What structures can you use to succeed? (Day 8) Daily Plans: Wednesday, 17 August

Happy Wednesday AVID Students!
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Homework: 
-TPEQEA draft due TOMORROW!
-Final TPEQEA due Friday.
-TRFs start next week!
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Big Idea: Structure
Essential Question: What structures can you use to succeed?
Objectives: I can...
...identify sentence fragments.
...characterize people who are problem solvers.
...write a Tutorial Request Form.
...ask helpful Higher Order Thinking questions.
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1) Warm Up: Grammar Bytes - Sentence Fragments (20 min)

1. Go to the link here. Stop reading at "Know how to identify the type of fragment that you have found".
2. Complete the exercise here (Through #18). Highlight the correct answers on your paper.
3. Open up your TPEQEA draft and check to see if all your sentences are complete. Fix any fragments.

2) Literacy Block: How are Solutions Designed? (20 min)

1. Before you listen: 
1. Set up a note sheet. EQ: What structures can you use to succeed? Topic: Problem Solving
2. Sketch a three way intersection and label how cars know when to go.
2. As you listen: 
1. Jot down or doodle the steps in Lauder's problem solving process.
2. Pause the video and describe how you would make the three way intersection efficient.
3. After you listen: 
1. Work with your table to draw a super problem solver!
1. In the body of your person: What do problem solvers notice? Think about? What questions might they ask?
2. Around the person: What problems might your problem solver notice? What simple solutions might he or she suggest?
2. On your own: Write down what makes you a great problem solver and what you need to work on.

3) Lesson Plan: Tutorials (45 min)

1. Write your Tutorial Request Form:
1. On a sticky note, list your current classes. For each one, rank yourself from 1 (LOST) to 4 (I could teach this!).
2. Find someone who has a similar sticky note.
3. Work together to determine a tough question that your teacher asked.
4. Fill in your Tutorial Request Form.
5. Reminders:
1. Essential Questions (or Topics) can be found in your notes or on a teacher's website.
2. Initial Questions are FROM YOUR TEACHER and are found in homework problems, worksheets, writing or project prompts, returned tests and quizzes, etc.
3. Points-of-Confusion are YOUR SPECIFIC question now that you have dug into trying to solve the problem you didn't get. Where are you getting stuck?
4. Use TOC #4: Tutorials 101 for help!
6. Talk to each other and list 3 questions that your classmates could ask you that might help you understand the material.
2. Tutorials in Action:

1. Break into Tutorial Groups.
2. Choose your first presenter.
3. Presenters give 30 second speeches.
4. Classmates ask questions until the presenter can successfully explain his or her point-of-confusion.
5. Everyone takes three column notes. 
3. Closing Activity: Complete the Tutorial Reflection by answering the following questions:
1. What points-of-confusion did your group go through the tutorial process for?
2. What was the most helpful question you asked or were asked?
3. What questions do you have about Tutorials and TRFs?