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December 4, 2008 (Thursday)

Welcome to Ms. Jackson's class!

What are we doing today?
1. We are writing and responding to questions about Space Exploration in Reader's/Writer's Notebooks
2. We are supporting our responses with textual evidence
3. We are responding to text-specific interpretive questions and supporting our responses with textual evidence
4. We are comparing and contrasting text and other sources
5. We are imitating how successful writers write
6. We are following the Disciplinary Literacy Patterned way of reading, writing and talking
Before Reading
1. Teacher leads students to make predictions about the text.
2. Teacher records students' predictions on a chart.
3. Students predict vocabulary words that they would encounter on the text.
4. Teacher introduces vocabulary that's important to understanding the text and adds them on the chart.
During Reading
Voyager
Group # 1
Tasks:
A) Read pages 157 - 159
B) As you watch the video clip about the Voyager
and read the pages, do the following:

Member # 1. Summarize the the pages and the video clip.
Member # 2. Choose significant vocabulary and the context clues that help determine meaning
Member # 3. Compare and contrast the video clip and the text.
Member # 4. Answer this question, "How has the Voyager helped space exploration?"
Member # 5. Write a travel brochure for tourists who want to ride the Voyager. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of Necia H. Apfel

Member # 6. Explain what you learn from this task and support your response with evidence

Jupiter
Group # 2
Tasks:
A) Read pages 159 - 162
B) Watch the video clip
As you read the pages and watch the video clip , you will do the following:

Member # 1: Summarize the pages and the video clip .
Member # 2: Choose significant vocabulary and the context clues that help determine meaning
Member # 3. Choose a moment that is interesting to you and explain why it appeals to you.
Member # 4. Answer this question , "What makes Jupiter different from other planets like earth?" Support your response with textual evidence and logical reasoning.
Member # 5. Write a travel brochure for tourist who want to visit Jupiter. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of Necia H. Apfel
Member # 6. Explain what you learn from the text and video and support your response with evidence .
Saturn
Group # 3
Tasks:
A) Read pages 162 - 164
B) Watch the video clip
As you read the pages and watch the video clip, do the following:
Member # 1: Summarize the pages and the video clip.
Member # 2. Choose a significant idea or moment that is interesting to you and explain why you chose it.
Member # 3. Answer this question: "What makes Saturn unique?" Support your response with textual evidence and logical reasoning.
Member # 4. Write a poem about Saturn. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of Necia H. Apfel

Member # 5. Explain what you learn from the text and video clip and support your response with evidence from the text and video clip.

Uranus
Group # 4
Tasks:
A) Read pages 164 - 167
B) Watch the video clip
As you read the pages and watch the video, do the following:

Member # 1: Summarize the text and the video clip.
Member # 2. Choose a moment that is interesting to you and explain why you chose it.
Member # 3. Answer this question: "How can we make this planet habitable?" Use textual evidence and logical reasoning to support your answer .
Member # 4. Create a photo montage of Uranus with detailed descriptions. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of Necia H. Apfel

Member # 5. Explain what you learned from the text, the video clip and photo montage and support your response with evidence

Neptune
Group # 5
Tasks:
A) Read pages 167 - 171
B) Watch the video clip

As you read and watch the video clip, do the following:

Member # 1: Summarize the text and the video clip.
Member # 2. Choose a moment in the pages that fascinates you and explain why it appeals to you.
Member # 3. Answer this question, "What makes Neptune unique?"
Member # 4. Create lyrics to a song about Neptune. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of Necia H. Apfel

Member # 5. Explain what you learned from these pages and video and support your response with evidence from the lyrics.

The Planet Earth
Group # 6
Tasks
A) Read page 171
B) Watch the video

As you read page 171 and watch the video, do the following:
Member # 1: Summarize page 171 and the slide show.
Member # 2. Choose a moment or idea that you find interesting to you and explain why you chose it. Support your explanation with textual evidence.
Member # 3. Create a diorama of the planet Earth with detailed descriptions. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of Necia H. Apfel
Member # 4. Explain what you learned from this page and slide show and support your response with evidence.

A Habitable Planet
Group # 7
Tasks:
A) Read pages 157 - 159
B) Go to http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov

As you read the text and visit the website, do the following:
Member # 1: Summarize the pages and the webpages.
Member # 2. Choose a page or pages from the text and website that you find extremely fascinating and explain why it appeals to you.
Member # 3. Answer the question, "What criteria is necessary in order for your planet to be habitable?"
Member # 4. Write a travel brochure for tourist who want to visit the planet you designed. Choose and imitate a specific writing technique of the author
Member # 5. Explain what you learned from the text and the website and support your response with evidence.
After Reading
Each group will engage in a panel discussion. Each member presents via video or pod cast. Each group will ask the presenter a rigorous question. Each presenter will answer the questions from the audience.
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Rubric for an effective group presentation
Criteria Effectively (90-100) Somewhat effective (71-89) Poorly (60-70)































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