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Section 3: Read-Aloud as Instructional Practice Required Reading: Chapter 4: Project Based Learning: Differentiating Student Learning Experiences from *The Flexible ELA Classroom: Practical Tools for Differentiated Instruction in Grades 4-8* by Amber Chandler Now watch the following videos before reading the course text for section 3: What do these teachers do that promotes proficient writing? Writing Workshop – 7th Grade <https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/the-workshop-model?jwsource=cl> Anecdotal Writing Rough Draft – Peer Conferencing <https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/improve-student-writing-skills?jwsource=cl> Additional Required Reading: Section 3 from the course text: Writing Workshop Assignment 3: Lesson Plan using a Mentor Text & Use of Project Based Learning 1. Plan a writing lesson using a mentor text appropriate to your grade level. Or if you are teaching you can choose to plan a lesson using a student exemplar. 2. Explain your reasons for choosing the text or the student exemplar. 3. What teaching points will you focus on? How will you use examples from the mentor text to model your teaching points? 4. Provide a learning target aligned to state standards for your grade level. 5. Synthesize the textbook reading: How do you envision using project based learning in your classroom?