Brilliant Beacons Writing Club

Prepared by: Beln Egan for Project Illuminate (Brilliant Beacons Writing Club), 2014

June 12, 2014

Project Illuminate: Brilliant Beacons Writing Club

Agenda for June 21, 2014

Topic: Gathering seeds in your writers notebook (Writing and Sketching)

Key concepts:
Oral language is the foundation of reading and writing.
We learn language through conversation, experience, and text.

Learning outcomes:
1. Students share their self-portrait and provide details about it.
2. Students read their entry on Your Name and How You Got It.
2. Students practice listening skill.
3. Students answer questions from their peers.

Resources:
Writers notebook

Source: Fountas, I. C., & Pinnell, G. S. (2001). Guiding readers and writers: Teaching
comprehension, genre, and content literacy. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.