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Day Four: Thursday March 4, 2010

Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Show mastery of the major concepts in TLM in a written format.

Procedures for Teachers: Before class, the teacher will have reserved the computer lab for Thursday and Friday. 1. The teacher will escort the students to the computer lab. 2. The teacher will tell the students to take a seat at a computer and take out last night's homework. 3. The teacher will go around and check to see if everyone did the homework assignment. If any student did not do the homework, that student will have to get up from the computer, sit at a table, and complete the homework. Once the homework assignment is done, then the student can get back on the computer.If the teacher sees that a lot of students did not complete the homework assignment, the teacher will tell everyone to not get on the computer because we have to go over the homework assignment. 4. The teacher will say the following: Today and tomorrow you all will be able to work on your fairy tales. In a minute I will pass out the rubric for this project. Please read the rubric before asking me questions because most of your questions will be answered on the rubric. This project will be due on Monday March 8, 2009 at the beginning of class. This means that you have all of this class period to work, all of tomorrow's class period to work, and all of the weekend to work on this project. I will not accepted late work so if you have a problem or do not have a computer at home, please see me so that I can set you up to take a lab top home for the weekend. While you are on the computer, you are not allowed to go on the internet. These computers have been set so that you cannot use the internet. Also, spell check has been disabled. Therefore you must proofread your work to make sure you do not have any mistakes. Once I pass out the rubric you may begin your project. If you have any questions please wait until I am done passing out rubrics before you raise your hand. 5. The teacher will pass out the rubric 6. The teacher will walk around and answer any questions that the students may have. 7. The teacher will monitor the student working on the computer to make sure that the students are doing their work. 8. Once there is about ten minutes left in class, the teacher will tell each student to take out their USB and save their work. The teacher will also tell the students to email the teacher the work so that the teacher can see the progress that the students make today and make comments on the drafts. 9. Class dismissed

Overt Instruction: The teacher will take time to explain what the students are suppose to be doing. Further overt instruction will be found on the rubric. The teacher will walk around to monitor the students work and to answer questions. If the teacher sees any student without their brainstorming activity, the teacher will take that student off the computer and have them do the activity. If the teacher notices that a lot of people had a hard time with the brainstorming acitivity, the teacher will stop everyone and go over the homework assignment.

Procedures for Students: 1. Students will go to the computer lab. 2. The students will take a seat at a computer and they will take out their homework. 3. If all the students have done their homework, they will sit and wait for the teacher's instructions. 4. Once the students receive the rubric, the students can start on working on the fairytale project. 5. When ten minutes are left in class, the students will save their work on the USB, email the teacher their first draft, and then leave class.

Materials: Computer USB Homework Brainstorming Assignment Dictionary: ESOL students

Formative Assessment: Today the teacher will be looking for if they completed the homework assignment. If the students completed the homework assignment with little error than the students understand the structure of the project. The teacher will also be looking at the first drafts that were emailed. The teacher will be looking to see if the students are on track. If so the teacher will just make comments and return them. If not than the teacher will start tomorrow's class going over the drafts.

Accommodations: For ESOL students, the teacher will allow the student to use words in their native language to account for the English word. The rough draft for ESOL students can be in their native language. Tomorrow, the teacher can work on having the students translate their native language into English.This way the ESOL students can use their native language as a foundation. They can spend tomorrow and the rest of the weekend translating the draft. The teacher will not judge harshly if he/she finds grammatical mistakes in the draft. The teacher will focus on the meaning for the final Fairy Tale Drafts for ESOL students.

Day Five: Friday March 5, 2010

Objectives: Students will be able to 1. Show mastery of the major concepts in TLM in a written format.

Procedure for Teachers: Before class, the teacher would have looked over everyone drafts and would have made comments on the drafts. The teacher would have emailed all the students the drafts with the comments. 1. The teacher will escort everyone to the computer lab. 2. The teacher will tell everyone to sit at a computer. 3. The teacher will tell everyone to take out their USB and upload your paper. 4. The teacher will tell the students to check their email to get their comments about the first draft. If the class as a whole needs help with drafts, the teacher will stop everyone and go over the drafts. 5. The teacher will tell the students that if they have any questions about the comments to raise their hands and the teacher will come to them as soon as possible. 6. The teacher will then allow the students to start working on their projects. 7. The teacher will work closely with the ESOL students because they should all be working on translating their stories into their native language. The teacher will work with the students to see if they understand the rubric. The teacher will also give the ESOL students dictionaries so that they can look for the English word. The teacher will also go around to the other students to see 8. Once the period is almost over, the teacher will tell the student to save their work. 9. The teacher will tell the students that Monday March 8, 2009 this project is due. The teacher will ask the student to brainstorm ways in which society tries to be perfect. The teacher will tell the students that they need to have at least three ideas for Monday's class. 10. Class dismissed.

Overt Instruction: The teacher will tell everyone to check their emails for comments on their first drafts. If the teacher notices that most people had trouble with the first drafts, the teacher will pause everything and go over major problems found in the drafts. The teacher will be working closely with the ESOL students because the teacher allowed these students to write their first drafts in their native language. The teacher will be helping the students convert their fairy tales into English. The teacher will also be looking at the other students just to make sure they are using the comments the teacher made on their first draft.

Procedure for Students: 1. Students will go to the computer lab. 2. Students will sit at a computer. 3. Students will take out their USB and upload the work. 4. The students will allow the teacher to look at their work and if approved, the students can continue working on their project. 5. The ESOL students will work closely with the teacher because they should have a draft in their native language. Today the ESOL students should be working on translating their drafts into English. 6. Near the end, the students will save their work and listen for the homework assignment. 7. Class dismissed.

Materials: Computer USB Dictionary: ESOL students

Summative Assessment: The final project will be the summative assessment. The rubric for this assessment can be found under Fairy Tale Appendix. In the project the teacher is looking to see if the students understand the major concepts that came up in this portion of the unit. To see an in depth explanation of what is expected, please see the rubric in the Fairy Tale Appendix.

Accommodations: ESOL students will be working closely with the teacher for this assignment. The students were allowed to write the fairy tale in their native language so that they could have a foundation for this project. The teacher will give the ESOL students dictionaries to take home so that they can look up the English words for their native words. ESOL students are allowed to have an extension on this project if necessary. The teacher will keep a copy of the ESOL student's first draft.