brainstorm ideas about how to address your question (5 min)
3. Prototype–choose among your ideas your best one and flesh it out (what materials do you need? what sequenced protocol will you follow? lesson-plan it–) (10 min)
4. Present to class and receive feedback (25 min)

For next week–
Read Barbara Moss's "Content Area Literacy in Elementary Classrooms"
Blog #3 by Monday, midnight
Respond to at least one of your peer's blog post #3 by Wed night midnight