HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT UNIT/LESSON PLAN
Teacher Name :
A. Correale
Subject : Reading/Language Arts
Start Date(s): 12/17/15
Grade Level (s): 5
Building : West Hazleton
Unit Plan
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Standards: PA Core Standards, PA Academic Standards/Anchors (based on subject)
E05.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature.
E05.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
E05.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and among texts.
E05.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature.
Summative Unit Assessment :
Summative Assessment Objective
Students will identify and use story vocabulary correctly within the context of
sentences and paragraphs. Students will identify key elements about fairy
tales. Students will make predictions before and during reading the fairy
tales and use text evidence to support their predictions. Students will read
different fairy tales and use text evidence to compare and contrast the stories
and respond to questions about each story. Students will identify similes and
metaphors within the fairy tales. Students will construct and design flip
books identifying different types of figurative language. Students will identify
and use singular and plural nouns correctly.
Assessment Method (check one)
____ Rubric ___ Checklist __x__ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
____ Other (explain)
Day
Objective (s)
1
Students will listen to a Read Aloud
to access their prior knowledge.
Students will identify story
vocabulary and use it correctly
within the context of sentences
and paragraphs.
DOK
LEVEL
1,2
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
Structured Overview
Cooperative learning
Discussion
Partner Sharing
W,S
Materials / Resources
Reading Writing Workshop Book
Vocabulary Cards
Assessment of Objective (s)
Formative- Discussion
Summative- Completion of Your
Turn book page 61
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
Students will read the fairy tale, “A
Modern Cinderella” and respond
to questions using text evidence.
Students will make predictions
before and during reading.
1,2,3
Structured overview
Reading for meaning
Guided and shared
Cooperative discussions
S
Reading Writing Workshop Books
Predictions chart
Formative- Discussion
Think pair share
Summative- Predictions chart Your
Turn book pages 63-65
2
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
Students will compare and
contrast the different fairy tales.
Students will identify similes and
metaphors and provide examples
of each.
1,2,3
Reading for meaning
Guided and shared
Cooperative discussions
S
Reading Anthology
Reading Writing Workshop Book
Venn Diagrams
Formative- Discussion
Graphic organizers
Summative- Venn diagram
Predictions chart
Your Turn book pages 66 and 67
3
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
4
Students will discuss different
types of figurative language and
construct/design foldables to
display the different types.
1-4
Cooperative discussions
Learning activity
W,I
Figurative Language Notes
Student created foldable
Formative- Questioning
Summative- Student created
foldable
Student Self - Assessment-
Questioning
Discussion
Students will discuss different
types of figurative language and
construc/designt foldables to
display the different types.
1-4
Cooperative discussions
Learning activity
W,I
Figurative Language Notes
Student created foldable
Formative- Questioning
Summative- Student created
foldable
5
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
6
Students will close read the fairy
tale, “Where the Mountain Meets
the Moon”. While reading,
students will make predictions and
identify similes and metaphors
throughout the story. Students
will complete the vocabulary quiz.
1,2,3
Reading for meaning
Cooperative discussions
Reflective discussions
S,I
Reading Anthology
Vocabulary Quiz
Predictions chart
Formative- Discussion
Think pair share
Summative- Predictions chart
Vocabulary quiz
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
7
Students will read the fairy tale,
“The Princess and the Pea”, in
their cooperative groups. Students
will compare and contrast the fairy
tales, make predictions, and
identify figurative language
throughout the story.
1,2,3
Reading for meaning
Cooperative discussions
Reflective discussions
S
Reading Anthology
Venn diagram
Predictions chart
Formative- Discussion
Think pair share
Graphic organizers
Summative- Predictions chart
Venn diagram
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
8
Students will distinguish between
singular and plural nouns.
Students will form and write
plurals correctly.
1,2
Structured Overview
Cooperative learning
Discussion
W,S
Grammar workbooks
Formative- Questioning
Discussion
Summative- Grammar workbook
pages 31-35
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion
9
Students will complete the Weekly
Skills Test on Making Predictions,
Comparing and Contrasting,
identifying key ideas about Fairy
Tales, and identifying Similes and
Metaphors.
1-4
Reading for meaning
I
Weekly Skills Test
Formative- Self-questioning
Summative- Weekly Skills Test
Student Self - AssessmentQuestioning
Discussion