3+Mini+Lesson

**__**Semester 1 (Fall)**__
 * Examples of Mini Lessons Connecting to Background Knowledge
 * __Background Knowledge Backpack__
 * //Help students build the habit of accessing different types of background knowledge for comprehension//
 * __Catapult into literature__
 * //Pre-Reading activity-CATAPULT-(covers, author, title, audience, page 1, underlying message or purpose, visuals, and time)//
 * __Closed Eyes Visualize__
 * //Vital for comprehension! Great for my special education students.//

//**__Semester 2 (Winter)__**// Semester 3 (Spring)
 * __Concept Poster Preview__
 * Short teacher presentation that uses a large poster that you can create with markers. Explain the concepts to be learned from the test
 * __Critique Chart__
 * Use students background knowledge of how information should be communicated through critiquing and evaluating a text
 * __Give One-Get One__
 * Build Background knowledge for a text. Brainstorming session
 * __K-W-L__
 * Three columns to write down information on background knowledge, purpose and main idea
 * __Pro-Con Improv__
 * Build oral language skills and abilities to think about the pros and cons of topics
 * __Quickwrites__
 * Pull out information form their mind to prompt and organize it on paper.


 * Assessment Checklist on Background Knowledge **