KarleeRankine

ShortStoryReport

FloridaStandardsAddressed:

1. LAFS.4.RI.1.1

Refertodetailsandexamplesinatextwhenexplainingwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyand
whendrawinginferencesfromthetext.
2. LAFS.4.RL.1.2
Determineathemeofastory,drama,orpoemfromdetailsinthetextsummarizethe
text.
3.
LAFS.4.W.1.2
Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideasandinformation
clearly.
a. Introduceatopicclearlyandgrouprelatedinformationinparagraphsandsections
includeformatting(e.g.,headings),illustrations,andmultimediawhenusefultoaiding
comprehension.
b. Developthetopicwithfacts,definitions,concretedetails,quotations,orotherinformation
andexamplesrelatedtothetopic.
c. Linkideaswithincategoriesofinformationusingwordsandphrases(e.g.,
another,for
example,also,because)
.
d. Usepreciselanguageanddomainspecificvocabularytoinformaboutorexplainthe
topic.
e. Provideaconcludingstatementorsectionrelatedtotheinformationorexplanation
presented.
Takenfrom"Home|CPALMS.org."
Home|CPALMS.org
.N.p.,n.d.Web.16Nov.2015.

Analyze:Thiswillbeforafourthgradeclassroom.Thestudentswillbeamixtureoflearning
abilitiesstartingwithchildrenonclasslevelandabove.Oneortwostudentswhoarebelow
gradelevelthatIwillbeworkingwithspecifically.Thesestudentscomefromsuburbanfamilies
whoaremiddleclasswith10%oftheclassfromalowerclassincomefamily.Itisamixedclass
withculturesfromallovertheworld,buteveryonespeaksenglish.
StateObjectives:
Audience,
Behavior,
Condition,
Degree
1) The
fourthgradestudents
willbeableto
correctlydescribe

thethemeofaquote
thathasbeengiventothem,
throughaworksheetwherethestudentsfilloutthe
differentthemes,details,andexamples

70%ofthetime
.
2) The
fourthgradestudents
willbeableto
understandhowtocorrectlymakea
quoteontheirownwithagivencentraltopic

byahandoutwiththeanoutlineof
howtosetuptheirquote
75%ofthetime
.

3) The
fourthgradestudents
willbeableto
duplicatethetextgiventothem

through
thepracticeofwritingasimilarquoteontheirown

73%ofthetime
.
SelectMedia/Materials:30papersoneforeachstudentandextras,pencils,laminatedquotes,
365DaysofWonderbyR.J.Palacio,Whiteboard,Computer,Worksheetonfindingthemes,
details,andmeaningbehindaquote,powerpoint,
Utilize:Imgoingtopassoutdifferentquotestoeachstudentintheclassroomandletthemthink
aboutthequotefor15minutes.Withinthose15minutesofthinkingtheywillhaveaworksheet
tocompletewhichwillisolatethemainidea,details,theme,andwordsthattheyhavetrouble
understanding,helpingthemunderstandthequotethatmuchmore.Ex:Whatdoesitmean,isit
useful,whatdoesitremindmeof,etc.Theforabout20minutesIwantthemtowriteashort
fictionalstoryonhowthequotebecameaquote,makingthemunderstandthetextbetterby
allowingthemtoputintotheirownwords.ForthenextfiveminutesIwantthestudentstoturnto
theirneighborandtradestorieswiththepartnerhighlightingthethemewhentheyseethemto
holdeachotheraccountable.ForthenextfiveminutesIwantthemtotradewithanotherpartner
tomakesurethestoriesaregrammaticallycorrectandhavelittlespellingerrors.Thenforthe
lastfiveminutesIwanttointroducethebookwewillbereadingthroughouttheyearcalled365
DaysofWonderbyR.J.Palacio.
Require:Thestudentswillbelearningaboutthepowerbehindquotesandwhatmakesaquote
sopowerfulinverylittlewords.Afterreceivingdifferentquotestheclasswillthenlearnhowto
findthedifferentpartsofaquote,forexamplefindingthetheme,throughaworksheetthatwill
makethemdescribeitintodifferentboxes.Afterreadingtheirquoteandblockingittheywill
practicebymakingtheirownquotebyfirstcomingupwithanideatopictotalkabout.
Evaluate:Iwillassesthestudentsbymakingsurethattheyunderstandhowtocorrectlyputa
quotetogether.Alsobymakingsurethatthereisverylittlespellingerrorsandthatthequote
makessense.Alsothatthestudentsareabletounderstandwhythisquotecantoapplyto
others,andhowitcouldbeusefultoothers.TomakethisbetterIcoulddoalessonbeforehand
onwhyquotesareexistintodaysworld,andhowaretheyimportanttoyou.

LessonPlan2
QuoteBookDay
FloridaStandardsAddressed:

1.) LAFS.4.W.2.6
Withsomeguidanceandsupportfromadults,usetechnology,includingtheInternet,to
produceandpublishwritingaswellastointeractandcollaboratewithothers
demonstratesufficientcommandofkeyboardingskillstotypeaminimumofonepagein
asinglesitting.
2.)
LAFS.4.W.3.7

 Conductshortresearchprojectsthatbuildknowledgethroughinvestigationofdifferent
aspectsofatopic.
3.)
LAFS.4.W.3.8
Recallrelevantinformationfromexperiencesorgatherrelevantinformationfromprint
anddigitalsourcestakenotesandcategorizeinformation,andprovidealistofsources.
Takenfrom"Home|CPALMS.org."
Home|CPALMS.org
.N.p.,n.d.Web.16Nov.2015.

Analyze:
Thiswillbeforafourthgradeclassroom.Thestudentswillbeamixtureoflearning
abilitiesstartingwithchildrenonclasslevelandabove.Oneortwostudentswhoarebelow
gradelevelthatIwillbeworkingwithspecifically.Thesestudentscomefromsuburbanfamilies
whoaremiddleclasswith10%oftheclassfromalowerclassincomefamily.Itisamixedclass
withculturesfromallovertheworld,buteveryonespeaksenglish.

StateObjectives:
Audience,
Behavior,
Condition,
Degree
1) Thefourthgradestudents
willbe
abletousecorrectlyusetechnology
to
collectdatafor
theirshortstoriesbysearchingthecorrectwebsitesanddataoffoftheinternetscavenger
huntandrecallingtheinformation
80%correctly
.
2) Thefourthgradestudents
willbe
abletodemonstrateknowledgeofkeyboardingskills
throughtheirabilitytoaccuratelytypeuptheirshortstoriesinashortamountoftime
with
70%ofthestudentspassing
.
3) Thefourthgradestudents
willbe
abletoassembleandcreateashortstoryoftheirown
witht
heabilitytorecognizethemainideawheneverasked
with
75%passing
.
SelectMaterials/Media:30classroomcomputers,safetyblockprograms,30papers,thumbdrive,
headphones,pencils,pens,clock,teachingcomputer,projector(todisplaytime),cordtoconnect
laptopandprojector.
Utilize:AfterwritingshortstoriesoftheirownthedaybeforeIwillbringcomputersinforthe
classtodoresearchontheirown,aftergivingthemspecificwebsitestolookat,forabout20
minutesonhowtowriteastorythroughaninternetscavengerhuntworksheetIhaveprovided.
ForthenexttenminutesIwillletthemaskanyquestionsthattheymighthaveaboutwhatbeing
apublishedauthormeans.AndthenusingmicrosoftwordIwillhavethechildrenthentypetheir
shortstoriesupfor15minutes,andthenhavethemreaditoversothattheycanmakesure
everythingisspelledcorrectlyandisgrammaticallycorrect.ForthelastfiveminutesIwilltakea
thumbdriveandsaveeachstorysothatitcouldbecollectedandprintedintoaclassbookcalled
TheInventionofQuotes.
RequireLearnerExpectations:Thestudentswillbedoingresearchonclassroomcomputersto
compileinformationaboutauthorsandwhatitmeanstobeanauthor.Thenwiththestoriesthat
theyhadwrittenthedaybeforetypethemup.Thisactivityplanstotakethestudentbehindthe
processofwhatittakestobecomeawriterintodayssociety,whiledoingresearchoverthe
internetwithstillideascomingfromtheirownhead.Thescavengerhuntissothattheyarenot
strayingawayfromthewebsitestheyaresupposedtobeon,whichare

http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/news/kidsareauthorswinners
,
http://www.bookcareers.com/writing/children.htm
,and
http://americanliterature.com/childrenslibrary
.Thesearewebsitesthateithertalkaboutstories,
howtheyaremade,orexamplesforthechildrentolookat.
Evaluate:Iwillassesthechildrenbyspellcheckingthestudentsandmakingsuretheyallhavea
centralthemewithininthereshortstory.Iwillalsobelookingatthescavengerhunttomake
suretheyhavecheckedtheappropriatewebsitesandhavenotstrayedaway.Anotherwayto
improvethislessonwouldbetoaddanothercomponentonauthorsandwhattheydo.Thiswill
givethechildrenanotherperspective.Alsoaddingalittlebitmoretimetoallowthechildrento
developtheirstoriesandallowthestoriestobeabitlonger.