HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name : Danielle Mariano
Subject :
ELA
Start Date(s):
11/11/2014
Grade Level (s):
4
Building : HTEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title: Amazing Animals
Essential Questions: Where do good ideas come from? How do your actions affect others? How do people respond to natural disasters? How can science
help you understand how things work? How can starting a business help others?
Standards:
SL.4.1b, SL.4.2, SL.4.1c,
RI.4.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.7, RI.4.2
RL.4.2 RL.4.3, RL.4.1 RL.4.10, RL.4.5, RL.4.4, RL.3.1, RL.4.6, RL.4.5, RL.4.9,
RF.4.4b, RF.4.3a, RF.4.4c, RF.4.4a
L.4.5c, L.4.3b, L.4.2d, L.4.4a, L.4.5c, L.4.6, L3.1a ,L.3.1c, L.3.1.b, L.3.4a,
W.4.3a, W.4.3b, W.4.3d, W.4.2.B, W.4.10, W.4.4
L.4.5a, L.5.2a, L.3.4c, L.4.2a, L.4.3C, L.3.2d, L.4.4a, L.4.4b,
Summative Unit Assessment : Theme Unit Test
Summative Assessment Objective
Students will be assessed on their understanding of key instructional content
from the focus unit. The results of this assessment will provide a status of
current achievement in relation to student progress through the CCSS-aligned
curriculum. The results of this assessment can be used to guide instruction,
aid in making leveling and grouping decisions, and determine areas in which
reteaching or remediation is needed.
Assessment Method (check one)
____ Rubric ___ Checklist ___x_ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
____ Other (explain)
Day
Objective (s)
DOK
LEVEL
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
Materials / Resources
Assessment of Objective (s)
UNIT TWO WEEK 4
1
2
Student will:
-use grade level academic and
domain specific words and phrases
in discussions and sentences
-write routinely over a shorter
time frame for a range of purposes
-demonstrate understanding of
vocabulary words by identifying
words with similar and opposite
meanings
-demonstrate understanding of
vocabulary words by identifying
words with similar and opposite
meanings.
-spell grade appropriate words
correctly
-identify possessive nouns and
form singular possessive nouns
correctly
-correct grammar mistakes in
paragraphs
1
Student will:
-refer to details and examples in
the text when explaining what the
text says
-determine the main idea of a
paragraph or section of a story
-summarize the important details
in a text
-use grade level academic and
domain specific words and phrase
-demonstrate understanding of
1
2
-Build background knowledge on the essential question
“What helps animals survive?” by showing a video
-learn new vocabulary words by using the vocabulary
routine (show the picture of the word, say the word,
read the definition, give an example of the word in a
sentence, ask a question about the word)
- vocabulary squares (word, synonym, picture and
sentence, antonym)
-identify characteristics of Expository Text
-students introduce themselves to a new spelling list by
chorally repeating each word after the teacher reads it.
-grammar workbook page
-complete an activity making singular nouns possessive
-review the skills of summarizing, main idea and details,
and context clues
-create a web graphic organizer that has the topic of
“Adaptations”, then list how plants and animals can be
connected
-grammar correction activity of a paragraph using
multiple choice
-make plural nouns possessive
-shared read of Animal Adaptations
-close read of Animal Adaptations.
-Finding main idea of various paragraphs.
-Labeling and underlining topic sentences on the
white board from the story
-collaboration and discussion of main idea of various
paragraphs
-summarize portions and the whole text
-completion of vocabulary squares (word, synonym,
picture and sentence, antonym)
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McGraw-Hill:
- building background video
-McGraw-Hill Visual Vocabulary
Cards
-McGraw-Hill Grammar Activities
-Document camera/projector
-copies of vocabulary squares
-student reading notebooks
Formative- Observations,
questioning, discussion,
Student Self - Assessment- group
discussion about the graphic
organizer
Summative-
W
S
-McGraw Hill textbook
-Mc Graw Hill reading/writing
workshop book
-McGraw Hill grammar practice
book
-student journals
-document camera and
projector
-vocabulary squares print out
Formative- Observations,
questioning, discussion, PDN
SummativeStudent Self-Assessment: think
alouds, group and peer discussion
vocabulary words by identifying
words with similar and opposite
meanings.
3
4
Student will:
-determine the meaning of general
academic and domain-specific
words and phrases in a text
-use grade level academic and
domain specific words and phrase-refer to details and examples in
the text when explaining what the
text says
-determine the main idea and key
details in a story
-make singular nouns plural
-writing for various purposes
1
Student will:
-identify main idea and details
-use grade level academic and
domain specific words and phrases
-identify and make irregular plurals
-use common, grade appropriate
Greek and Latin affixes and roots
as clues to the meaning of a word
-write for various purposes
1
2
2
-respond to a prompt in the Weekly skills test using
TRACES writing method
--shared read of Spiders
-close read of Spiders
-find main idea in various sections of the story
-summarize various sections of the story
-colloboration and discussion to determine the main
idea and supporting details in the story
-identify possessives in a text and make corrections to
the text.
-collaboration, writing, and discussion of main idea and
supporting details of specific paragraphs.
-use the meanings of common prefixes to find the
meaning of unfamiliar words
-answer questions about the story Spider with restating
-continue with TRACES prompt on the Weekly Skills test
W
S
W
S
McGraw-Hill:
-student text book
- student practice book
-grammar practice book
-document camera and
projector
-student journals
Formative- Observations,
questioning, discussion, thumbs
up/down,
McGraw Hill textbook
-McGraw-Hill student practice
book
-computer and projector
-document camera
Formative- Observations,
questioning, discussion, small
group spot checking of writing,
circling main idea and detail on a
projected story on the white board
Summative-quiz on plural nouns
Student Self –discussion of answers
to questions
SummativeStudent Self - Assessmentindividual or small group discussion
5
Student will:
-answer multiple choice questions
on Study Island
-refer to details and examples in
the text when explaining what the
text says
1
2
-complete practice sessions on Summarizing texts on
the study island computer program
-complete an assessment on Study Island on
Summarizing Texts when student scores a P on the
practice session
W
S
-document camera and projector
-computers
-study island program
-you tube
-reading practice book
-reading text book
Formative- Observations,
questioning, discussion,
-reread text to increase
comprehension
-identify main ideas and details
from a movie and a text
-spell grade appropriate words
correctly
-summarize the major events of a
movie
6
7
8
Students will:
-identify main idea and detail from
a whole or part of a text
-cite evidence from text to support
answers to questions
-summarize the main ideas of a
section of a text
-spelling test
-summarization activity using Pixar Short movie “For
the Birds”
-packet from Teachers Pay Teachers
on summarizing for the Pixar movie
Summative-spelling test, study
island teacher generated
assessment
Student Self - Assessmentindividual or small group
discussion,
1
2
-complete a graphic organizer on main idea and detail
using the story Spiders.
-begin answering questions from the story Spiders
-complete a graphic organizer on main idea and detail
using leveled readers
-correctly form singular and plural
possessives
-identify main idea and detail from
a whole or part of a text
-cite evidence from the text to
support answers to questions
-summarize the major events of a
movie
-discussion of answers to questions from the story
Spiders
-review of singular and plural possessives
-summarize the Pixar short movie “Presto”
-use grade level academic and
domain specific words and phrase
-demonstrate understanding of
vocabulary words by identifying
words with similar and opposite
meanings.
-write for various purposes
-correctly form singular and plural
possessives
-review vocabulary squares for a quiz
-review skills on the McGraw Hill website
-complete graphic organizers using leveled readers
-complete TRACES from a previous assessment
W
S
W
S
McGraw-Hill
-textbook
-leveled readers
-grammar workbook
Formative- Observations,
questioning, partner work
-document camera and projector
Student Self - Assessment- small
group discussion / partner
discussion
McGraw-Hill
-textbook
-grammar workbook
Formative- Observations,
questioning,
Summative-
-document camera and projector
-you tube video
W
S
McGraw-Hill
-textbook
-grammar workbook
-writing notebook
-vocab squares
-writing notebook
-Weekly skills test
-document camera and projector
Student Self - Assessment- small
group discussion / partner
discussion
Formative-observations,
questioning,
Summative- grammar quiz on
possessive nouns, TRACES from
Weekly Skills test
Student Self-Assessment—self
check of classmates’ answers on
board, using the TRACES poster to
check work
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-identify main idea and details in a
text
-summarize or identify a summary
statement of a text or a portion of
a text
--complete practice sessions on Summarizing texts on
the study island computer program
-complete an assessment on Study Island on
Summarizing Texts when student scores a P on the
practice session
-Test on Spiders-comprehension and vocabulary
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-Mc Graw hill textbook-McGraw Hill selection test
-study island computer program
-computers
Formative-observations,
Summative-Study island practice
sessions and teacher created
assessment
-Selection test from McGraw Hill
Student Self-practice sessions self check on study island
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