Week 13: Speaking & Listening: Narrative, Recounts, & Role-Play

•Book Club: New Roles and Nodelman’s 4 Questions• Cummins: Learning about dual language books

•Guest Speaker: Ms. Brandie Lancione, Consultant of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, DSBN

This week:

OBook Club (20)OOral Forms – Lecture & Activity (45)

OBREAK (10)OPL Conversations (15-20)OPersonal Literacy Stories (35)

Book ClubPlease meet in your groups

Take 10-15 minutes to 1) discuss your ideas and make

predictions; then we will 2) share one comment from each

group with the whole class.

Make sure you decide how far you Make sure you decide how far you will read for next week.will read for next week.

Dimensions of Language Arts Dimensions of Language Arts and Resources Modeland Resources Model

Language Arts refers to four strands:

Reading Writing

Oral Communication

Media Literacy

Layering the StrandsLayering the StrandsLinking Expressive and Receptive Linking Expressive and Receptive

DimensionsDimensionsORecountRecount – an oral or written text that includes information about an event such as “when, who, where, what, and why” ONewstellingNewstelling- an oral presentation of a recount that promotes listening and questioning skills ONarrativeNarrative – an oral or written text that includes character, setting, events/plot, problem and resolutionOStorytellingStorytelling – an oral presentation of a narrative or recount with the use of voice, sound effects, facial expression and gestures to enhance the storytelling experience and entertain an audience

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Storytelling

Children telling stories

Storytelling in the Ontario Language Arts

CurriculumO Guide to Effective Literacy

Instruction, Vol. 4p. 113

O Find this section and review with a partner – locate assessment tools and sample lessons

ON: KindergartenO Saying, Doing, and Representing

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Ontario: Grades 1-3

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ONTARIO: Grades 4-6

RECOUNT PlanRECOUNT Plan

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Recounts / News

1) Using your newsplan, draw or write to tell about an event that recently happened to you.

2) Tell the news to your elbow partner.

3) Referring to the reading for today how could you extend or vary this activity?

Newstelling StoryNewstelling Story

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News Story (Junior Level)News Story (Junior Level)

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Newstelling Newstelling 1. Teacher modelling should be the first step. 2. The oral recount is focused on an

experience. Use detail and sequence the event. Consider the audience. Use the “5 W’s” organizer for planning.

3. Remind listeners to do so critically, relate the news to their own experience and ask questions for clarification or information.

4. Differentiate instruction with multiple modes.

5. Consider assessment tools such as News Checklist AND Newstelling Rubric (see Session #13 readings). 17

Telling Narratives, Telling Stories

In groups, we will work on:

Primary: Modelled Stories

Junior: Story reconstruction

Please read instructions in full before you start.

How might we assess students’ storytelling?

Professional must haveProfessional must have

O Ministry of Education (2008). A Guide to Effective Literacy Instruction. Grades 4-6. Volume 4: Oral Language.

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BREAK

Professional Learning Conversations

Let’s talk about peer assessment here first

OMills (2009) – Comprehension through Talk

Personal Literacy Stories

O In your PLC groups, please take 5-7 minutes for each person to share their story

OFor each presenter, please write 2 things you liked and one thing you suggest for next time

For next week:

O Reading – Labadie & WetzelO Review Integrated Literacy

assignment comments in advance

O Bring mentor textO Read your novel