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3. Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate
information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly
to the text as the basis for the answers.
4.
A. Learning Objectives
B. Assessments
Learning Objectives Assessments
Students will be able to ask questions The students will wrote down their questions
about a text and understand the on a worksheet and share their questions
importance of questions. with the teacher.
5. Materials:
-Teacher:
A copy of the book (The Power of Corn by Julian Stone) for each student
A copy of the worksheet for each student
-Students:
A writing utensil
6. Pre-lesson assignments and/or prior knowledge: The students are familiar with
informational texts and text features.
7. Lesson Beginning: The teacher will start the lesson by asking the students what an
Informational text is. The teacher will take students responses and guide them to the
answer that it gives “factual information about a topic”.
The teacher will start the The students will None. 2 min
lesson by asking the give the teacher
students what an appropriate
Informational text is. The reponses.
teacher will take
students responses and
guide them to the
answer that it gives
“factual information
about a topic”.
Next, the teacher will The students will A copy of the book (The 2 min
show the students the listen to the Power of Corn by Julian
book The Power of Corn teacher. Stone) for each student.
by Julian Stone and A copy of the worksheet
pass out the worksheet. for each student.
The teacher will ask the The students will None. 1 min
students to put away put away their
their worksheets and worksheets.
collect the books.
a. Differentiation: The teacher will monitor the studnets and help struggling
stduents. All of the stduents are above-level readers.
d. Transitions: The teacher will read the questions aloud to the students before
they answer them.
9. Closure: The teacher will close the lesson by asking the students to put away their
books.
Michelle Kearsley
Date of Lesson: 4/24/18
Ms. Bagley (Edgewood Elementary School)
2. Lesson Essential Question: How do text features help you understand text?
3. Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate
information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly
to the text as the basis for the answers.
4.
A. Learning Objectives
B. Assessments
Learning Objectives Assessments
Students will be able to identify The studnets will compete a worksheet answering
the importantance of text questions about text features and share their
features. responses with the teacher.
5. Materials:
-Teacher:
A copy of the book (The Power of Corn by Julian Stone) for each student
-Students:
Their worksheet from the previous class
A writing utensil
6. Pre-lesson assignments and/or prior knowledge: The students are familiar with
informational texts and text features.
7. Lesson Beginning: The teacher will start the lesson by reviewing what the students
completed during the last meeting.
The teacher will start the The students will Worksheets. 2 min
lesson by reviewing listen to the teacher Books.
what the students and answer
completed during the questions.
last meeting.
The teacher will ask the The students will None. 2 min
students to share the share their
text features they chose responses.
to put on the chart.
The teacher will read the The students will None. 3 min
next question and ask answer the
the students to answer question.
it.
The teacher will ask the The students will None. 2 min
students to share their share their
responses. responses.
The teacher will read the The students will None. 3 min
last question and ask answer the
the students to answer question.
it.
The teacher will ask the The students will None. 2 min
students to share their share their
responses. responses.
e. Differentiation: The teacher will monitor the studnets and help struggling
stduents. All of the stduents are above-level readers.
f. Questions: “How can you use the words and artwork to help your understanding
of the book?”
h. Transitions: The teacher will read the questions aloud to the students before
they answer them.
9. Closure: The teacher will take student responses for the last question and review
the main points from the worksheet.
Name: ________________________
Before reading the book The Power of Corn by Julian Stone, what do you think
the book will be about? Do you have any questions about the book?
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While reading the book The Power of Corn by Julian Stone, write down any
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Fill in the chart with two features and their purpose from the book.
Throughout the book, words and artwork are used together. How can you use
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After reading the book The Power of Corn by Julian Stone, do you still have
any questions?
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