Sample Lessons The following are some sample lessons to help you see the layout of Workshop Model and the relationship between its various parts. Please keep in mind that these are single lessons that are small parts of an entire unit of study. We hope that you can still use them to see how Workshop Model works.
Language Arts Mini-Lesson (10 mins): Briefly discuss how writers need to determine which of their statements need support and often have to look back into the text to find appropriate quotes. Tell students that you will be modeling the process for them this period. Teacher Model: Read through piece on overhead and find a quote to support an underlined statement. Add it to the piece. Ask students to find another quote and add it to the piece. Work Time (25 mins): Students find quotes in the 145th Street and in their novels to support their main points. Closing (10 mins): Ask the following discussion questions:
Are more quotes better? Is there more than one reason to have quotes
in your pieces? ----------------------- Math Focus: How can we determine the area of irregular objects? Mini-Lesson (10 mins): Show students squares of different lengths and widths. Model how to find the area of a square as a review. Then ask students to help determine the area of the second square. Show students a picture of the two pieces joined together. Think aloud how to break apart the irregular object into two smaller ones. Ask students to help break apart another irregular object into two regular ones. Measure area of each, add to find total. Work Time (25 mins): Ask students to look back at their group "dream" houses. Find irregular spaces and break them apart in order to find total area. Closing (10 mins): Ask groups to share their thought patterns. ----------------------- Science Focus (10 mins): How can we determine the mass of a regular shaped object? Mini-Lesson (25 mins): Students will receive an introduction on handling the triple beam balance. The teacher will review all of the components of the triple beam balance. Students will have a handout to fill in as the parts are being reviewed. Work Time (10 mins): Students will work in groups of two using a triple beam balance to determine the mass of two regular shaped objects. Students will record their data and construct a step-by-step procedure of the methods they are using to determine the mass of the two regular shaped objects. Closing: Students will share their data with the class (whole class share) and point out any difficulties or techniques they applied in using the triple beam balance. Homework: Write your first draft of the procedure for determining the mass of a regular shaped object.
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