Atwell's In+the+Middle+-+Minilesson+Step+1

// __In the Middle__ Chapter 6 “Minilessons” //
Minilessons: shorter lessons, ranging from 5 to 15 minutes in length that focuses on a specific topic

Benefits:
 * Focus highly on very specific topics
 * Keeps students’ attention
 * Moves quickly
 * Memorable

3 Possibilities:
 * 1) Techniques for Revising (by demonstrating) pg. 162
 * 2) Genre lesson and their differences pg. 170
 * 3) Dictionary/Thesaurus – use of it from words in novel pg. 174

Other Options:
 * Reading minilessons
 * Book minilessonss – compare/contrast with Venn Diagram