week 6 reading lesson plan

Lesson Plan Template          

Activity-based lesson adjusted to common core    

           

Lesson topic:   Conflict: How do characters respond?

           

Grade  level:   2

           

Aim questions:            

1.        What   learning objectives/main ideas do students need to know  (maximum of 3)?        

Students will describe how characters in story solve problems and overcome challenges.

2.        What   common core skills will be introduced or reinforced during this lesson?

              RL.2.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

          

3.        Which content area standards are addressed in this lesson?

Analyzing and interpreting literature.          

4.        What   academic and content specific vocabulary  is introduced in this lesson?

Compare/contrast, analyze, describe, explain         

5.        What   materials (e.g. activity sheet,  map, song) will I present to students?

Activity sheet: Venn diagram – Compare and contrast the reactions of two different characters to their challenges.

6.        What  activity, if any, will I use to settle students and establish a context (DO NOW)?

Students work in partners. Each pair is given a different scenario containing a conflict. Each pair should figure out an effective solution to their conflict. Students than share their conflicts and solutions with the whole class. The class discusses if the solution given is effective and offers alternative solutions to the problem.           

7.        How will I open the lesson (MOTIVATION) and capture student interest? 

Show inspiring video of an individual faced with a difficult challenge who used courage and optimism to overcome it.

8.        What   additional Full class/group/individual activities will I use to help students discover what they           need to learn (suggest three)? If there are group activities, how will student groups be organized?

Class: Teacher and students analyze the video and discuss how the individual responded to her challenge, whether or not she acted appropriately, and how they would react to such a situation. Individual: Students silently read literature story. Afterwards, students fill out a sheet, identifying the literary elements in the story that they have already learned (characters, conflict, and resolution).

Group: Students work in groups of three (pre-arranged by teacher according to level). They fill out a chart, identifying each character in the story, his/her conflict, and how he/she reacted to that conflict. Class: Each group shares their answers, and the class analyzes each other’s answers.

9.        How will I differentiate instruction with multiple entry points for diverse learners? Students with disabilities or learning difficulties and ELL students will be given easier sheets with less questions. They will also be graded more leniently. During individual and group activities, teacher will walk around to help students that are having trouble.

10.    What   HOT (High Order Thinking) questions will I ask to encourage students in analysis and discussion?

Do you think the character acted appropriately? How do you think the character could have resolved the conflict more effectively? What would you have done in such a situation? Which character were you most/least impressed by, and why?

11.    How will I assess student mastery of the skills, content, and concepts taught in this lesson? Collect the Venn diagram sheet, literary terms sheet, and character conflict/reaction chart, and grade appropriately. During individual and group work, walk around the classroom, asking students questions, and mentally assessing student mastery. During class discussions, focus on student questions and answers, and analyze whether or not students have grasped the material.

12.    How will I bring the lesson to closure (Summary Questions)?
Define character, conflict, and resolution. What are effective methods of dealing with challenges? What are ineffective methods of dealing with challenges?

13.    How will I reinforce and extend student learning?

•      CLASS  APPLICTION/FOLLOW-UP – Class decides on a problem in the school/class that they would like to fix and works together to find an appropriate and effective solution.           

•      ENRICHMENT  ACTIVITIES – Students create an illustration related to the story/ the day’s lesson.

•      HOMEWORK – Students read a short story, and fill out the same chart they did in class on character conflicts and reactions.     

14.    What topics come next?      

TOMORROW – writing about the story, and about the characters’ conflicts and reactions.

DAY     AFTER – reflection on the story and on the topic of reaction to conflicts, and application to personal life experiences.

15.    How do I evaluate this lesson? (It is about to what extent your lesson successful is, which is           different from student assessment itself. You can use student assessment results as one evidence         for your lesson’s success though.)     

•      STRENGTHS  - varied groupings – class, group, partner, individual; incorporates technology  - video; demands student participation and critical thinking.

•      WEAKNESSES – may be too difficult for second graders, may be too much going on in one lesson 

•      AREAS  to WORK – making sure lesson is grade-appropriate

•      THINGS TO CHANGE – maybe split lesson and cover over two days