Day+14+-+Celebration

** Day Title: ** Celebration ** Lesson Outcome:  ** Students will be able to: o Celebrate the completion of their zines o Give and receive feedback on their zines o Reflect on the zine process and on individual pieces ** Standards:  ** CE 1.2.4 - Assess strengths, weaknesses, and development as a writer by examining a collection of own writing. CE 2.3.2 - Read, view, and/or listen independently to a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and multimedia genres based on student interest and curiosity. CE 2.3.8 - Develop and apply personal, shared, and academic criteria to evaluate own and others' oral, written, and visual texts. ** Materials Needed: ** finished zines, writing utensils, large paper ** Launch: **  · Each student has a large piece of paper with his/her name and zine title on it. This is their comment sheet.  · The students' zines are placed around the room.  · Students skim/read/look through classmates' zines  · Students must write a positive comment about every zine they read and initial their comment.  · They have 30 minutes ** Learning Activity:  **  · Snacks!  · Student volunteers read/act out a piece from their zines  · After 20 minutes have a 5 minute discussion break  · After another 20 minutes have a 5 minute discussion break ** Assessment:  ** Students will reflect on the zine process, their individual pieces, etc. § Did you enjoy creating a zine? § Do you feel you had enough in-class time to work on your zine? § What is your favorite piece? Why? § Do you feel your pieces worked well together? § What were some difficulties you had? § What are some changes the teacher could make for next year?
 * Unit Title: **__Hard Love__ by Ellen Wittlinger