Introduction to

ReadyGen

PS 68 Parent Workshops 11/6/13

Presented by Jessica LaBella & Mary Ann

DiLiberti

Get ready for ReadyGen

Preparing our students for

college & career

ReadyGen

Priorities

Quality Text

Quality Questions & Tasks

Foundational Reading

Writing to Sources

Whole Group

Small Group

Whole Group

Priorities…

Giving our students a voice

Time to see what your child is learning…

We are going back in time. You are now first graders. This is an example of what your child will be doing during their 100 minute ReadyGen Literacy Block…Enjoy!

Lesson 1 created byDenise Jacobs, 1st GradeTeacher

Building an Understanding In today’s story we are going to think like good

readers and recognize the different parts of a story.

Characters

Setting

Events

• What happened in the beginning, middle and end.

The First Read Let’s explore the text !

Look at the front cover.

What do you see?

Do you think this is going to be a fiction or nonfiction text?

Essential Question:

What makes a good retelling?

How does the author make interesting characters?

Let’s begin reading !

Journal Time

What did you read?

What did you learn?

What questions do you have ?

Let’s take a second look !Look at page 4. Let’s look for new exciting words.

“In a warm and sultry forest , far, far away.”

Mother bat follows the scent of ripe fruit.

“ One night, as Mother bat followed the scent of ripe fruit , an owl spied her.”

What do we know about Stellaluna from these first pages?

Story ElementsWho are the characters in the story?

Where do they live?

What happens to them?

Text based Vocabulary

escaped

escaped survived

Whole Class DiscussionLook at the illustrations on page 4 – 7

How did Stellaluna get separated from her mother during the owl attack?

Team TalkWhat’s your opinion?

Do you like the way the author began the story?Why or why not ?

Let’s think about our retelling

Beginning

Middle

End

Go back to your teams and fill in your graphic organizer

Star Writers Share

Word webWhen Stellaluna acts like a bird, she feels:

Stellaluna

Small Group TimeGroup 1 ( Reading Analysis)Work on telling events in order.Group 2 (Close Reading Workshop)Reread page 6 and discuss questions with teacher.Group 3 ( Extend Concepts)With a partner, retell the story and create a timeline

together.

Performance Based Assessments

At the end of each module, your child will be completing a Performance Based Assessment. Their teachers are preparing them daily for this culminating task.

Performance Based Assessments: Kindergarten

Choose one animal from “Make Way for Ducklings” or “A House for Hermit Crab”. Then write a story about how the animal chosen its home and why the animal chose to leave it.Remember to:• tell about one event from the story• put the details in order of how the event happened• explain how the animal reacted to the eventYou will share your stories with the class when you arefinished.

Performance Based Assessments: 1st Grade

“How can we be so different and feel so much alike?” mused Flitter.“And how can we feel so different and be so much alike?”

wondered Pip.“I think this is quite a mystery,” Flap chirped.

“I agree,” said Stellaluna. “But we’re friends. And that’s a fact.”Think about the themes and lessons you learned from thecharacters in “Stellaluna” and “Dragons and Giants.” Thenthink about yourself and when you learned the meaning offriendship. Next, write a narrative about a friendship.Remember to:• recount two or more appropriately sequenced events.• include some details about what happened.• use temporal words to signal event order.• provide some sense of closure.Then share your writing with the class orally or by posting your work.

Performance Based Assessments: 2nd Grade

Write a narrative in which you add a scene to “Charlotte’s Web”.Choose a specific line you like from the text and insert yourscene after that line. Focus on one or two characters.Remember to:• draw or describe the characters and setting.• write a short sequence of events with a beginning, middle,and end.• include details to describe the actions, thoughts, and feelingsof the characters.• use signal words to show sequence of events.Then share your writing with the class as part of an AuthorCelebration.

Question Time…

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ReadyGen Workshop 2: Writing

December 5,

2013