Curation Labs inspire students to become passionate about writing.
The Curation Lab Process:
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involves students as readers, writers, listeners and speakers
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provides a way for teachers to collect and curate personalized anthologies of mentor texts including student writing.
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Preparation:
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Submission, selection and preparation of genre-based reading packets (6-10 pieces)
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Planning of reading times: Will students read at home and then re-read in class or do all reading in class?
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Structure and Timing
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Introduction (5 - 10 minutes)
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Individual Reading and Note-taking (15-20 minutes)
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Small Group (table) Discussion and Ranking (10-15 minutes)
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Curation 1: Whole Class Discussion and Ranking (20-30 minutes - end of first part of the lab)
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Writing: Students produce a piece in the genre applying something they learned about good writing
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Curation 2: Students participate in the lab again with student-written pieces of writing
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Optional Extension: Students write reflective pieces about what they are learning about writing.
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How do you want to learn?
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in class with your students
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in a teacher workshop
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through online training and coaching?
Our training includes general and personalized curation lessons and reading packets.
