Student: Victoria Bernazzani Cooperating Teacher: Alison Antenorcruz Lesson Title: Meet Abraham Lincoln Lesson Area: Social

Studies/Language Arts Date Submitted: March 20, 2013 Grade Level: 1 & 2 Date of Implementation: February 12, Description of Group: 1- 504, 16- ELLs 2013 Group Size: 22 st Goal: (using 1 grade standard-implementing to 1st and 2nd) CA History-S.S. Standard 1.3 Students know and understand the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States that provide continuity and a sense of community across time. #2. Understand the significance of our national holidays and the heroism and achievements of the people associated with them. Common Core Language Arts Standards 1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. 8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Content Objective: Given a teacher read aloud, students will be introduced to Abraham Lincolnthe 16th president of the United States. They will listen and discuss some of the most notable accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln, as measured by the completion of a writing activity Dear Mr. Lincoln. Language Objective: Given sentence frames and vocabulary, students will summarize the impact of Abraham Lincolns life using past tense verbs, as measured by teacher observations of oral whole group discussion and a written work sample. Formative Assessment: Before the read aloud, I will show students a penny and a $5 dollar bill and ask what they notice, what they may know, and/or what it reminds them of to elicit prior knowledge/understanding. Summative Assessment: At the close of the read aloud, students will engage in a partner talk and whole class discussion sharing out what they learned. As students respond, I can further assess them by asking clarifying or probing questions. Students will leave their Dear Mr. Lincoln letters in their writing drawers for further assessment. Materials/Preparation: One penny $5 dollar bill Meet Abraham Lincoln text Dear Mr. Lincoln letters Pencils Erasers Chart paper Marker Promethean board/doc cam

The Lesson: Introduction (5 minutes) 1. Invite students to the carpet. Show them a penny and a $5 dollar bill. Have students do a think-pair-share, Who is this person? and/or What do you know about him? Give them a few moments to think, talk to a partner, and then share out as a class. Take a few responses from quiet hands. 2. Introduce text, Meet Abraham Lincoln. Have students share out what they think the book will be about. Ask, What does the cover tell you? What do you notice? Take a few responses from quiet hands. Tell students to keep these ideas in their heads as we read. Procedure (30 minutes) 1. Read Meet Abraham Lincoln aloud. When appropriate, pause to give students the opportunity to comment and/or ask questions. Use echo talk for specific words throughout the book (pre-marked with sticky notes). 2. After the read aloud, tell students that the book covered a lot of information, and we are now going to write some notes down to help us remember the most important points. Model the sentence frame, Abraham Lincoln was important because _____ with a volunteer. 3. Have students do a think-pair-share (using the sentence frame), possible questions: Why was Abraham Lincoln important? What did you learn? 4. Call on quiet hands to share out. Record responses on the chart paper using bullets to keep points organized. Exhaust all ideas. Thank students for their thinking and note that they came up with lots of good information. 5. Using the doc cam, introduce Dear Mr. Lincoln letter. Model letter writing activity to students: write the date, the sentence starter Thank you for and signature. Explain that they can use the chart paper ideas to help them write their letters. Title the chart paper Thank you for to make this connection clear for students. Excuse students by table leader. Hand the table leader copies of the Dear Mr. Lincoln letters to distribute at their tables. 6. Roll the chart paper to the center of the carpet so all students have visual access. Give them work time. Once they finish writing, they can begin to cut out their letters. Students will put completed or ongoing work into their writing cubbies. Closure (5 minutes) 1. Invite students back to the carpet. Use the doc cam to show students $5 dollar bill and a penny. Say, Now that you have spent time learning about Abraham Lincoln, why do you think people decided to put his face on the five dollar bill and penny? Students should offer comments similar to their letters and similar to the facts we recorded on the white board. Explain that this is a way to remember him/show respect for his life. Modifications: C.A. and M.B. (1st) and G.J. and M.R. (2nd) wear glasses. If they forget their glasses on the day of implementation they will be moved closer to the front of the carpet for the read aloud. N.S. has diabetes, and tells either Mrs. Antenorcruz or myself when she is feeling high or low. If at any time she tells us she is not feeling well, or I

notice changes in her behavior/energy, she will be sent to the nurse for a check up. ELL Modifications: Think-pair-share Partner talks Echo talk Sentence frame: Abraham Lincoln was important because _____. Realia