Ishmael Lesson Plan

Minute Paper Exchange

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Allows teacher and students to gauge their understanding of the text

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.11-12.10

Structure:

Toward the end of the class period, put students in small groups of 2-4 students, depending on the amount of time you want to devote to the activity. Ask students to divide a piece of paper in half lengthwise and respond in writing on the left side to two prompts:

(1) What is the most important point you learned today?

(2) What point remains the least clear to you?

Give students about 5 minutes to write. At the end of the time,...