1+Mini+Lesson

=// Mini Lesson Examples For Sculpting the Main Idea //=


 * __Semester 1 (Fall)__**
 * __Interpretive Drawings__
 * //Use the Main idea and create a drawing or visual representation of it.//
 * __Evolving Main Idea Three-Column Notes__
 * //Helps students to build the habit of sculpting the main idea and using key details to create summaries while reading.//
 * //__Jigsaw Summaries__//
 * //A way to build summarizing habits while also pushing them to communicate meaningful messages with other students.//

__Main Idea Memory Storage__
 * __Semester 2 (Winter)__**
 * __Keyword Construction__
 * //Reduce the text to a single word, phrase or quotation, and then rebuild from that.//
 * //__Main Idea Formula__//
 * //A visual way to show how readers think when they generate main ideas.//
 * //A visual and kinesthetic simplification of the active thinking we use to comprehend.//

//**__Semester 3 (Spring)__**//
 * __Outline-ish Thoughts__
 * Students will see information organized in outline form their entire lives. Helps develop lifelong habits of organizing and summarizing.

> > // ** Assessment Checklist ** //
 * __Matrices__
 * Allows students to organize various categories of information according to different variables that are placed in columns and rows.
 * __Podcasts__
 * //Oral recordings that are easy to manage sand take up little space on computers. Effective at building students oral language and can be more motivating then writing.//