EffectiveElementsforInstructionLessonPlanFormat Lesson:Transitions TeachersName:CourtneePanduren SubjectArea&GradeLevel:ELA9thGrade

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Standard: CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.910.2cUseappropriateandvariedtransitionstolinkthemajor sectionsofthetext,createcohesion,andclarifytherelationshipsamongcomplexideasand concepts. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.910.4Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment, organization,andstyleareappropriatetotask,purpose,andaudience.(Gradespecific expectationsforwritingtypesaredefinedinstandards13above.)

II.Objective/Benchmark: Studentscanwriteaninformationalentryintheirwritersnotebooks.Studentswillexplainhowitwould feeltobealeafwhenfallhasstarted. Studentscanchooseanappropriatetransitionwhenprovidedwiththreechoices. Studentscanaddfluencytotheirwritingbygoingbackandinsertingtransitionsforfluency.

III.AnticipatorySet: Studentswillcontinuetoworkontheirinformationalwritingskillsbyexplainingwhataleafmayfeellike whenfallhasstarted.Thispiececanbecreativebutstillfocusesontheinformationalwritingskillof explaining.

IV.Input: Studentsneedtoknowwhatatransitionis. Studentsneedtobeabletoseegapsintheirwritingwheretransitionsmaybeuseful. Studentsneedintroductionandbodyparagraphs(previouslywritteninclass).

ThinkingLevels: Studentsidentifywhatatransitionis. Studentsexplainwhatitwouldbeliketobealeafoncefallhasstarted. Studentschooseanappropriatetransitionfromthethreegivenchoicesonthetransitionworksheet. Studentsidentifyanappropriatetransitionwhenaspaceisleftblankforone. Studentsplanwhereatransitionmayfitintotheirwriting. Studentselectandinputthosetransitiontomaketheirparagraphsmorefluent.

LearningStylesandAccommodations: Providestudentswithmoretimeifnecessarytocompletethetransitionsworksheet. Studentsmayworkinpartnersorindividuallyonworksheets. Studentsmayaddmoretransitionsiftheyfindappropriateplacementforthem.

MethodsandMaterials: Writersnotebook Writingutensil Worksheet Markers

V.Modeling: Completethefirstthreequestionsonthetransitionworksheetasaclass.

VI.CheckingforUnderstanding: Whyaretransitionsnecessary? Wherearetransitionsprimarilyused? Atleasthowmanytransitionsshouldbeaddedtoyourwriting? Afterstudentshavebeenworkingforafewminutesontheworksheet,pausetoseeifthereareany sentencesthatareconfusing.

VII.GuidedPractice: Completethefirstthreequestionsonthetransitionworksheetasaclass.

VIII.IndependentPractice: Studentscompletethewritersnotebookentryontheirown. Studentsgobacktotheirownwritingandinsertatleastfivetransitionsindividually.

IX.Closure: Studentswillwriteanexitticketexplainingwheretheyinputtheirtransitions.Wasitatthebeginningof sentences,ortheend?Wasitbetweenparagraphs,orbetweensentences?

X.Assessment/Evaluation: Exitticket Collectingoftransitionworksheets Writersnotebookcheck