Saturday, May 13, 2017

Week 10 Assignment 4- Lesson Plan

Candidate’s Name: Erika Garcia
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Title of the lesson: Luis and Clark Writing Assignment- Analyzing Writing
Length of the lesson: 45 minutes


Central focus of the lesson  - Recap writing skills for core elements in a content area.

Key questions:
     When and how do we use our writing skills?
     Why do we want to use these writing skills in our work?
·       How can we strengthen our writing skills when we are writing about a content area?



Knowledge of students to inform teaching:  Students will have and use their previous knowledge of writing skills that they have learned. Previous learned formats of writing: journal-writing, note taking.

Key questions:
     Why is writing with viewpoints, idea and supportive thinking important?
     How can we combined personal experience and knowledge to our writing ?

Sample: View Point, supportive thinking, idea and quotes.

Common Core State Standars:
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.


Support literacy development through language
·       Students will learn how to write in a complex writing style and have a clear understanding.
·       Students will have a clearer understanding of different writing skills through this lesson.

Vocabulary
  Viewpoint, Supportive thinking
Sentence Level
     Sentence structure, transitions/connectives, complex verb tenses
Discourse
     Text structure, conversation, discussion

Learning objectives
1.     Students will work in groups to gather information on the topic and come up with detail ideas and information.
2.     Students will also gather supportive information about the text to reflect on in order to bring in personal experience.
3.     In groups students will work together to define the : viewpoint, main idea, reasoning and supportive text .
Formal and Informal Assessment
·       Knowing the definition and supporting them with the text, also explain it as a group to the class.
·       Reflecting from the text into their personal life in their journals.
·       Being able to work in a group accordingly.  Also sharing different task in the group amongst one another.
·       Participation.
Instructional Procedure:

1.     The class will read Luis and Clark together then break into groups. In each groups students will reread the story and discuss. During this time they can reflect on their ideas and thoughts. Students will then work together to divide the work in finding the definitions and putting it together to present to the class.
2.     Students will also come up with a list of vocabulary words from the text that they did not know the meaning of. They are responsible during this time to look up the meaning in order to present.
3.     Once each groups presents each student has to write out the different answers from the definitions onto their recording sheet.
4.     After each groups as presented we will regroup as a class for a closing discussion.
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Accommodations and modifications:

·       The teacher will work with ENL students and have available any material that needs to be translated.
·       Teacher will assist any other group that needs help and clarification.
·       Students who finish early can utilize their time by free writing in their writing journal. It has to include any of the writing styles that were previously taught.

Materials.
1.     Luis and Clark
2.     Pencils
3.     Journals
4.     Writing recording sheet for Luis and Clark


Reflection
·       Were the students able to work in group settings?
·       Did I allow enough time for the lesson?
·       Was the reading clear to understand along with the instructions?







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