Week+of+January+26,+2009+regular+group

Monday
Finish work on Tacky the Penguin's character. What are his strengths and weaknesses?

Tuesday
Begin interviewing lessons. //Learning Target: I can explain the difference between an open-ended and a closed question. I can write open-ended interview questions for a character.//

Students write questions for Tacky the Penguin on index cards. At sharing time, students take turns pretending to be Tacky. Other kids read their questions and one student answers in the character of Tacky.

Sort the questions: which ones give us yes/no answers (closed questions) and which ones give us longer answers?

Thursday
//Learning Target: I can sort questions and statements. I can put punctuation at the end of questions.// Mini-Lesson: Model sorting. Explain that questions are things you want to find out, and statements are things you already know. Demonstrate with your hand the intonation of a question and a statement. When you make a statement, your hand goes down. When you ask a question, your hand goes up. Practice a few as a class. Worksheet: [|questionsstatements.doc]