9:45

You know how weve been talking about how

accessing prior knowledge

you are all writers?

Post-it notes in book

modeling good reading strategies

What does the author do? What does the

illustrator do?
acknowledged girl in hallway

illustrator and author

gave a goal:how we can think like authors
Hold your connections
Showing kids post-its

good hand signals. I like how you are making

your thinking visible.
I like that you marked beginning, middle, end.

acknowledging connection signs

Do you think they could discover beginning,

asking, What did Anna say?

middle and end on their own?

So this is in the beginning

Youre a very engaged listener!

Paraphrasing students thought

you made a connection to class

you tell them why something in the middle is

important
connecting story to girls hair(example post-it)
you looked at Anna most of the time while
reading
you also called on her 3-4 times
Jessie, Angela and Jasmin talked
made connections to students lives
This was about Kenyatta.
The authors purpose was

Could you ask more guiding questions to elicit

these answers?
good flow with hand raising

9:55
Modeled book with beginning, middle and end.
Called on Anna again

I like how you gave a prompt and response

gave Jessie a space to talk

good story, seemed engaging

I can make a story like that

your example achieved the goal

post-its on each page

great scaffolding!
You were super prepared!

Observer Notes Written by Aly Boyd

 gave wait time

I love my
Write the sounds that you hear.
You anticipated problems that could arise
10:00
Its ok if you make a connection

Did you want them to all write their sections in

unison? .Oops, you said yes. Could you tie more

Helping Anna

concrete instructions about what to do when waiting

Anna shared first

for others to catch up

You have them all writing the beginning section

first

I like that you gave them space to share throughout

their process.

10:09
Talking to Anna about her writing
gave reminders
whispering to students
used vocal of illustrator and author

You do a good job of reminding them of drafts,

norms and extensions throughout.

gave 2 min warning

10:11
Talking to Anna, giving her extra scaffolding
1 more minute
Called on Jasmin
pointed out connections class
reminders for active listening

asking if they heard each other

could you have the students ask each other to speak

up?

middle part of story

10:17
redirected to story
Angela is getting started
clarified what they are expected to do
talking to Anna
Im noticing how focussed you are

Its smart you remember I wrote that.

Could you have a What authors do anchor chart?

In an ideal situation!
Could you put Angela closer to you because she is
the quietest? Or maybe between Anna and Jessie?

10:20
Time reminders, remember we can finish later
during our quiet journal time
Show me when its time to share
Thats really interesting! (Said to Jasmin)
Asked Anna questions about her moms job while
she was sharing

You handled the being fired conversation really well

Jessie said, My mom got fired

10:25
Angelas Turn

10:28

Seems like kids are getting squirmy

Could you have kids respond to each others
drawings/read alouds?
Kids look proud of their drawings!

Kids as Angela questions

asked Jasmin to slow down her reading
We have 5 minutes left
go up to help Jessie
encouraged invented writing
two minute warning
1 1/2 more minutes
talking to Anna
Finish your sentence or drawing
Lets wait for everyone(gave generalized
instruction)

Could you ask for their connections?

Closure? Im unclear about how to effectively close
a lesson. Could you ask what they did?