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Buena Vista Enhanced Option Reading/Language Arts Lesson Plan (week 7)
Team Members: Jakil Turner, Katherine Mathis, Crisma Carter, Jennifer Anglin, Sherrie Green
Grade Level: 3
Lesson Objectives/ (GLE’s)/Common Core
Student I Can Statements:
Mon. – Fri.
Reading
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3.1.13 Experience various literary and media genres (plays).
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3.1.01 Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print.
Language Arts/ Writing
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0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the
definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
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0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres (plays).
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0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres (plays).
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0301.8.3 Learn basic characteristics of literary genres.
I can:
Essential Questions/Higher Order Thinking Questions:
 Can you recall what a play is or what a script is?
 Can you recall the characteristics of a play?
 What are the things that help you know that something is a play?
Science/Social Studies Integration:
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Week of: February 13-17
Read plays.
Identify the difference between different types of text (poems, stories, and
plays).
Answer questions about what I’ve read.
Resources/Materials:
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Computers, Projector, Elmo, Clickers
Daily Bites
Literacy Focus (4 Corners)
Drops in a Bucket
Concept Cards
Spectrum Reading
Grammar Minute
Whiteboards
Black History Readers’ Theater Power Point and Barack Obama Power Point
Rosa Parks, Barack Obama, and MLK A-Z books, worksheet packets, and comprehension quizzes
Monday 2-13-12
Tuesday 2-14-12
Wednesday 2-15-12
Thursday 2-16-12
Friday 2-17-12
Learning Activities:
Learning Activities:
Learning Activities:
Learning Activities:
Learning Activities:
Hook/Review (5 – 10 min):
Hook/Review (5 – 10 min):
Hook/Review (5 – 10 min):
Hook/Review (5 – 10 min):
Hook/Review (5 – 10 min):
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Daily Bites #80
Literacy Focus: 4 Corners
(Lang/Vocab #21-25)
Alice Myles (8/5/11)
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Daily Bites #81
Literacy Focus: 4 Corners
(Communication/Media #3)
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Daily Bites #82
Literacy Focus: 4 Corners
(Lang/Vocab #26-30)
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Daily Bites #83
Literacy Focus: 4 Corners
(Communication/Media #4)
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Daily Bites #84
Literacy Focus: 4 Corners
(Lang/Vocab #31-35)
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Practice (Guided and/or
Practice (Guided and/or
independent):
Practice (Guided and/or
independent):
independent):
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Enrichment
Poetry books, plays, and readers’
theater in centers and classroom
library. PortaPortal games about
poetry and rhyming words.
Closure
Turn To Your Neighbor: Students
will turn to their neighbor and share
their favorite part from the story.
Assessment
Alice Myles (8/5/11)
Practice (Guided and/or
independent):
independent):
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Read Aloud: The class will
read “Rosa Parks Rides the
Bus” Readers’ Theater (power
point slides 2-5) aloud.
Independent & Shared
Reading: Students will be put
with a buddy to read the Rosa
Parks A-Z book. Then,
students will fill in the “story
board” page (1st page of
worksheet packet) with 4 main
events from the story: 1
beginning, 2 middle, and 1
ending.
Language Arts/Writing:
o Grammar Graphics
o Adjectives activity
Word Study: Speed Sort
Centers/Guided Reading
o Electronics
o Computer
o Guided Reading
o Poetry Center
(Shared Reading)
Practice (Guided and/or
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Read Aloud: The class will reread the Rosa Parks A-Z book.
Independent & Shared
Reading: The students will
answer the comprehension
questions independently.
Language Arts/Writing:
o Grammar Graphics
o Writing descriptively
(using adjectives in
writing)
Word Study: Speed Sort
Centers/Guided Reading
o Electronics
o Computer
o Guided Reading
o Poetry Center
(Shared Reading)
Enrichment
Poetry books, plays, and readers’
theater in centers and classroom
library. PortaPortal games about
poetry and rhyming words.
Closure
Review comprehension questions
after all papers have been
collected.
Assessment
Check Answers/Student Responses
to Comprehension Assignment
(GRADE).
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Read Aloud: The class will view
and read the Barack Obama
power point presentation whole
group.
Independent & Shared
Reading: The students will
buddy read the Barack Obama
A-Z book. Then, complete the
adjectives/synonyms page (p. 4
of worksheet packet) using the
book.
Language Arts/Writing:
o Grammar Graphics
o Adjectives review
Word Study: Partner Sort
Centers/Guided Reading
o Electronics
o Computer
o Guided Reading
o Poetry Center (Shared
Reading)
Enrichment
Poetry books, plays, and readers’
theater in centers and classroom
library. PortaPortal games about
poetry and rhyming words.
Closure
POPCORN! Students will “pop” up
and share a fun fact they learned
about President Obama.
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Read Aloud: The class will
read He Had a Dream:
Readers’ Theater (power
point slides 6-10)
Independent & Shared
Reading: Students will read
Martin Luther King A-Z book
with a buddy and answer the
comprehension questions.
Language Arts/Writing:
o Grammar Graphics
o Adjectives song
and power point.
Word Study: Blind Sort
Centers/Guided Reading
o Electronics
o Computer
o Guided Reading
o Poetry Center
(Shared Reading)
Enrichment
Poetry books, plays, and readers’
theater in centers and classroom
library. PortaPortal games about
poetry and rhyming words.
Closure
Review comprehension questions
after all papers have been
collected.
Assessment
Teacher Observation of Student
Responses to Group Discussion and
POPCORN.
Assessment
Teacher Observation of Student
Responses to Group Discussion.
Check Answers/Student
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Spectrum Reading Assessment
Headsprout
Grammar Minute
Word Study: Assessment
Centers/Guided Reading
o Electronics
o Computer
o Guided Reading
o Poetry Center
(Shared Reading)
Enrichment
Poetry books, plays, and readers’
theater in centers and classroom
library. PortaPortal games about
poetry and rhyming words.
Closure
Review assignments after all papers
have been collected.
Assessment
Spectrum Reading Assessment and
Grammar Minute will be checked for
accuracy.
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Responses to the story board.
Guided Reading
Group 1: Darnell
Group 2: Eriana, Cameron
Group 3: Anthony, Keshawn
Group 4: Mi’Ques, Tericka, Tyreashia,
Antonisha
Group 5: Alyssa, Timothy, Iriek, Jade, Destinie
Alice Myles (8/5/11)
Responses to Comprehension
Assignment (GRADE).
LEVEL:
STRATEGY FOCUS
6 – Voyager & “Molly and
Polly”
14 – Voyager & “Caps, Hats,
Socks, and Mittens”
22 – Solve It!
Vocabulary
Reading for Meaning
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Drops in Bucket
Concept Cards
Vocabulary
Reading for Meaning
Vocabulary
Reading for Meaning
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Drops in Bucket
Concept Cards
Drops in Bucket
Concept Cards
Vocabulary
Reading for Meaning
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Drops in Bucket
Concept Cards
28 – “Amber Brown is Feeling
Blue”
34 – “Headlines from Space”
Extension