What I will be looking for:

10-15 minute mini lesson

An explicit goal.
A explicit definition of that goal for your peers.
Evidence of modeling the skill, strategy, or goal.
Opportunities for Guided Practice
Explanation of independent Practice

Actual Write-Up
Mini-lesson (bulleted mini-lesson)

Description of reader workshop routine (Grade level, how often, level of student choice)
Readers workshop will occur 2-3 times a week.
This mini-lesson on the parts of speech is made for second graders.
For the demonstration book, students can make recommendations using the
recommendation box at the front of the classroom. I will chose the final book based on
how well it demonstrates the point of the mini-lesson.
As for the students independent reading, they can choose something from our
classroom library or choose a book outside our classroom as long as they let me
know.


Goal To make students aware of the basic parts of
speech while reading in order to gain a better
understanding of English grammar. The focus
will be nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Explicit Definition Parts of speech- the types of words
found in a sentence.
Noun-a word used to identify a
person, place or thing.
Verb- a word used to describe an
action, something you do.
Adjective- a word used to describe
something.
Model Before reading, I will define the basic parts of
speech and give examples.
As I read SkippyJones: In Mummy Trouble, I
will point out when I see nouns, verbs, and
adjectives.
Guided Practice Before reading, and after I define the
basic parts of speech, I will ask
students to quietly turn to a partner
and give an example of an adjective,
then noun, and finally a verb.
During the reading, I will ask students
to raise their hand and tell me what
nouns they see on the page, what
verbs the author uses to tell us what
the characters are doing, and what
adjectives the author uses to describe
each character.
Independent Practice As the students read from their independent
reading book, they will make a chart in their
readers journals to keep track of the most
interesting or important nouns, verbs, and
adjectives.

Readers Journal

Section Description
Title of Book/ Date At the top of the page, students will write the
date and the title of their independent reading
book.
Parts of Speech Chart As they read, students will write down the
parts of speech within the chart they have
made. They should have a minimum of 5
words in each category.
Reflection Students should reflect on what they have
read in their independent reading that day.
They could make a connection to their own
life, write a summary, draw a picture of what
they read, or apply what they learned that day
to their reading.
Personal Goals Create a personal goal. If necessary, use the
sentence starter chart.



2 fictional conferences
Names: Peter and Jessica Goal: To make sure that each student has a
clear understanding of the basic parts of
speech, and is able to identify them in their
text.
What you did in the conference:
Peter
I look at Peters chart, and see that he has
Next Steps:
Peter
I let Peter continue on independently, but
nothing in the adjective category yet. I ask
him how he is doing and what he is reading
about. Then, I redefine an adjective, read his
book with him, and point out some adjectives
that I see. After that, I ask him to read out
loud to me and tell me what adjectives he
finds.


Jessica
I look at Jessicas chart and see that all her
parts of speech are out of place, and in
different categories than they should be. I
give her a new chart and walk her through the
definition of each part of speech as I have her
write them on her paper. I go through a little
bit of her story doing the same thing I did with
Peter.

check up on his chart once in a while to make
sure he still understands the definition.

Jessica
I have Jessica work independently again. She
should do much better now that she has the
definitions to refer to. I have noticed that
Jessica is more of a tactile learner; so writing
the definitions probably helped her
understand. I check up on her later to make
sure she is not confused.

A layout of your readers notebook (paragraph or table)
A description of two fictional conferences (paragraph or two)