Name: Marla McCreary
Date: Dec. 15, 2014- Dec. 19, 2014
WOODLAND HILLS SECONDARY
LESSON PLANS
Content Area: Life Skills – English/Reading
Length of Lesson: 45 minutes/period – Periods
1,2,& 3
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
Lesson Topic (Modules, if applicable):
Big Ideas:
Reading
 Reading for
 R11.A.1&2.2 Identify and apply word recognition skills
Comprehension
 R11.AA.1&2.2 Identify and apply word recognition skills, including: scanning,
 Reading fluency
matching, demonstrating phonemic awareness, naming, reading.
 Compound words
- 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, including:
answering literal comprehension questions, sequencing events.
- R11.AA.1&2.4 (LA) Answers literal questions: what, who, where
- R11.AA.1&2.4a (LB) Answers literal questions: what, who, where,
when, why questions
- 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:
 read for comprehension
 read to increase fluency
Essential Questions:
 What are common
symbols that we
see in daily life?
 What are common
symbols that we
Understanding Goals (Concepts):
 Reading for Understanding/
Comprehension
 Increase the amount of words
identified (Fluency)
 What are some traditions that
you and your family celebrate
for New Years Day?
What are some traditions that
others across the country and
in other parts of the world
celebrate for New Years?
Vocabulary:
sight words, comprehension, fluency,
punctuation, capitalize, compound wo
rds, symbols
see that represent
Christmas?
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Performance Task:
Formative Assessments:
 use context clues to comprehend and correctly answer comprehension questions
 Pre assessment
 read for fluency
 Summing up main idea
 writing using correct capitalization, spelling, and punctuation
 Thumbs up
 correctly identify nouns, proper nouns in texts
 identify sentences/ fragments
STAGE III – LEARNING PLAN
Materials and Resources:
Interventions:
worksheets, paper, journals, pencils, practice worksheets
All students will be working at their individual instructional level.
Instructional Procedures*:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Date 1/5
Day A
Date 1/6
Day B
Date 1/7
Day A
Date1/8
Day B
Date 1/9
Day A
Procedures/Assignmentsuce
 Dear Reading
 Complete any/all
assignments from last
week ( spelling test)
 Introduce new spelling
lists
 Administer spelling
pretest
 Work on compound
word practice
 ESY Goal Data Collection
– Each student will work
independently and
individually on his/her
specific reading goal
 Discuss what traditions
are.
 Complete open ended
question-What are
some traditions that you
and your family do to
bring in the New year?
(Certain things at
holidays ,during the
summer ,etc)
 Read “ Chinese New
Year Traditions”
 Answer comprehension
questions
 ESY Goal Data Collection
– Each student will work
independently and
individually on his/her
specific reading goal
 Copy down the word of
the day and definition
into journal. Create at
least 1 sentence
correctly using the word
of the day:
 Read and discuss
celebrating Chinese
New Year in TFK
 Complete
accompanying
worksheet.
 Discuss whether or not
you would like to
participate in Chinese
New Year Parade. Why
or why not?
 Read Chinese Fable:
Chinese Zodiac
 Read, Write, Reflect
Answer comprehension
questions
 Read “ Russian New
Year”
 Discuss similarities
and differences
between American,
Chinese and Russian
New Years
Celebrations. .
*Include Do Now, Mini Lesson, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Summations/Formative Assessments, Reflections