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**Planning of Writing** Lesson 11 (Cluster 4.1)

Structure of a Guest Editorial graphic organizer ||
 * //Planning// |||| //The ability to develop a line of thought and text structure appropriate to the task// ||  ||
 * //**Mini-task**// || //**Prompt:**//  Take notes on how to write a guest editorial and use a planning tool for development of your own. |||| //**Product:**//
 * //**Mini-task scoring guide**// |||| **Meets:**  No scoring ||  ||

**Prior to the Lesson**
 * Make student copies of How to Build a Guest Editorial **(Handout 11A)** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Copy of <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//Privacy Considerations are Left Behind as Invasive Digital Technology Advances// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">for teacher modeling ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Document camera and LCD projector for teacher to model ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Make student copies of Structure of a Guest Editorial <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**(Handout 11B)** ||


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Essential Question** ||  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">What happens when your privacy is someone else’s business?   ||


 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Lesson Objectives:**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">The student will be able to plan for the writing of a guest editorial focusing on strong support to make his/her point and refute opposing views. ||

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Background knowledge** |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//We’re now ready for you to start writing your own guest editorial on the problem that you have identified. Find the guest editorial// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Privacy Considerations are Left Behind as Invasive Digital Technology Advances <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> //that we read a few days ago. Skim through the piece to refresh your memory of what issue Robert Perez wrote about and what his position is on the topic.// || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Instruction** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">(shared reading/mini lesson) |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Teacher uses a document camera to text mark the editorial. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**(Teacher Support)** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Teacher guides students through the questions on <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Handout 11A,** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">constantly going back to the text marking for support. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//You have already identified the problem you will write about in your guest editorial and the strongest details to support your opinion. Now you’re going to start planning your paper.// || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**and** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Independent Practice** |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Students use their Give One, Get One graphic organizer and <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Handout 11B** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">to plan their editorials. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Time** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Lesson Component**  |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Instructional Notes**  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">5 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Activating**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">2 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Setting Purpose**  |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//We’re going to examine this commentary again, but this time, I am going to model for you how Mr. Perez constructed his guest editorial. While I am doing this, I want you to take notes on the// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//**Handout 11A,**// <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">How to Build a Guest Editorial <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//and/or highlight the article so that you will be able to plan your editorial in a similar fashion.// ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">20 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Intentional Whole Group**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">20 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Intentional Whole Group**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">20 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Intentional Whole Group**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">20 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Small Group/ Individual Instruction**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">20 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Small Group/ Individual Instruction**
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">3 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Assessment**  |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Teacher leads a process conference with students. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//How did organizing your notes help you get ready to transform your ideas into a guest editorial?// ||
 * <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">3 minutes || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Assessment**  |||| <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Teacher leads a process conference with students. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//How did organizing your notes help you get ready to transform your ideas into a guest editorial?// ||