Mini Lessons
Conferencing
Strategy Groups/Partnerships
Other
True or False
100
Maximum length of time for a mini lesson
What is 15 minutes
100
Maximum length of time for a conference
What is 5 minutes
100
Strategy groups follow _____ structure
What is a conference
100
sharing the pen
What is interactive writing
100
True or False Most of the writing workshop should be spent with students talking.
What is False (Most of the time should be spent with students writing)
200
explicit, focused, a string of these connecting day by day, can be procedural when setting up workshop or content focused for unit of study
What are teaching points
200
The thing the teacher does before they start a conference
What is research
200
Strategy groups are taught during _______
What is independent writing time
200
Books you use with students to help teach concepts of writing
What are mentor texts
200
True or False Sharing is a great way to start a mini lesson.
What is False (Sharing is a great way to wrap up a writing workshop)
300
The part of the mini lesson when you send students off to write independently
What is the link
300
pointing out what the writer is already doing well
What is compliment
300
Help teach multiple students with the same need
What is the purpose of a strategy group
300
type of assessment used most often in writers workshop
What is formative assessment (assessment for learning)
300
True or False It is recommended to give students three teaching points when you conference
What is False (It is recommended to record multiple next steps for students but to pick just one teaching point per conference)
400
The part of the lesson where students work with the teaching point, often turn and talk with a writing partner
What is active engagement
400
iPad app for note taking
What is Confer
400
Reasons to have writing partners
What are peer editing, complimenting, bounce ideas off each other, help each other improve writing, accountability, improve listening and speaking
400
Assessment writing students do independent of teacher support
What are on demand writing assessments
400
True or False You should conference with your most needy students most
What is False (You should conference regularly with all students)
500
The first thing you do in a mini lesson
What is connect
500
purpose of the conference
What is to differentiate and teach students individually during their independent writing session during a workshop
500
_________ is NOT the ways to put partners together
What highest students with lowest students
500
mini lessons are strung together to make up this
What is a unit of study
500
True or False Writing Workshops should happen everyday.
What is True
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