Name: Robert Mitts
Date: 12/3/13-12/6/13
Woodland Hills High School
Lesson Plans
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Lesson Topic (Standard/Anchor):
Reading
R11.A.1&2.2 Identify and apply word recignition skills
R11.AA.1&2.2 Identify and apply word recognition
skills, including: scanning, matching, demonstrating
phonemic awareness, naming, reading.
R11.AA.1&2.2a (LA) Scans materials
R11.AA.1&2.2b (LA) Matches identical pictures or
photographs
R11.AA.1&2.2a (LB) Selects word names
R11.AA.1&2.2b (LB) Reads words in isolation
R11.AA.1&2.2c (LB) Reads word in context
R11.AA.1&2.2 (LC) Reads 30-50 words aloud
R11.A.1&2.4 Identify and explain main ideas and
relevant details.
R11.AA.1&2.4 Identify and explain the main ideas and
relevant details, inclusing: answering literal
comprehension questions, sequencing events.
R11.AA.1&2.4 (LA) Answers literal questions: what,
who, where
R11.AA.!&2.4a (LB) Answers literal questions: what,
who, where, when, why questions -- open-ended
response
Stage I – Desired Results
Big Ideas: Description of a rain forest
environment
Content Area:
Life Skills - Social Studies
Length of Lesson: 45 Minutes
Periods 2A
Understanding Goals (Concepts):
- Working together on the creating the rain
forest reserve
- Students will create "If I Were Poems
based on the animals in the Rain Forest
-Students will complete job applications
based on the jobs that are in the Amazon
Rain Forest
R11.AA.1&2.4a (LC) Answers literal "when" question reading comprehension
R11.AA.1&2.4b (LC) Answers literal "why" question reading comprehension
R11.AA.1&2.4c (LC) Answers literal "how" question reading comprehension
R11.AA.1&2.5a (LC) Describes 4 events from narrative
text
R11.AA.1&2.5b (LC) Name 4 facts from expository
text
Student Objectives (Competencies/Outcomes):
Students will be able to:
Students will create "If I were Poems based on the
animals in the Rain Forest
Students will complete job applications based on the
job available in the Amazon Rain Forest
Describe the parts of the Rain Forest
Identify the people that live in the Amazon
Essential Questions:
What arethe parts of a rain forest?
What are the postions available in the
Amazon?
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Vocabulary: Biologist, Botanist, Ecologist,
Environmentalist, Veterinarian, Evaporates,
Nutrients, Slash and Burn Farming
Stage II – Assessment Evidence
Performance Task:
Other Evidence:
-Create a person who works in the Rain Forest and describe their duties
-student work samples
in the rain forest
-observation
-verbal responses
Stage III – Learning Plan
Materials & Resources: Rain Forest story path books, Pencils, Paper
CONTENT AREA READING:
Throughout lessons
Formative Assessment(s):
#1. Pre-Assessment
#2. Summarizing Main Ideas
#3. Thumbs Up
Others:
Instructional Procedures*: (includes mini-lessons) -active engagement, explicit instruction, modeling, scaffolding
Scaffolding used:
#1. Teacher Promping
#2 . Provide Visual Support
Others:
Describe usage:
Describe usage:
-at beginning, during, and after lessons
-throughout lessons
Procedures
Active Engagements used:
#1. Summarizing
#2. Whole Class Response
Others:
Monday
12/2/13
Day A
 Thanksgiving Break
 See Above
 See Above
Thursday
12/5/13
Day B
 Students will read
pages 28-29 and focus
on farming and
ranching
Friday
12/6/13
A Day
 Students will read
pages 30-31 and focus
on mining, and
disappearing trees
 See Above
 See Above
Assignments
 See Above
Tuesday
Wednesday
12/3/13
Day B
12/4/13
Day A
 Students will read pgs  Students will read
24-25, on Rain Forest
pages 26-27 and focus
People
on the tropical climate
* Include Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, & Scaffolding