Invention Lesson Plan

Rationale: This project is intended

to help students make connections
from text to self, as well as
encourage them to be inventive in
their thinking, Also, this lesson will
strengthen the writing process for
the students.
Materials/Equipment: A copy of
Hector the Collector
Silverstein, S. (1974) . Invention .
In Where the Sidewalk Ends .
Retrieved from
http://belz.net/teaching/inve
ntion.html
TEKS Achieved:
LA 2.17 Students use elements of
the writing process to compose
text.
LA 2.19a student is expected to
write a brief composition about a
topic of interest to the student.
SCI 2.3a student will identify and
explain a problem in his/her own
words and propose a task or solution
for the problem.

Blooms Taxonomy:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application

Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

Differentiated Learning:
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Verbal/Linguistic
Intrapersonal

Visual/Spatial
Logic/Mathematic
Interpersonal

Classroom Strategies:
Cooperative Groups

Hands-On

Independent Activities Simulation

Lecture
Problem Solving
Whole-group
Peer tutoring
Pairing

Submitted by: Jennifer Cornelius

Lesson on Individualism and Invention

for Grade Level(s) 2

Objectives:

(Statements about what the children will do, written out as the student
will. Include music objectives as well as objectives for your chosen content area(s). Refer
to the TEKS.)

TSW write a brief composition about a topic of interest

TSW use elements of the writing process to compose text
ELPS targeted: Intermediate writing

Lesson Plan:
Introduction:
1. Read the poem Invention to the students, and have them think about a
problem that they face in their life.
Process:
1. Were going to think of a problem that we see in daily life and come up
with an invention that helps to fix that problem. Then we are going to
write a composition that explains the invention, why it is important, and
the procedure used to create it. Remember the writing steps. First plan
the draft. Think about the things that youre going to include in your
composition. Next, develop your composition by turning your ideas into
sentences and arranging them in the best order. Revise your compositions
by removing any words that are not needed, and add any that you need to
help your composition make sense. Edit your compositions by checking
your spelling, punctuation, and other grammar. Finally, publish your
composition by writing a final draft. Use your best penmanship and do
your best work. Before we start on the writing, we will need to think
about a problem that our invention will solve.
2. I often have a hard time thinking of what to have for dinner.
Therefore, I am going to invent something that will make it easier for me
to choose what I am going to have for dinner. First I will think of the
things that I am likely to choose for dinner and I will make a list of them.
I will want to have a variety, but I will want to limit it to a reasonable
number of selections. Then I will need to choose how I select my meal for
the evening. I will choose to use a 20 sided die. That corresponds to the
number of meals that I have chosen for my list. Now, when I dont know
what to make for dinner, I can roll my die and let it decide for me.
3. How many steps are there in the writing process? What are some
ways that you can make your composition more interesting for the
reader? Why is it important to be inventive?

4. Ok everyone, think of the problem that you are solving. I might start my composition with, I decided to invent a
new way of choosing what to have for dinner because it takes me at least thirty minutes every night just to choose

what I am going to eat. In that first statement I have informed the reader about what I plan to invent and why.
It is your turn. Write your first sentence telling the reader what you are going to invent and why.
5. It is your turn to work on your compositions. Work on the planning and developing stages on your own, but you
may work with a partner for the revising and editing stages. Encourage each other to be inventive and please make
sure to stay on task.

Accommodations:

(what YOU will do to modify your lesson)

1. Special Needs The student can come up with the invention on his/her own, and dictate their writing to me. I
would like for their focus to be foremost on the creation of ideas.
2. ELL provide student with important vocabulary words both in English and in their native language.

Assessment/Evaluation:
1. My method for evaluating this lesson will be through assessing the finished product, as well as a group discussion.
When you have finished your composition, place it in the turn in basket. How does this lesson tie into previous
lessons that we have had? What connections did this lesson inspire in you? How do other peoples inventions
affect your life?