Edgewood ISD
Reading Lesson Plans-Literature Texas Treasure
Grades 9-12
Teacher: Ms. Cude
Course: Reading 1
Date: 1/28-2/1
Student Expectations
Unit: Short Stories
Selection Title(s): Little Things are Big
Genre Focus : Fiction/Non-Fiction
Big Ideas: Historical Context
Literary Focus: Instructional documents
TEKS Focus:
Objectives: Students will be able to
DOK: All Levels. (Daily levels indicated
Dictionary use, Context clues, prefix
determine the meaning of
at bottom of plans for day)
and suffix recognition, Historical
academically appropriate vocabulary
Context
using context clues.
Guiding Questions:
How does culture effect your reaction to certain events?
How would the situation have changed if this had happened today?
Academic (Need-to- Know) Vocabulary: Context Clues, Valise, Slanders, Ancestral, Chauvinistic, Solitary
Day 1
Before Reading
Focus
Day 2
Before Reading
Focus
1950’s Historical Context
Context Clues determining
Vocabulary definitions.
Author Biography
Instructional Strategies
Day 3
During Reading
Teach
Characterization
Day 4
During Reading
Teach
Day 5
After Reading
Assess
Read “Little Things are Big”
by Jesus Colon
Writing/Typing Assignment
Parts of Speech
Vocabulary intro for short
story and student definitions
DOK: 3—Draw Conclusions,
Hypothesize
Thinking Map: Bubble Map
DOK: 1,2—Recall, Define, Use
Context clues
Structured Notes
Vocabulary Exercise
Teacher scaffolding, Student
participation, structured
notes
Teacher scaffolding
None
None
Written response to prompt.
What would you have done?
DOK:2, 4—Define, Create
Assessment/Evaluation
Self Bubble Map
Differentiation Requirements
Teacher led, various
examples, student
participation
Homework
None
DOK: 2, 4—Cause/Effect,
Create
DOK: 3, 4—Create, Formulate
Colon Bubble Map
Written response
Teacher Led, Hands-on
Teacher led, hands on
None
None