Brettani Berry
NEVADA STATE COLLEGE
TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
LESSON PLAN FORMAT
Description of Classroom:
This is a fourth grade classroom.
Background:
Students are currently working on summarizing and comprehension from readings. This two-day
lesson will introduce students to the lyric summarizing tool, which will help them to summarize &
comprehend information. Students are at an acquisition level.
Content Objective(s):
SWBAT describe the physical & personality traits of characters in the story entitled “The Pit and the
Pendulum.” SWD ability to use reading strategies to summarize and comprehend information using
a lyric summary.
Language Objective(s):
SW write a lyric summary and conduct one on their own.
SW participate in group discussions.
Nevada Standards: 3.4.9 Summarize formation
 inability to summarize
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Information using a given format.
Ability to summarize information.
Ability to summarize information from above grade level text.
Key Vocabulary:
 Character
 Lyric summary
Best Practices:
Preparation
_ Adaptation of content
_ Links to background
X Links to past learning
X Strategies incorporated
Integration of Processes
X Listening
X Speaking
X Reading
X Writing
Teaching Strategies:
Guided Comprehension Model
Scaffolding
X Modeling
X Guided practice
X Independent practice
X Verbal scaffolds
X Procedural scaffolds
Application
_ Hands-on
X Authentic (Meaningful)
X Linked to objectives
X Promotes engagement
Grouping Options
X Whole Class
X Small groups
_ Partners
_ Independent
Assessment
X Individual
_ Group
X Written
_ Oral
Warm Up Activity:
Teacher will lead class discussion to review what a “summarization” is. Students will engage in a story
preview. She will point out the picture of "The Pit and the Pendulum,” the main character, on the cover.
Students are able to look at the pictures but are not given the opportunity to read the text yet. In their
reading journals, students will be asked to respond to the following prompt: “Based on what you’ve
seen, what do you think the main character in this book will be like?” (PREVIEW) Students are
encouraged to make a variety of predictions (both physical & personality traits.)
Lesson Sequence:
Teaching Ideas: Lyric Summaries
Text: "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Explain: I explain summarizing and focused on using lyric summaries with narrative text.
I explain that we would be selecting a familiar tune, such as a current pop song to use as
the music for our lyric summaries and that we would format our writing as actual song
lyrics.
Demonstrate: To demonstrate, I used “"The Pit and the Pendulum.” Noting that we had
different musical taste, I allowed students to vote on their favorite song. We analyze the
top three songs students chose, and voted on Justin Bebers hit song, “Baby.”
Next, we choose the essential story information. I used a think-aloud to begin the
summary. I wrote the information on the board.
Guide: Students volunteer information and I record it on the board. When we thought we
had everything we needed, we reviewed the entire list. Then we began to write lyrics. I
composed the first line to demonstrate how to change a word choice to make them fit. I
initially used put on a fake face as an end word, then decided that it might be difficult to
find a rhyming word.
Practice: Students took over the lyric writing responsibilities with my continued
guidance. They proposed numerous lines plus changes in ideas, word order, and word
choices throughout the process. They voted on any significant changes.
Reflect: After completing our whole group lyric summary, we reflected on what
information needed to be included in a good summary, and how writing lyric summaries
helped us comprehend.
Chorus:
He must die, must die, must die, oh
Must die, must die, must die, oh
Must die, must die, must die, oh
Plot and plan for his death, yea
Verse:
He puts a fake smile on his face.
He wants to kill him
He’s a disgrace
He wants his heart
He wants his blood
He wants to kill him and he thinks he should
He plot and planed it
The guy don’t understand it
He tricks him
To a wine tasting
No one is home so he brings him there
Go under ground to his wine cellar
Wall of bricks and now he’s dead
Chorus 2x
Stage Two: Teacher- Guided small- group instruction
Review:
 Review comprehension strategies and concentrate on summarizing
 Guide: Guide students on reading other short stories. After reading, guide students
in creating a lyric summary.
 Practice: The students complete the summary and I offer my assistance
 Reflect: Reflect on how lyric summary helped us understand what we read.
Student-Facilitated Comprehension Centers
Research and Resource Center: Students work in groups to create a lyric summary of
the short story they had recently read
Student- Facilitated Comprehension Routines
Literacy Circles: pairs of students use partner reading to read a story of their choice
and create a lyric summary.
Reciprocal Teaching: Students create lyric summary based on books recently read.
Questioning the author: Students create lyric summary based on their author queries
and responses for the book they had just finished reading.
Accommodations:
The teacher will continually monitor student activity during the whole group reading, providing any
necessary scaffolds or added support to aid any students who are having difficulty. By working in
teacher guided reading groups, this should also enhance & support instruction for students who are
struggling.
Supplementary Materials:
 "The Pit and the Pendulum"
 Summarizing lyric poster
 Summarizing lyric student copies
Review/Assessment:
Student understanding will be assessed through teacher monitoring during all parts of the lesson. The
teacher will provide written feedback in the students’ journal entries & students’ lyric summary
Reflection:
The lesson went very well. Next time I need to plan for more time.