LESSON PLAN Lesson #_1_

Name: Kayla Clark, Jessica Baasch Content Area: Literacy

Date: February 21, 2017 Grade Level: 2nd Grade

Use this template to plan, removing the notes in parentheses and this box. Give this form to your cooperating teacher for
review and a signature before you teach your lesson.

Goal(s): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3: Describe how characters in a story respond to major

events and challenges.

Through observations of the class, we have seen that most of the students are familiar
Planning: with plot or main events. We will be working with a small group of ELL students who
have not yet reached the literacy or reading level of their grade. These students will be
able to connect with the story as well as using the content of the story to connect with
concepts and ideas they have been working on previously in the classroom. These
students tend to confuse major events with major events. It is important to focus on the
students’ comprehension of the story in order to make sure they are grasping the ideas
that are needed as a goal of this lesson. It is also important to keep the students interested
and engaged in the mini lesson itself.

Objective(s): 1. Students will be able to identify the main events in the story and how they correspond
to the importance of the plot.
: 2. Students will be able to discuss with their classmates and teacher why they feel this
event is a main event in the plot of the story.

Students will learn to use the following vocabulary words:

 Plot
 Main Events

Students will show their comprehension of the lesson by filling out the worksheet with
Assessment: proper, correct answers. The students may works together or alone to fill out the
worksheet, but will be redirected by classmates when reviewing. If a student is incorrect
in their answer response, they will be redirected with the correct answer by another
student, and not by the teacher.

Materials Needed:

 Abuela (a book with multiple characters and settings)

 Final informal assessment worksheet

Procedures:
(Include time allotments)
Introduction (5-7 minutes)
Read the chosen book, Abuela, to group of students all the way to the end. During reading, ask students
questions to engage them in prior knowledge and building knowledge on plot and main events. Once
finished, explain to the students that today they will be reviewing plot and main events. They may work
together or individually but explain that they will be identifying the different points in the story where
important events happen. Let them know that if they need to review the story, and the main events in the
plot, they may do so on their own.
Steps for instruction (5-7 minutes):
 Begin by asking the students to answer the definition for plot or main event. If they are unable to
provide a definition, they are:
o Plot: the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the
writer as an interrelated sequence. (The main events that lead to the solution of the problem
in the story or that relate directly with it)
 Allow the students to fill out the worksheet on their own or with a partner, and ask them to raise their
hands when they are finished. They do not have to identify every main idea.
 Once finished, ask the students to compare their answers and give feedback to each other. If they all
worked together, they may receive feedback from the teacher.
Strategies for students requiring additional assistance: Students who may need additional assistance may
ask for help from their fellow classmates, but if they happen to get stuck they may ask for help from the
teacher. The teacher may not give the students the answer, but ask them to go back and review the story
instead. The discussions should be student directed with help from the teacher when needed.
Closure: Students may be asked to review a story that they are currently reading in class and find the main
events within that story. They will be given another worksheet in order to identify those main events that
they may take home and work on. They will use this worksheet to demonstrate the comprehension of the
lesson. Review once again with the students the definitions of plot or main event, allowing them to provide
the answer.