Secondary Video Resources for a                      Comprehensive Approach to Literacy

Watch SFUSD Secondary Teachers in Action: Using The Workshop Approach to Differentiate Instruction
In this video, Mr. Reddy teaches a mini lesson modeling the use of outlines for    paragraph organization, leads an invitational group on breaking down the paragraph writing process into more manageable chunks, and closes with a reflection session using the head, heart, and feet activity.  
Length:  6 minutes             Teacher:  Tom Reddy  
Grade Level: 11th Grade   Location: George Washington High School 
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In this video, Ms. Pasternack teaches a mini-lesson on determining importance during a Readers’ Workshop, confers with students during the composing session, and closes with a reflection session where students share with elbow partners what they determined to be important in their reading.  
Length:  7 minutes              Teacher:  Tasha Pasternack
Grade Level: 9th Grade      Location: Balboa High School
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In this Video, Ms. Castro leads an invitational group during the composing session.  Before the lesson, Ms. Castro used student personal narratives as a diagnostic assessment to identify students who need more instruction with formatting dialogue. Ms. Castro works with this group while other students work independently.
Length:  6 minutes           Teacher:  Tara Castro
Grade Level: 6th Grade   Location: A.P. Giannini Middle School
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In this Video, Ms. Castro leads an invitational group during the composing session.  Before the lesson, Ms. Castro used student personal narratives as a diagnostic assessment to identify students who need more instruction with formatting dialogue. Ms. Castro works with this group while other students work independently.
Length:  6 minutes           Teacher:  Tara Castro
Grade Level: 6th Grade   Location: A.P. Giannini Middle School
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In this video, Ms. Castro connects reading with writing in a reflection session where students share with a partner one piece of dialogue that develops character or plot, or a piece of dialogue that shows something they want to try in their own writing.  The reflection session helps students synthesize their understandings.
Length:  6 minutes           Teacher:  Tara Castro
Grade Level: 6th Grade   Location: A.P. Giannini Middle School