minilesson
- noun
- /ˈmɪniˌlɛsən/
:
minilección
- The teacher gave a brief minilesson about the importance of thesis statements before the main lesson.
- teach appropriate minilessons
- begin a minilesson
- students were given minilessons
Examples
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Each of the guided reading groups began with a minilesson focused on comprehension.
Academic text (2013) -
The guided practice session concludes with a minilesson on giving feedback.
Academic text (2001) -
I presented the example shown in Figure 3 in a minilesson with my students.
Academic text (2012) -
The first 45 minutes were a writing minilesson, independent writing time, and group share.
Fiction book (1994) -
I also describe some of the most important minilessons taught during the unit.
Academic text (2012) -
The students themselves also offer their own minilessons to peers when they have problems.
Academic text (2007) -
Effective minilessons are crucial to the success of a writing workshop and to students' progress as writers.
Academic text (2012) -
We spent a number of minilessons focusing on the use of sensory details to describe a scene.
Academic text (2012) -
In addition, other minilessons attended to traditional elements of the writing process such as revising and editing.
Academic text (2013) -
Whole-class minilessons often involve using a whole range of books as mentor texts.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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1.0
A period of teaching about one subject
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3.4
A short course that teaches important skills quickly
About teaching by a tutor or in small group sessions
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word minilesson joins mini- meaning 'small', as in minivan, and lesson meaning 'a short teaching or class', so a minilesson is a very short lesson that focuses on one clear skill.