Teaching Experience for EDUC 580: Lesson 1

Topic: Language Arts: Main Idea Class: Reading Comprehension Date: March #$% #&'4 th Language Arts Plan for 4 Grade English Language Learner at Level 4 Proficiency E!panding" Content Objectives: Lang age Objectives: (he student )ill demonstrate comprehension Listening: (he student )ill identify the main ideas of fiction and nonfiction te!ts *y identifying from a te!t as it is read aloud+ main ideas and finding as )ell as creating the Reading: (he student )ill identify the main ideas in details that support main ideas+ fiction and nonfiction te!ts+ (he student )ill find details that support main ideas+ ,ased on -.L .*/ectives 4+$ C% 4+$ 0% and Writing: (he student )ill descri*e and record the main 4+4 0 idea and details of a te!t using the attached 1Main Idea (a*le23graphic organi4er+ (he student )ill generate headlines for ne)spaper articles+ Speaking: (he student )ill ma5e up details for a given main idea+ !e" #ocab lar": Main Idea 0etails $aterials %incl &ing s pple'entar" an& a&apte&(: Pu44le The Paperboy *y 0av Pil5ey Articles from (ime for 6ids )ith titles cut off+ 7old construction paper in half% glue the article on the front and the title inside for scaffolding could allo) students to use titles as a )ord *an5"+ Main Idea (a*le (emplate (oilet paper rolls% *lan5 sheet of paper ,all3,alloon )ith 8arious Main Ideas )ritten in sharpie+ Computer *oo5mar5ed to http:33)))+harcourtschool+com3activity3*oo59*uddy3rosie3s5ill9pre+html

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Teaching Experience for EDUC 580: Lesson 1

Ti'e: $<'& minutes +ctivities +nticipator" ,et-. il&ing .ac/gro n&: (he teacher )ill introduce the pu44le *y as5ing the student to ma5e o*servations3predictions+ :hat is the pu44le depicting; (he student )ill complete the pu44le+ (he teacher )ill descri*e each pu44le piece as a detail supporting the main idea+ (he teacher )ill as5 the student: :hat is the main idea of the pu44le; Content0 1iction: (he teacher )ill define 1main idea2 as the central thought or message of a te!t+ (he teacher )ill ma5e a ta*le from toilet paper rolls and paper to demonstrate the concept of a main idea *eing )ell<supported *y details+ ,y removing one of the details% the main idea no longer stands+ (he teacher )ill introduce the *oo5% The Paperboy *y 0av Pil5ey+ (he teacher )ill as5 the student to ma5e predictions a*out the *oo5=s main idea *ased upon the cover+ :hile the teacher reads% the student )ill record details in his o)n Main Idea (a*le+ (he teacher )ill read the *oo5 aloud+ (he student )ill summari4e the main idea of the te!t+ (he student )ill share his ta*le )ith the teacher+ (he student )ill cut out his ta*le and fold it% so that it is standing+ .all Toss (he student and teacher )ill toss the *all3*alloon *ac5 and forth+ 0uring his turn% the student )ill silently read the )ord3main idea underneath his right hand+ (he student )ill generate and orally descri*e details regarding the main idea+ (he teacher has to determine the main idea *ased upon the details given+ .nce the teacher determines the main idea% the student )ill pass her the *all+ Content0 2onfiction: In finding the main idea for fictional te!ts% the student and teacher discussed the *oo5% The Paperboy> no) in discussing nonfiction% the student and teacher )ill loo5 at actual ne)spaper articles+ 7irst% the teacher )ill introduce the acronym (?IE8E-+ A good reader 5no)s )here to go in a nonfiction te!t to get the main idea+ 1 (?IE8E-2 descri*es each of these places+ As5 the student if he can thin5 of any)here to loo5 for the Main Idea in a nonfiction te!t+ Reveal and discuss (?IE8E-+ Introduce the articles+ (he student may highlight 5ey details as he reads each article+ ,ased upon the details% the student )ill generate an appropriate title+ (he teacher and student )ill compare the student<generated titles3main ideas )ith the actual titles of the ne)spaper articles+ (he teacher and student )ill discuss )hich titles )ere most appropriate+ Closing (he teacher )ill introduce the 1:hat=s (he ,ig Idea;2 Game on the computer

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Teaching Experience for EDUC 580: Lesson 1

(he student )ill choose a topic% read the information and then select the main idea+ Links to Experience: (he realia provided< the pu44le% the ne)spaper articles% the ta*le+ (he student is also familiar )ith the computer and computer games% thus the closing activity pulls from his interests+ Links to Learning: All of the activities relate to identifying the main idea and finding the supporting details+ I tried to include multiple 1touches2 )ith the material< 5inesthetic the *all toss"% visual the articles"% and tactile the pu44le"+ I )anted to allo) the student multiple )ays of recalling and visuali4ing the content+ I )anted it to *e memora*le+ Key Vocabulary: Main Idea 0etails

Teaching Experience for EDUC 580: Lesson 1

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Teaching Experience for EDUC 580: Lesson 1

Teaching Experience for EDUC 580: Lesson 1