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L133 Seminar 2 · Mon 2027-04-19 · Music That Says Something 100%
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GREET
Greeting at the door
Entra, sientate, empieza

Come in, sit, startEntra, sientate, empieza

Your Do Now is on the board and on today's sheet. Start it as you sit down.Tu 'Ahora' esta en la pizarra y en la hoja de hoy. Empiezalo al sentarte.

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DO NOW
Write one line
Escribe una linea

Write one line: what makes a good question?

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WARM-UP
Scholar-led
Calentamiento, dirigido por un estudiante

Voice warm-up

Led by today's Warm-Up Leader. I do not run this block.Lo dirige el Líder de Calentamiento de hoy. Yo no dirijo este bloque.

  1. Breath in 4, out 8, twice
  2. Hum, then siren up and down
  3. Say today's word in rhythm, four times, clapping the syllables
  4. One sentence to a partner: what you will argue today
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TARGET
What we can do today
Lo que podemos hacer hoy

I canYo puedo

I can question a peer's piece productively by asking questions that require evidence to answer.

I know I have got it whenSe que lo logre cuando

  • I asked at least three questions
  • My questions required evidence, not opinion
  • I built on another scholar's question at least once

Read aloud by today's Target Reader.Lo lee en voz alta el Lector de la Meta de hoy.

El espanol del texto propio de esta lección llega con su unidad; la rutina de arriba esta traducida.

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MAKE
Music first, then the argument
Manos y voces en la musica

Seminar 2

  1. 1 minRoles swap
  2. 11 minThe seminar
  3. 3 minHardest question

Reading todayLectura de hoy

Lead sheets used as evidence, roles reversed

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TALK
You talk. I stay quiet.
Ustedes hablan. Yo me quedo callado.

Which question asked today was the hardest to answer, and what made it hard?

Starter (asks the question)Builder (adds evidence)Challenger (offers another reading)Recorder (reports one sentence out)

Use these to startEmpieza con estás frases

  • I noticed ______, and I think it matters because ______.
  • I want to build on what ______ said. My evidence is ______.
  • I see it differently. What I saw was ______, because ______.

I stay silent for the first four minutes. Talk to each other, not to the front of the room.Me quedo callado los primeros cuatro minutos. Hablen entre ustedes, no hacia el frente.

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PROVE
Show what you can do
Demuestra lo que puedes hacer

Ask me one question about my own teaching that would require evidence to answer.

How you show itComo lo demuestras

Answer out loud when it is your turn. I mark the roster as you speak.Responde en voz alta cuando sea tu turno. Marco la lista mientras hablas.

Write one line firstPrimero escribe una línea

One sentence on your Do Now line: use the word questioning and name the evidence that proves it.Una oración en tu línea del 'Ahora': usa la palabra questioning y señala la prueba.

Before you finishAntes de terminar

Rate yourself against the success criteria, give one classmate a specific comment using a word from today's list, then fix one thing they named before you show me.

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