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ELA Lesson Plan: Vital Information
ELA Lesson Plan: Vital Information
ELA Lesson Plan: Vital Information
VITAL INFORMATION
Author
*Subject(s)
Topic or Unit of
Study
*Grade/Level
*Summary
Jeanette Winter
ELA
Overcoming challenges near and far
3rd
Students will reread Nasreens secret, analyze a model paper to depict the main
characteristics of a paper, and then begin to brainstorm their own paragraph about
Nasreens Secret using a graphic organizer.
Differentiated
Instruction
For the struggling readers I will reread the text and stand close to them while giving
directions and check for understanding repeatedly. For more advanced students I will
extend their thinking with a connections question: why is it important for us to learn
about education in other countries (beyond just writing a paragraph, what is the
importance about learning about educational struggles in other countries.
I can plan a paragraph about If I was Mina, Nasreens friend, how would I get her
to talk? and support my topic with details.
Anticipatory Set
Show a model paragraph and students need to identify the topic sentence of a strong
character.
Teach Lesson /
Model
Guided Practice
Independent
Practice
Closure
Going through the paragraph called Children of Chad Chart and picking out strong
characteristics of a paragraph.
Having the students use the graphic organizer to begin drafting/brainstorming their
paragraph about Nasreen.
Evaluation
*Assessment/Rubri
cs
Evaluate the graphic organizer by going through the writing workshop checklist
(capitalize, punctuation, topic sentence, conclusion, three supporting
details/explanation, and spell check).