Here are copies of the lesson activities from our presentation, and some other examples from us or our colleagues.

Language Arts

An amazing web resource is Teaching That Makes Sense , which has a ton of excellent reading

and writer's workshop ideas and lessons from Steve Peha,

whose structure and materials we use for our writer's workshop.  A great resource!

Cereal Box Book Report.doc

 WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GRAMMAR.doc 

Autobiography Collage Assignment.doc

Reading Questionnaire.doc 

Writer's Workshop Process Chart.doc

Writing Record.doc

Writer's Workshop Starting Out.doc 

Writer's Workshop Evaluation 1.doc

Writer's Workshop Evaluation 2.doc

Science / Social Studies

Inquiry Write-up Model.doc

Math

File_Card_Activity.pdf 

Index Card Activity (good for terms in any subject) 

General Assessment Tools

Please see the links to the Anne Davies to find her readable and useable books for assessment and criteria checklists.

 RUBRIC MASTER.doc

Portfolio Reflection Page.doc 

A Work in Progress.doc    Goal setting

Taking Charge of Your Learning.doc 

Learning Log and Goal Setting.doc 

Grade 8 Admit Slip.doc 

Parents Admit Slip.doc