Roots Public Charter School Weekly ELA Lesson Plan
Teacher Name: Kimberly Holloway
Date: October 13, 2015
Subject Area: ELA/ Grade 4/5
Common Core State Standard(s):
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.1Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.5Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem
reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.9 Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.
Learning Target(s):
Big Idea
Essential Understanding—Big Idea
Explain what students will know and be
able to do as a result of this lesson and why
these objectives are important to
accomplish?
Instructional Materials:
Materials needed for the lesson (e.g.,
textbook, construction paper, scissors,
Powerpoint, SMART Board, laptops, etc.)
Differentiation:
(How will you ensure that all students have
access to and are able to engage
appropriately in the lesson?)
Small groups
Knowing the genre of a text and reading strategies help us make meaning of a passages.
Using close reading strategies help make meaning of complicated text.
Objectives:
We will read TWO OLD STORIES and use close reading strategies to chunk the text for deeper comprehension using the common core standards.
Review and practice how to Make Connections and Predicting
We will summarize each paragraph and paraphrase
We will find main idea of a passage by chunking the passage for meaning and writing notes in the margins or on post-it notes
We will learn the elements of the genre NARRATIVE FICTION and how that genre is structure
We will use context clues and/or word structure to find meaning of vocabulary we do not know.
Textbook; laptops; paper; post it notes; SMART BOARD; graphic organizers; supplemental material; text prep material,
Learn Zillion videos on close reading
Small groups, Paired reading; some students may be able to read and mark up selection independently or in pairs.
Group 1:Allyanna, Antar, DJ, (Kim) Group 2: Anajah, Kamora, Deshawna (Connie)
Intensive Support:
3-Antar Campbell (27)
6-Dre’Shawna Phiefer (23)
7-Allianna Alexander (13)
14-Jihad Williams (10)
Support:
4-Adejan Lee Lloyd (47)
15-Aamaury Wood (43)
9-Daniel Dormu (30)
Independent:
1-Kamora Artis (63)
10-Amber Jones (60)
11-Che Lee Lloyd (60)
12-Melinda Shoatz (63)
13-Ananda Simpson (73)
2-Tyrell Butler (77)
Roots Public Charter School Weekly ELA Lesson Plan
5-Jacob Nixon Wood (77)
8-Ajani Bell (77)
Resources:
Supplementary information and/or places
where you found information for the lesson;
What websites will be used to support
lesson?
Anticipatory Set:
Engagement/Motivation/Introduction;
Purpose of lesson for students; Specific
statements/activities you will use to focus
students on the lesson for the day
Presentation of New
Information or Modeling:
Term definitions, concepts, processes or
approaches
If you will be demonstrating the skill or
competence, how will this be done? “I do,
We do, You do”
Guided Practice:
What activities will be used to guide student
practice and provide a time frame for
completing this practice? Teacher directed,
Scaffolding, Check for understanding
READING MASTERY; Text Book; Workbook; Spelling Book; Drops in the Bucket; Grammar 3 and 4; Grammar Minutes;
Comprehension Books; Test Prep
Monday
Tuesday
Drops in Bucket Review
Editing
Grammar:
Possessive Nouns
Spelling
HW:
Write spelling words 5x
Wednesday
Drops in Bucket Review
Editing
Grammar:
Possessive Nouns
Spelling
HW:
Write spelling words 5x
Thursday
Drops in Bucket Review-
Lesson 11
Hard words
Character names
Word Practice
New Vocabulary
Vocabulary definitions
Lesson 12
Hard words
Word Practice
New Vocabulary
Vocabulary definitions
Lesson13
Hard words
Word Practice
New Vocabulary
Vocabulary
definitions
Lesson14
Hard words
Word Practice
New Vocabulary
Vocabulary definitions
Review selection THE
ODYSSEY (Chapter 7)
modeling and using CLOSE
reading strategy with
students.
Review selection THE
ODYSSEY (Chapter 8)
modeling and using
CLOSE reading strategy
with students.
Review selection THE
ODYSSEY (Chapter 9)
modeling and using
CLOSE reading strategy
with students.
Craft and Structure (during or
after reading)
How did the writer organize the
text? Sequence or time order;
compare and contrast; description;
cause and effect
Author’s Purpose
What does the writer want
you to understand because you
read this?
Infer character traits
What is a trait of one of the
characters?
What is another trait of that
character?
Review selection THE
SPIDER, THE CAVE,
AND THE POTTERY
BOWL part 1
modeling and using
CLOSE reading
strategy with students.
Author’s Viewpoint/Tone
How does the writer feel about
the topic?
Why do you think that?
What are some words that
show how the writer feels
about the topic?
What information in
the story did you use to
figure that out?
Author’s Techniques
What text features did the writer
use to help you learn about the
topic? How does this technique
help you understand the ideas?
Closing Procedure/Activity:
Comprehension handout
Comprehension handout
Editing
Grammar:
Possessive Nouns
Spelling
HW:
Write spelling words
5x
Comprehension handout
Friday
Drops in the Bucket
Review
Editing
Grammar-Possessive
Nouns
Spelling
HW:
Write spelling words 5x
Comprehension handout
Roots Public Charter School Weekly ELA Lesson Plan
Review terms, concepts, and/or learning
process, establish connections to next lesson,
check for understanding. What method of
review will be used to complete the lesson?
Independent Practice:
Teacher monitored, checks for
understanding, exit ticket
Assessment:
Summative: How will you know students
have learned what you wanted them to
learn, the objectives have been
accomplished, and that the goals have been
achieved? What will count as evidence of
learning?
Formative: How will your assessment
inform instruction on an ongoing basis?
How will you assess in the process of
student learning throughout the lesson and
how will you make adjustments?
Homework:
Reflection:
Evaluation of lesson. What went well?
What would you change? What did you
learn about your students? What did you
learn about yourself? How did you construct
a meaningful learning community?
Ex
Independent WorkStory details
Vocabulary
Maps
Character traits
Vocabulary review
Comprehension
Writing
Independent Work
Story details
Vocabulary
Character traits
Sequencing
Vocabulary review
Comprehension
Writing
Independent WorkStory details
Vocabulary
Maps
Sequencing
Vocabulary
review
Comprehension
Writing
Independent WorkStory details
Vocabulary
Maps
Sequencing
Vocabulary
review
Comprehension
Writing
Exit ticket
WOW! Chart
Exit ticket
WOW! Chart
Exit ticket
WOW! Chart
Exit ticket
WOW! Chart
Write spelling words 5x each
Spelling p. 9
Grammar-Capitalization
Write spelling words 5x
each
Grammar-Capitalization
Write spelling words 5x
each
Grammar-Capitalization
Write spelling words 5x
each
Grammar-Capitalization