Session 4
Making Evidence-Based Claims About Literary Technique
Time: 4 hours
September/October
Part A: Understanding the Evidence-Based Claims Unit
Time: 90 minutes
Description
In this session, teachers will learn how to teach students to make evidence-based claims about fiction text. They will analyze the unit for evidence of the instructional shifts and build an understanding of the learning sequence, and create an implementation plan for instruction.
Resources Required
July NTI Facilitators Guide: Session 2, Understanding the Evidence-Based Claims Unit
Presentation: Understanding the Evidence-Based Claims Unit
Making Evidence-Based Claims about Literary Technique Grade 9 Unit, Handouts, and Tools
Part B: Experiencing EBC about Literary Technique
Time: 150 minutes
Description
In this session, participants will experience sections of the EBC unit as both students and teachers in order to understand the process for teaching this skill.
Resources Required
July NTI Facilitators Guide: Session 3, Experiencing EBC about Literary Technique
Presentation: Experiencing EBC about Literary Technique
Making Evidence-Based Claims about Literary Technique Grade 9 Unit, Handouts, and Tools
“The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, Ernest Hemingway
Part C: Assessing Student Work
Description
In this session, participants will learn how to assess evidence-based claims and will practice a protocol for using student work to inform instruction.
Resources Required
July NTI Facilitators Guide: Assessing Student Work
Making Evidence-Based Claims about Literary Technique Grade 9 Unit, Handouts, and Tools
What, Why, How Protocol
