Reading & Comprehension Workshop - Global 9

Teachers: Mr. Ott - Period 1 & 2 /Mr. Ott (General Ed.) & Mr. Tieri (Special Ed.) Period 5, Ms. Thompson (Special Ed.) Period 6

Aim: How do you improve comprehension from informational texts that are topic based?

Do Now:

1. Take a KWL Chart
2. Start a KWL Chart for the lesson topic listed on the Smartboard/Chalkboard.
3. Fill out "K" what you Know
4. Fill out "W" what you Want to Know
5. We will fill out "L" , What you Learned" after the reading

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Do Now	3-5 Min
Mini Lesson	10 Min
Activity	20 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Classwork & Homework

Lesson Activity:

• Annotation Workshop - Annotation Lesson & Guide

1. Before Civilization
2. Mesopotamia - Sumer
3. Mesopotamia Empires
4. Ancient Egypt Part 1
5. Ancient Egypt Part 2
6. Ancient India & China
7. Imperial India
8. Imperial China
9. Levant Kingdoms
10. Aegean City States
11. The Persians
12. Greek City States
13. Aegean Empires at War
14. The Golden Age of Greece
15. Crisis & War in Greece
16. Alexander the Great
17. The Rise of Rome
18. Crisis of the Roman Republic
19. Pax Romana
20. Crisis of the Roman Empire & the Rise of Christianity
21. The Later Roman Empire
22. The Development of Islam
23. Islamic Culture & Civilization
24. The Byzantine Empire

Homework: Assignments

Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teachers will read-aloud to class when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for kinesthetic learners.