COMPREHENSION CLASS SCHEDULE: FIRST 5 WEEKS

MINUTES PER DAY

ACTIVITY

DESCRIPTION

MATERIALS

10

Warm-Up

Students complete one of the activities in that week's warm-up. If needed, one activity may stretch to two days.

10

Comprehension Strategy

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Vocabulary Instruction

Monday, teachers present the slides for the target comprehension strategy for the week. Tuesday through Friday, teachers present the theme vocab slides.

10

Class Reading

Most Dangerous Game (Abridged version)

15

Modified RT 

Students work in teacher-led groups (3-5) to practice the target strategy.

15

Visualization using Technology

Spend the first 1-2 weeks mastering the basics of technology using the checklist. Then move on to visualization of narrative text with CAGES and TWICE.

End of Unit Activites

Alternate

Weeks between Assessments and Presentations of Technology

Assessments and Student Conferences

Presentations of Technology Work

Skills assessments

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One-on-one Reflective Learning Conferences

Students do presentations of their work products from the previous four class sessions. Extra points for using vocabulary words in their spoken presentation.