Lesson Lesson#7:ActionPlanCheck-Ins

**NOTE:Thislessonshouldtakeplacehalfwaythroughtheworkshopperiod.Ifstudentshavethreedaystoworkshop,forexample,
thislessonshouldtakeplaceonday2.Thislessonrequiresonlyabriefcheck-in,soonlyaWarmUpandReflectionActivityare
provided.Thislessonisinadditiontotheregularreflectionsstudentsshouldbedoingeachdayastheymonitortheirprogresswith
thehelpoftheirActionPlandocuments.

Standards CCSS
ReadingInformationalText
9-10.5:Analyzeindetailhowanauthor'sideasorclaimsaredevelopedandrefinedbyparticularsentences,paragraphs,orlarger
portionsofatext.
9-10.6:Determineanauthor'spointofvieworpurposeinatextandanalyzehowanauthorusesrhetorictoadvancethatpointof
vieworpurpose.
Writing
9-10.2:Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconveycomplexideas,concepts,andinformationclearlyandaccurately
throughtheeffectiveselection,organization,andanalysisofcontent.
9-10.6:Usetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduce,publish,andupdateindividualorsharedwritingproducts,taking
advantageoftechnology'scapacitytolinktootherinformationandtodisplayinformationflexiblyanddynamically.
ISTE
Standard3:ResearchandInformationFluency
b.Locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,andethicallyuseinformationfromavarietyofsourcesandmedia.

Lesson SWBATplanandmonitortheirprogressonamulti-dayproject.
Objectives

EQs, EQs
Content,& HowcanImanagemytimeandeffortstoensurethatIsucceedinmeetingachallenge?
Skills Skills
Self-monitoring

Materials StudentActionPlans

Lesson 1. WarmUp(8mins)
Agenda a. ReviewyourActionPlan.Turnandtalkwithyourpartner:Whatdoyounoticeaboutthedailyreflectionsyouhave
completedthusfar?Doanypatternsemerge?
b. 2-3partnershipsshareout.Teacherencouragesstudentstorespondtotheirpeersastheyshare,noticingsimilarities
anddifferencesandaddingexamplesasneeded.
2. MiniLesson(10mins)
 a. Self-monitoringisanimportantskillthatmakesusmoreeffectiveandefficientlearners,workers,andthinkers.Based
onwhatyoulearnbyreviewingyourActionPlananddailyreflectionsthusfar,youshouldmakerevisionsor
adjustmentstoyourActionPlanfortherestoftheproject.
i. Forexample,ifyounoticedthatyoualwaysrunoutoftimeandhavetopushsomethingtothenextday,planto
achievelessineachclassperiodandaddadditionaltimetoworkonyourprojectathome.
ii. Forexample,ifyouconsistentlygetdistractedbythemusicyourelisteningtowhileyouwork,youshould
makethedecisiontolistentosomethingdifferent(ornothingatall).
iii. Afteryoumakeadjustmentstoyourplanbaseonwhatyouvenoticed,youwillbeabletoseehowthe
adjustmentsaffectyourprogressand,hopefully,learnsomethingnewabouthowtobeasefficientand
productiveaspossible.

Assessment FormativeAssessment:StudentssubmitrevisedActionPlansandteacheranalyzesforformativeassessmentofproficiencywith
topic,skills,andvocabulary.