Languge-Focused+Minilesson+-+Step+2

// __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

STEP 2:

 * Narrow down to 1 language-related idea: ** Techniques for Revising (pg. 162)

// I would like to use this topic for my minilesson to not only provide as a lesson for students in our middle school classrooms, but to guide future teachers in ways to revise and edit their students' papers. //