Gradual Release of Responsibility
Definition, Reflection, and Connection Guide
Video Lesson - 10th Grade Biology: How We Classify Organisms in Ecology
Lesson Event
from the Video
-Students write in science journal to
connect to prior knowledge about EQ
-Students complete anticipation guide,
justifying their responses
-Teacher provides scaffolding and
feedback
-Students analyze artifacts and share
what they noticed
-Teacher facilitates sharing of findings
-Students sort organism cards however
they would like
-Students define how they sorted their
organisms
GRR Phase
Make It My Own:
How Can I Use This Strategy?
Focus Lesson
Guided Instruction
Productive Group Work
Independent Learning Task
Focus Lesson
Guided Instruction
Productive Group Work
Independent Learning Task
Focus Lesson
Guided Instruction
Productive Group Work
Independent Learning Task
Focus Lesson
-Teacher provides notes on how to
classify organisms: autotroph/
heterotroph
Guided Instruction
Productive Group Work
Independent Learning Task
-Students re-sort organisms according to
autotroph/ heterotroph
Focus Lesson
-Teacher further defines classification of
heterotrophs
Guided Instruction
-Students continue to sort organisms
into types of heterotrophs
Independent Learning Task
-Students discuss and share questions
the lesson generated
-Teacher provides closure for lesson, has
students write in science journal about
connections
Productive Group Work
Focus Lesson
Guided Instruction
Productive Group Work
Independent Learning Task
-Students share responses
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