Lander University Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Morgan Chambers Subject/Grade: 2nd/ELA

Lesson # ___4___ Date and Time of Lesson: 9 April 2014 8:40 a.m.

Learning Objective: The students will write opinion pieces based on the topic given and give reasons to support those opinions. Alignment with Standards: Common Core 2nd Grade Writing Standard 2.1 Text Types and Purposes: 1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g. because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section. Developmental Appropriateness or Cross-curricular connections: Cognitive- Prior knowledge needed for this lesson includes the ability to: sit quietly and listen while a story is being read aloud, write in complete sentences, use correct punctuation, and use correct capital letter placement. Social- Students will communicate with peers when needed while writing their opinion pieces after listening to the story. Physical- The students will move to the reading rug for the read aloud and then back to their desk to work on their writings. The prompt will be on the board, so if students need to move to see, they may do so. Emotional-Students will be able to share their writing with the class, if they desire. Assessment(s) of the Objectives
Lesson Objective Assessment of the Objective Use of Formative Assessment

The students will be able to write opinion pieces and be able to give reasons to support those opinions. Each students opinion piece should be at least 3 sentences long. (C.C. 2nd Grade W.2.1)

After listening to the read aloud of Dr. Seuss If I Ran the Zoo, the students will write opinion pieces for the prompt If I ran the zoo I would.... Students will demonstrate their ability to write based on their own opinions and give reasons that support those opinions.

The data received from the assessment will help to guide further instruction of the writing process. If there are any areas that the students struggle with, it will be reviewed.

Accommodations: For students who may finish early, I will allow them to read silently at their desk, or draw a picture to illustrate their writing. For students who may work at a slower pace or are struggling with writing, I will allow them to work with an early finisher if they would like. Materials:

If I Ran the Zoo By Dr. Seuss Pencils Read and Response Journals

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Procedures:

Promethean board

Motivational techniques- To gain the interest of the students I will give them a summary of the book, and tell them how the book is written (through rhyme and exaggerated language). To motivate the students about writing after the read aloud, I will tell them that they get to make up their own ideas of what they would do if they ran the zoo. Instructional strategies- 1. The students will sit on the reading rug, and I will do a read aloud of If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss. 2. After reading I will have the students go back to their seats and get out their read and response journals. 3. As a class, we will discuss the main rules of writing sentences (i.e. capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, correct punctuation at the end, etc.) 4. The students will then write a response to the prompt If I ran the zoo I would and give reasons to support their opinions of what they would do. 5. When the students have finished writing their response, they may share them with the class if they chose to do so. Probing questions- 1. What would you do if you ran the zoo? 2. In correlation with question 1, Why would you do those things? 3. Can you use adjectives to describe the things you would do in your zoo? 4.What goes at the beginning of a sentence? 5.What goes at the end of a sentence?

Activity Analysis:

Activity 1- The students will sit and listen to the read aloud on the reading rug. This activity supports the lesson objective because the story will give the students their prompt for their writing assignment. This activity stems from the students characteristics because there are many students who enjoy having books read to them. This activity also benefits the students who struggle with reading because they will be able to sit and listen to the story without becoming overwhelmed if they had to read it themselves. There will be no technology used in this activity because it is a read aloud. Instead of using technology, I will be reading to the class from a book; therefore technology is not needed.
Activity 2- The students will write opinion pieces for the writing prompt, If I ran the zoo I would... and give reasons that support their opinions. This activity supports the lesson objective because if allows the students to write opinions pieces and give reasons to support those opinions. This activity will be used also as a way for the students to practice beginning sentences with capital letters and ending them with correct punctuation. This activity stems from the students characteristics because there are many students who love to write and make up their own stories. This activity also stems from the students need to work on beginning sentences with capital letters and ending them with a punctuation mark. The technology used in this activity will be the promethean board. Once the students have returned to their seats, I will write the writing prompt on the board for them to refer to while they write in their read and response journals.

References: The book, If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss