Reading Lesson Plan
Week 8
October 14-18
2nd Grade
Reading
Mon.
Opening/Anticipatory Set/Hook:
 Introduce an author using a teacher made anchor chart or power point.
 Read a story by your chosen author.
 Record attributes, noticing characters and interesting words, on a chart as you
read different texts from the same author throughout the week. (SEE AUTHOR
STUDY TEMPLATE IN COMMON DRIVE UNDER READING---NOT READING
LESSONS)
 The teacher will model and write a reading response for each day (retell the
beginning, middle and end).
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Materials
Suggestions for
author studies
are:
Tomie dePaola,
Doreen Cronin,
Mem Fox, Eve
Bunting, Cynthia
Rylant, Robert
Munch, etc.
Later in the week the teacher models comparing similarities and differences
with the emphasis on a brief retell.
Work Period:
 Students will retell the beginning, middle and end of the story to a partner.
 In the RRJ create a flow map of the beginning, middle and end of the story.
 Sentence stem: Today, I read __________________________ by
____________. In the beginning _________________________. Then,
_______________. In the end ____________________________.
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Later in the week students will compare similarities or differences between the
stories with emphasis on a brief retell- in RRJ- (see Author Study Template)
Closing:
 Have a few students share their RRJ with the class. The class responds by
making positive and constructive comments.
We will / Objective:
 We will study several works by the same author.
I will /Product/Task:
 I will respond to literature by describing similarities and differences in plots and
settings of several works by the same author.
POP:
We will analyze a author’s works and chart the characteristics of each story using a
graphic organizer.
Academic Language:
 organizer
 retell
 solution
Social Studies:BIG IDEA: Leaders share many qualities
 What are the traits of a leader?
Suggested
Literature for SS:
Thanksgiving Is…
by Gail Gibbons,
Thank You, Sarah
The Woman
 How do their actions reflect values and beliefs?
Possible SS activities:
 Begin to share stories and read alouds centered on how Thanksgiving began in
the Colonies and the United States. Focus on the leadership qualities that
these early settlers demonstrated.
 Add to the Leadership Qualities Chart.
 Consider bringing in the follow TEKS:
2.13A show how leaders show responsibility for the common good
2.1A Explain the significance of various…national celebrations…
2.8B Identify ways in which people have modified the physical environment,
including natural resources, to meet basic needs
Who Saved
Thanksgiving by
Laurie Halse
Anderson, Sarah
Gives Thanks by
Mike Allegra,
etc.