Standard - What standard is LAFS.K12.R.1.

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this lesson working to
develop?
Purpose/Objective - What
skill(s) are you developing
in this lesson? What do you
want students to practice,
or be able to do?
Determine central ideas or
themes of a text and analyze
their development; summarize
the key supporting details and
ideas.
Find different themes in the
story and be able to support it
with text evidence

Book Selection & Rationale I chose the story Meatball from

What book have you Tails From The Pantry because
selected for this read each story have a specific
aloud? Why have you theme and life lesson it is
selected this book (how trying to teach. I will be
does it support your reading the whole book
objective/purpose)? Will because it is necessary to
you be reading the whole determine the theme
book (why/why not)?

Step-by-Step Plan I will introduce the book, the

1. Describe how you will
preview the book and set-
up the read aloud.
2. Describe the purposeful
questions you will ask.
Make sure they are related
to your objective/purpose.
3. Describe how students
will summarize and share
their thoughts about the
story. How will you wrap-up
the story with students?
How will they share their
thoughts or feelings about
title of the book is Meatball
from Tails From The Pantry and
it was written by Patsy
Clarimont.
I will tell the students that we
are going to be determining
the theme at the end of the
story and that they will have to
support it with the text.
At the end of the story I will
tell them to discuss with their
shoulder partner and give
them time to discuss what
they think the theme is and
evidence to support their
claim.
The students will discuss for
about 3 minutes depending on
the story? How will you lead
students into the
assessment (i.e. after
reading activity)?
Evaluation Plan How will
you know students have
mastered your
objective(s)?
Describe the after-
reading/assessment activity
students will complete and
how it shows if they have
mastered your objective.
the conversations and I will
walk around making sure the
students are on the right track.
After the the students are done
discussing in their groups I will
ask them to share in the big
group what they talked about.
I will know the students have
mastered Theme if they can
come up with at least one
theme for the book and
support that claim with textual
evidence