TPA Lesson Design Frame

Name: Sarah Briggs Date: 4/1/14

Lesson #, Lesson Title: Before Reading
Grade Level & Class Title: Third Grade
Period or Block: Vocabulary
Standards & !"ectives
Learning Objectives: Given the vocabulary words the students will be able to complete word cards by
writing the word definition using it in a sentence and listing two relating words with 1! out of 1"
correct#
Academic Language Objectives: pioneer prairie churn hearth pantry settlers sod territory
homestead fierce severe bustling galloped glorious waded#
#nstr$ctional Strategies and Learning Tasks to S$%%ort Learning:
Time $earning %ctivities and &urpose
rientation&'ngagement&(otivation' To get the students engaged the teacher will write the date 1()* on
the board# +n groups of four the students are to come up with one event that is going on during this time or
a word that signifies this time# ,nce each group has come up with the word they are to write it on the board
under 1()*#
Presentation&')%licit #nstr$ction' The teacher will e-plain that the students .ust gave meaning to the
numbers 1()*# /ithout meaning the numbers are .ust numbers# The same is true for words# /ithout
meaning words are .ust letters stuc0 together# +t is important to 0now the meaning of words especially
before reading# 1nowing the meaning of words will deepen your understanding of a te-t# Today we are
going to determine the meaning of words from our te-t 2&ioneer Girl The Story of $aura +ngalla /ilder3
by /illiam %nderson#
Str$ct$red Practice&')%loration' %t the tables the students will be instructed to get out their vocabulary
noteboo0s# 4They are familiar with this e-ercise#5 The teacher will say a word and write it on the board 4i#e#
pioneer5# The students are to individually thin0 about what the word means and then draw a picture of it#
/hen they are done drawing they are to compare and contrast their drawings with the other students at
their table# ,nce the students have shared their drawings with one another the teacher will as0 some
students to share what they drew and discussed# This will continue with each word#
G$ided Practice&Feed!ack: The class will then play a game of charades# 6ach student will pic0 one card
from the dec0 of cards with the vocabulary words written on them# The students will have " minutes to
collect their thoughts# The students will 7perform8 one at a time and act out their words# The other students
have to guess the word# %fter each student the teacher will discuss their 7performance3 4i#e# how did they
portray the word9 /as it accurate9 a good representation of the word or e-plain the word could have been
better supported etc#5# /hile other students are 7performing8 the students can add to their vocabulary
noteboo0s#
#nde%endent Practice&A%%lication: ,nce each student has gone the teacher will instruct the students to
return to their seats# The teacher will have the students put their noteboo0s away# The students will be
instructed to create word cards for each word# The first word card has a vocabulary word on the front of the
inde- card and the definition on the bac0# The second word card has the word used in a complete sentence
and two related words on the bac0 4i#e# synonym antonym describing words etc#5
Clos$re: %fter the students have completed all the word cards the teacher will introduce the boo0 that
they will be reading 2&ioneer Girl The Story of $aura +ngalla /ilder#3 She will read the story to the class#
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#nstr$ctional (aterials and S$%%ort: 2&ioneer Girl The Story of $aura +ngalla /ilder3 white
board dry erase mar0ers vocabulary cards inde- cards vocabulary noteboo0s pencils and drawing
utensils#
Assessment
:escription and &urpose of
%ssessment %ctivity#
6valuative ;riteria# <eedbac0 to students#
+nstructional $esson
%ssessments
a5 &rocess
:uring the structured practice
the students are drawing and
discussing their
understanding of the
vocabulary words#
:uring the guided practice the
students are acting out the
vocabulary word they
pic0ed from the pile and
participating and listening to
the discussion after each
word#
b5 &roduct
:uring the independent
practice the students are
creating word cards by writing
the definition using the word
in a sentence and writing two
relating words on inde- cards#
The teacher is observing the
students8 participation
through their interpretive
drawings and discussions#
The teacher is observing the
students8 understanding
through their representation of
the word in the game of
charades#
The teacher is loo0ing for 1!
out of 1" words used
correcting by defining using
in a sentence and writing two
relating words#
+nstantly based on what the
students have said#
+mmediately after the
student has acted out the
word#
The ne-t day after the
teacher has graded the
word cards#
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