Literacy+Block

using //Owl Moon// as a reference text ||< Listen and participate in the lesson ||
 * < __**Time/Activity**__ ||< __**Teacher's Role**__ ||< __**Student's Role**__ ||
 * < 9:00 am - Interactive Read-Aloud ||< Reading //Owl Moon// to class ||< Listen and make note of descriptive language ||
 * < 9:15 am - Reading Mini-Lesson ||< Teach mini-lesson on importance of figurative language,
 * < 9:30 am - Literature Circles ||< Observe and listen to individual groups ||< Discuss their reading books in their groups ||
 * < 10:00 am - Independent/Guided Reading ||< Conference with as many students as possible ||< Read silently by themselves or with a group ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10:15 am - Writing Mini-lesson ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teach how to incorporate figurative language in writing ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Listen and participate in lesson, give examples aloud of figurative language, look back at written pieces for figurative language ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10:30 - Independent Writing ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Observe students and help when needed/writing conferences ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Edit writing/write something new; include descriptive language ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">while other students work on independent writing ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conference with teacher or work on writing independently ||
 * < <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">__**Time/Activity**__ ||< <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">__**Teacher's Role**__ ||< <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">__**Student's Rol**____**e**__ ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">9:00 am - Independent/Guided Reading ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Check for fluency in student's reading ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read silently or with others in a group ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">9:30 am - Reading Mini-lesson ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teach a mini-lesson on onomatopoeia ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participate in lesson and read a passage with onomatopoeia ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10:20 am - Word Study ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teach a lesson on how to properly use a thesaurus ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Go through previous written pieces and change words using the thesaurus ||
 * < <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10:30 am - Independent Writing/Conferences ||< <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conference with as many students as possible

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is an example of a 2-day Literacy Block that I may use in my classroom. This block will occur over a Monday and Tuesday from 9 am - 11 am.