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Formative assessment- are you going to be assessing the organizer or the finished product?

For Shirlena and Jonathan- I would provide "check ins" so they are writing correctly (Jonathan tends to copy the questions rather than his own answers, and Shirlena for grammar).

Yousaf- Yes! Slant Board

Reflection - The book was too long for them to read within the time frame that I had planned. We used up thirty minutes to read the book. They were crunched for time with their organizers and final draft. - I forgot about the slant board and by the time I had remembered, he was pulled from the group by a special education teacher. - Jonathan seemed to struggle to come up with his own sentences. I think the book could have been a little challenging or he would have better understood if we went back and reread the book a second time. - Cesmani and Grant should not sit next to each other. I had them share a book and they constantly quarreled over it.