ED 345 Calvin College Lesson Planning Form

Teacher:
Miss Spoelma
folktales/fairytales/fables

Date: Lesson 5

Subject/ Topic/ Theme:

I. Objectives
What is the main focus of this lesson?
The main focus of this lesson is to practice close reading.
How does this lesson tie in to a unit plan?
This lesson is a close read with the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty by Michael Teitelbaum
(Disney version).
What are your objectives for this lesson? Indicate connections to applicable national or state
standards. If an objective applies to only certain students write the name(s) of the student(s) to whom it
applies.
1. Students will be able to use evidence from the text to answer questions.
2. Students will be able to read through a text multiple times to gain a better understanding of key
details.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central
message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.2
Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse
media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions
contribute to the sequence of events
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.
II. Before you start
Prerequisite knowledge
and skills.
Assessment
(formative and
summative)

Students are able to use a text to answer questions.

Formative: Students will answer questions using evidence from a text. See
Sleeping Beauty close reading worksheet.

Universal Design for Learning Networks/Domains (see UDL Guidelines)

RECOGNITION
Multiple Means of Representation
Options for Perception
First time, listen to book with pictures.
Second and third time read through text
only.
Options for Language/Symbols
Options for Comprehension
Reading through text with different goals
in mind.

STRATEGIC
Multiple Means of Expression
(Action)
Options for action/interaction
Students may work with people
around them.

AFFECTIVE
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Options for recruiting interest
Story is familiar

Options for Expression

Students may come up with
different answers that are correct.
Options for Executive Function
At the end, have students share
their answers.

Options for Sustaining Effort &

Persistence
Options for Self Regulation

Materials-what materials
(books, handouts, etc) do
you need for this lesson
and do you have them?
Do you need to set up
your classroom in any
special way for this
lesson? If so, describe it.
III. The Plan
Tim
Parts
e
3
Motivatio
min
n
s.
(Opening/
Introducti
on/
Engageme
nt)
Developm
ent
30
min
s.

Sleeping Beauty close read worksheet, Sleeping Beauty by Michael

Teitelbaum, close reading anchor chart, ELMO, The Curse of Maleficent by
Elizabeth Rudnick
N/A

The description of (script for) the lesson, wherein you describe teacher
activities and student activities
Using your anchor chart, review what close reading is and the expectations.
Tell the students you will be reading another version of Sleeping Beauty today and
doing a close read with it. You will talk about how you can compare and contrast the
two stories.

Start by reading the story aloud while showing the pictures under the ELMO. Stop at
certain parts that are different from the previous lessons story and ask the students
what they notice.
After the story is finished, split the students into pairs to read the text through again
and answer questions using evidence from the text (questions sheet)
Ask the students if they have ever seen the movie Maleficent. Show them the
book The Curse of Maleficent (similar to the movie). Give some of the main ideas
of the story and talk about how it is different and similar to Sleeping Beauty. Talk
about how this point of view is different and sometimes stories are told from
different points of view and it completely changes the story. Since the book is too
long to read in a day, allow students to borrow the book if they want to read it.

5
min
s

After students have completed the assignment, have them go back to their seats
and review the various answers under the ELMO.
Closure

Questions to consider:
How does close reading help us to gain more in depth knowledge about the text?
How can we compare this Sleeping Beauty story to the other one we read?
Have you read any other versions of Sleeping Beauty? If so, how were they different
still?

Your reflection on the lesson including ideas for improvement for next time: