Name: Julie Werts
Content Area: Reading /English
Date: May 11, 2015
Language! LIVE Level 2
Length of Lesson: 2 weeks
Unit 9
On-line: Grammar Practice
Vocabulary Practice
Content Mastery
LESSON TOPIC (Module, if applicable): BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content) objectives, and skill focus)
CC.1.4.9–10.B
Word Study
Write with a sharp, distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience
Independent Reads
Text: Reading
C.C.1.4.9-10.F
Vocabulary
Writing
Grammar
Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
C.C.1.2.9-10.K
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand:
Topic of a text and discuss
The author’s purpose.
Text features to preview test.
Evaluate word knowledge.
The meaning of key passage vocabulary.
Fiction and Non-fiction text.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases based on gradelevel reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
C.C1.2.9-10.L
Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
C.C.1.4.9-10.M
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How to determine a topic of a text and discuss
How to determine and identify the author’s purpose.
How to use text features to preview test.
How to evaluate word knowledge.
How to determine the meaning of key passage vocabulary.
How to read fiction and nonfiction text.

VOCABULARY:
Inhibition, distinct, controversial, prone, media, standard, previously, transport, image, implement
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Students will complete on-line activities, workbook pages and supplemental materials. Daily attendance and participation will be assessed. Students are administered various probes throughout each unit to check for understanding, skill development and knowledge of skills presented
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
Use thumbs up, thumbs
Use of white boards
Exit Slips
Beginning of day Do Now
On-line activities
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
Do Now;
Mini Lesson:
Guided Practice:
Independent Practice:
Summations/Formative Assessments:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
Reading
Determine a topic of a text and discuss
Determine and identify the author’s purpose, plot and point of view.
Determine how to respond to prompts.
Use text features to preview text.
Answer questions to demonstrate comprehension of text.
Establish a purpose for reading a graphic novel.
Establish an opinion on an issue and use text evidence to support this opinion.
Analyze the way in which an author creates suspense.
Determine the point of view of literary text.
Retell parts of a story.
Use critical thinking skills to write responses to prompts.
Summarize literary text.
Support written answers with evidence from text
Use context to determine meaning of words.
Identify fact from opinion
Identify main ideas and details
Vocabulary
Evaluate word knowledge.
Determine the meaning of key passage vocabulary.
Distinguish among connotations of words with similar denotations.
Review key passage vocabulary
Grammar
Distinguish between contractions and possessive nouns.
Use pronouns correctly
Identify conjunctions and clauses in a sentence.
Writing
Use relative clauses to create complex sentences
Use correct punctuation when writing sentences that contain relative clauses.
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
Language! Live Level 2 work book
Lap tops for on-line
INTERVENTIONS:
Specially Designed
Instruction:
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One-on-one
Instruction
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will complete activities on-line.
Students will also read text/story in the assigned

Reflections:
Word of Day
Do Now: Collins Writing
I
Mini Lesson, Guided
Practice, Independent
Practice, and
Summative/Formative assessment:
Direct Instruction from the Language! Live
Program. Students are presented a lesson a day consisting of six steps.
The Program is scripted and scaffold to meet the needs of the student.
Explicit instruction is used throughout each of the six steps. Adaptations are made to meet the individual needs of each student. Checking for understanding through exit ticket, oral discussions, etc. are reteaching of skills is used throughout each lesson.
The first 45 minutes are spent on-line completing
Vocabulary, Grammar,
Fluency, Assessments.
Text Lessons are teacher directed and are completed the second half of the 90 minute class. It covers Reading ,
Vocabulary, Writing, and
Grammar
The student will work through the 6 step process of each lesson.
Students will complete text book readings, worksheets, on-line activities and supplemental pages for each step of each lesson in the unit.
Each student will be responsible to complete a activities
Supplemental pages
Picture Cards
Promethean Board
Composition Book
Highlighters
Individual Wipe of
Boards
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Small group instructions and discussions.
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Individualized attention
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Peer assistance
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Step-by-step directions and redirection
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New concepts broken down into clearer steps
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Practice and repeat drills for difficult concepts workbook and complete workbook pages that correspond to the text/story and lessons.
Each students will also complete supplemental activities corresponding to each lesson.
Assignments will be completed independently, as a whole class and in small groups.
Interactive Text: 131-200
201-205
Vocab. Review: 112
Supplemental:
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Vocabulary
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Directional Words
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Active and
Passive Voice
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Passage comprehension
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Writing Dialog
Assessment:
 Fluency Check
 Spelling

written assignment using skills learned in the lesson. Challenge and practice activities will be provided to individual students who need them.
Six steps:
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Phonemic
Awareness and
Phonics
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Word Recognition and Spelling
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Vocabulary and
Morphology
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Grammar and
Usage
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Listening and
Reading
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Comprehension
Writing