Lesson Topic: Reading an Informational Text using Technology

Essential Questions
What are the key ideas and details in the text?
How do you appropriately answer WH questions?
Learner Outcomes (Instructional Objectives)
Student will be able to:
Read or sign text and answer test questions appropriately
Find and understand the key details in a text
Identify Wh questions
Utilize the visual WH question chart
Tennessee State Standards
Conventions of Standard English

RSL 2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of
key details in a text.
KLS 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
Technology

Standard 1.0 Students will understand basic operations and concepts of technology.

Vocabulary iPad, phones, hand-held device, YouTube, Netflix, websites, KidSay, Disney, Nickelodeon, Hulu, Smarty Pants,
preschoolers, kindergartners, kids, tweens, teens, special channels, Amazon, popular, and vlogs.
Materials/Resources
Each student will need a computer
Classroom white board
Expo markers
www.NewsELA.com
https://newsela.com/articles/cordcutting-biz/id/13445/ Lexile level 420

Visual Wh question sheet if necessary

Instructional Procedures
Introduction We will be using the computers today to read an informational text. We will talk about the key ideas and
important information using Wh questions in the text as well as discussing vocabulary.
Oral Pretest Define vocabulary - on their own (First time no help, second time ASL and TC)
Show them the vocabulary list on the board. iPad, phones, hand-held device, YouTube, Netflix, websites,
KidSay, Disney, Nickelodeon, Hulu, Smarty Pants, preschoolers, kindergartners, kids, tweens, teens, special
channels, Amazon, popular, and vlogs.
What words do you know?
Record Data What are students oral and signed responses? Use results to help guide pre teaching of vocabulary
Pre-teach Vocabulary - Practice spelling, reading, saying, and signing vocabulary Developmental Activities
Reading the Informational Text
Inferring - What do you think this article Kids like to watch videos on phones and iPads will be about?
https://newsela.com/articles/cordcutting-biz/id/13445/
Students will practice logging on to the computer
Students will go to the www.NewsELA.com website.
Read the story https://newsela.com/articles/cordcutting-biz/id/13445/ at a Lexile level of 420L on their own.
Discussion of the text
We will discuss the text, key ides, and identify Wh questions.
Conclusion

Record data

Student will follow the directions and take the online test

 If necessary, I will read/sign it to them a second time.

Addressing Learners Diverse Needs

Formative/Summative Assessment

Formative - Group discussion and answering of questions about the vocabulary words and the reading assignment.
Summative Assessment Pretest and posttest on vocabulary words. Using www.newsela.com the students will be able to
answer questions regarding the text. A quiz and writing prompt feature with the reading assignment.

Data Analysis and Reflection on Planning/Instruction; Plans for Re-teaching (as applicable)
The data collection of classwork, pretest and posttest (the students formative and summative assessments results) will
determine if additional teaching is needed for mastery of objectives and standards.

This website provides current articles, which can all be adjusted to the students Lexile level
I have an account that will track students data.

Visual WH question sheet we will use if necessary.