Grade: __4_____
Carlisle County Public Schools
Unit of Study
Content Area: ____ELA______________Course: ___ELA_______________________
Bundle/Unit Title: _____Poems vs. Plays__________________________________________
Unit Synopsis
This unit will include lessons and activities that focus on the structure of poetry and dramas. Students will continue developing their narratives by adding
more sophisticated features such as dialogue and figurative language. This unit is expected to last approximately four weeks.
Knowledge of Content
Proposed
Teaching
Date
Standard
Gap
Learning Targets
RL.4.1
K1, K2, R1
RL.4.5
K1, K2
RL.4.6
L.4.5 a,b,c
Inferences
K1, K2, K3, R1, R2
I can distinguish between first
and third person point of view.
first person point of view
third person point of view
K1, K2, R1, R2
I can identify simple similes and
metaphors.
I can identify common idioms,
adages, and proverbs.
I can distinguish between
synonyms and antonyms.
simile
metaphor
idiom
adage
proverb
synonym
antonym
September/
October
October
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Critical Vocabulary
I can identify key details in a text.
I can explain the difference
between explicit and inferred
information.
I can make inferences.
I can explain differences in
poetry, drama, and prose.
I can explain the parts of each.
October
October
Student-Friendly
“I Can…” Statements
verse
rhyme
meter
cast of characters
stage directions
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September/
October
W.4.3 a, b
K2, R3, R4, R5
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT & REFLECTION
Interim & End of Unit Common Assessments (Assessments & Rubrics Attached)
Proposed Assessment Standards
Assessment Method
Date
All standards in unit
Summative assessment
Spelling assessment
November 1, 2011
Both will include
multiple choice, short
answer, and open
response.
Interventions for Struggling Students
Extensions for Proficient Students
Students that are struggling will be
worked with one on one with the
teacher or pulled out to have extra
instruction by the interventionist.
Students who excel will be given an
opportunity to assist students who
need extra help and they will be
asked to design a game for a group
that includes similes and
metaphors.
Students who fail will be required to
retake the test.
INSTRUCTIONAL RIGOR & STUDENT ENGAGEMENT/INSTRUCTIONAL RELEVANCE
Resources:
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•
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Scott Foresman Reading Street Series
Reading Plus
Spelling Journal
Essential Instructional Activities:
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•
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Study Island
Aesop’s Fables book
Plot Map Poster
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Individual Teacher Activities:
DAY #
Day 1
“I CAN STATEMENTS….”
I can use technology to better
understand content.
Instructional Activities
Study Island
Formative Assessment
blue ribbons
Intervention
Watch lesson on SI
Extension
Play games on SI
Day 2
I can read and understand text.
I can identify synonyms and
antonyms.
Read “Twelve Dancing
Princesses”
Versatiles
observation
Partners
Extra Versatiles
alone
Day 3
I can understand and use
vocabulary words.
I can spell words correctly.
Study Island
Vocabulary worksheet
Spelling journal
observation
Watch lesson on SI
Redo
Extra spelling
journal activity
Day 4
I can summarize text.
I can identify synonyms and
antonyms.
Synonym/Antonym game
Crosswalk book
observation
Grouping
Redo
Day 5
I can identify the parts of a play.
I can identify synonyms and
antonyms.
I can read and understand text.
I can identify synonyms and
antonyms.
I can read and understand poetry.
I can spell words correctly.
PLAY foldable
Grammar Minute 63, 64
foldable
Grammar Minute 63, 64
Redo
Add slits to
foldable
Read “12 Dancing Princesses”
Synonym/Antonym Wksht.
observation
Wksht.
Redo
Act out play in
small group
Unit 4 poetry
Study Island poetry
spelling assessment
Poem Structure Powerpoint
Simile/Metaphor Discussion
Simile/Metaphor Powerpoint
Venn diagram
Sentence strips
spelling assessment
Watch lesson on SI
Play games on SI
observation
One on one
Summarize pwpt
venn diagrams
view sentence strips
Partners
Help someone on
sentence strips
Reading groups
Show What You Know Wksht.
Read “The Great Kapok Tree”
Notes on Point of View
observation of reading groups
wksht.
observation
Grouping
Group leader
Partners
Study island
Detective Notebook Interactive
observation
Partners
Be a peer tutor
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
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I can read and understand poetry
and it’s parts.
I can identify similes/metaphors.
I can compare/contrast poetry and
plays.
I can identify similes/metaphors.
I can read and understand text.
I can identify similes/metaphors.
I can read and understand text.
I can identify the point of view of a
story.
I can make inferences based on
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Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
information in a story.
I can identify point of view of a
story.
I can spell words correctly.
I can identify Similes/Metaphors.
I can identify the characteristics of
a poem.
I can identify the point of view of a
story.
I can identify similes/metaphors.
I can make inferences based on
information in a story.
I can identify the point of view of a
story.
I can identify and explain the
meaning of common idioms.
I can make inferences based on
information in a story.
I can identify and explain the
meaning of common idioms.
All of the above
All of the above
All of the above
All of the above
All of the above
Inference game
Find Point of view examples in
reading book.
Spelling assessment
Simile/Metaphor Assessment
Reading Dr. Suess books to see
rhyme and rhthym.
Versatiles
st
rd
Write from 1 person/3 person
point of view.
Hot Dots for Inferences
“Vera and Paulineshia”/”Cave
Explorers”
Idiom lesson on paper
Point of view wksht.
spelling assessment
Simile/Metaphor Assessment
Redo
observation
st
rd
1 person/3 person writing
Redo
Share point of view
writing aloud
observation
point of view wksht
Redo
Be a peer tutor
“Betty” Inferences
Study Island lesson idioms
Idioms multiple choice
observation
multiple choice check
Lesson on SI
Games on SI
Study guide
Study guide
Study Island
Unit Assessment
Unit Assessment
observation
observation
blue ribbons
Assessment
Assessment
Partners
Partners
Lessons on SI
Pull out
Pull out
peer tutor
peer tutor
Games on SI
Ideas and Thoughts for Refinement
Overall this unit went very well. I would like to add more compare/contrast activities with poems and plays. I would also like to find more information on poems to help
the students and myself better understand them. I also want them to write more poetry of their own.
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