Lesson Plans
Teacher: Elizabeth Drake
Date: 12/9/13-12/13/13
Subject: 4th Grade Reading
Topic: Vocabulary, Fluency, Drama
Standards:
 RL.7 Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral
presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions
and directions in the text.
 RL.2 Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text;
summarize the text.
 RL.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on
specific details in text.
 R.F.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
words.
 R.F.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
 R.I.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain specific words or
phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
Monday
12/9
Tuesday
12/10
Wednesday
12/11
Structural Elements of Drama
 “How a Playwright Tells a Story” Video
http://learnzillion.com/lessons/2011-explain-how-a-playwright-tells-a-story-byexamining-structural-elements-of-a-drama
 Thoughtful Education: Carousel Learning Centers
 Students will work in cooperative learning groups to rotate around the room writing
a definition for each structural element of drama. (stage direction, dialogue, plot,
exposition, foreshadowing, rising action, climax, resolution)
Structural Elements of Drama
 The class will read through the script of “The Hunger Games” movie. Students will
use highlighters to label and identify structural elements of Drama throughout the
script. After reviewing the script, students will watch a scene from the Hunger Games
movie so that they may compare/contrast the script versus the
production/performance using a Venn diagram.
Structural Elements of Drama
 Thoughtful Education: Give One, Get One (Structural Elements of Drama)
 Students will work in cooperative learning groups to read through and practice
performing a reader’s theatre skit. Each group will present their skit to the class and
their peers will use a rubric to assess them on the elements of drama criteria.
Thursday
12/12
Friday
12/13
Assessment
 The class will complete Proficiency Check #5. Before testing, review the assessment
“Do’s and Don’ts.” Students will show good test taking strategies: nail the details,
slash the trash, predict the answer, plug it in. Remind class to use the answer key
provided rather than writing on the test itself. Assessments will be graded and
returned to students on Monday to analyze data, mark standards checklist, inform
parents of student’s scores, and complete bar graph of growth/progress.
Test Analysis

Pass out proficiency check scores. Explain that parent signature is needed on each
child’s percentage to be taken home. Discuss grading scale and averages. Students
will check off the standards covered on their list and plot data on their bar graph as
to how they scored on the third proficiency check. They will continue to graph their
progress throughout the year.