USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template Name: Alivia Colver

Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Language Group Size: Whole Date of Lesson: April 5th,
5 Arts Class 2017

Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this LAFS.5.RI.3.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular
lesson? points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
(You should include ALL LAFS.5.RI.1.3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals,
applicable standards. Rarely events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific
do teachers use just one: information in the text.
theyd never get through
them all.)
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or Students will understand how to or more events or things in a text interact to create a
essential question that you cause and effect relationship; and will be able to explain both the cause and effect within
want students to come away these relationships
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to Given an example of a cause and effect relationship; students will be able to individually
do after this lesson? Include identify both the cause and effect and be able to explain the relationship between the
the ABCDs of objectives: two with no errors in identifying this relationship
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template Name: Alivia Colver
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Language Group Size: Whole Date of Lesson: April 5th,
5 Arts Class 2017

Note: Degree of mastery does

not need to be a percentage.)

Rationale
Address the following I am teaching the objective in this way in order to help students connect prior knowledge
questions: (extensive lessons regarding cause and effect) in order to help them identify and
Why are you teaching this understand relationships between two or more things in a text. I am teaching it this way
objective? so students have an opportunity to look at the objective within context of the Hudson
Where does this lesson fit text. This lesson fits into a larger unit focusing on the use of informational and historical
within a larger plan? text, being targeted with different informational reading standards.
Why are you teaching it
this way?
Why is it important for
students to learn this
concept?

Evaluation Plan- How will

you know students have
mastered your objectives? Formative evidence will be collected through the form of students Kahoot! answers (on
both the questions addressing the text as well as students self-assessment scores) and
Address the following: will be further collected through a similarly designed assessment which aligns with these
What formative evidence same reading standards.
will you use to document
student learning during Summative evidence will later be collected in an assessment addressing these and
this lesson? several other informational reading standards.
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?

What Content Knowledge

is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material? The teacher must know and be able to identify the various cause and effect relationships
within the text and must understand the different interactions within the text
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template Name: Alivia Colver
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Language Group Size: Whole Date of Lesson: April 5th,
5 Arts Class 2017

What background
knowledge is necessary for The student must understand what a cause and effect relationship is and be able to
a student to successfully identify the independent elements of both the cause and effect. The students by this
meet these objectives? point have had several conversations about and experiences in identifying the different
interactions and relationships within a text; specifically regarding cause and effect.
How will you ensure
students have this
previous knowledge?
Who are your learners?
What do you know about
them?
What do you know about
their readiness for this
content?

What misconceptions
might students have about Students may misunderstand the different supporting points which lead up to a main
this content? idea. A student may also misunderstand the various factors which lead into the cause
and effect relationships we will be taking a closer look at.

Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson? Guided release
Examples include guided Collaborative group work and discussion
release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)

Step-by-Step Plan Time Who is Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Language
5 Arts
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?
Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?
What will you do if
Name: Alivia Colver
Group Size: Whole Date of Lesson: April 5th,
Class 2017
responsibl whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
e (Teacher For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
or (Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Students)? Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
5 Evaluation).
mins Teacher
Teacher will introduce the learning goal and standard regarding this
lesson; explaining that we will be focusing on relationships and
interactions between events and people, asking students to also call
on prior knowledge from the readings within the text
10-15 Teacher/St
mins udents Teacher and students will take turns reading aloud the section in the
text titled: After Hudson. While this section is read aloud, students
will be asked to annotate while they read; noting connections they
make to the text while listening to the text and following along. The
teacher will then review some of the connections made and remind
15 students to think about some of the relationships seen in the text.
mins Students
Teacher will then set up the Kahoot! presentation and students will
give their response on cause and effect relationships as well as
supporting points in the text by answering corresponding questions
to the presentation. The teacher will record this data for future
instruction.
5 Students
mins After completing the 10 question Kahoot! presentation, students will
be given a quick self-assessment survey (scaling themselves
between 1-4) to answer regarding their understanding of the
standard and learning objective
a student struggles with the content?
If a student struggles with the content; I will plan to pull them aside into a small support
group. There I will give reading examples of various cause and effect relationships; and
we will practice identifying both cause and effect and the ability to identify and explain
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What will you do if
Meeting your students
needs as people and as
learners
Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
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the interaction between the two
a student masters the content quickly?
If a student masters the content quickly; I will ask that student to alter an event within
the text and give a short explanation as to what relationships or actions would change as
a result of this event change. What causes are different? What effects are different?
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
This lesson connects to students everyday life as understanding the balance of cause and
effect relationships is something that can have an effect on anyone. In addition; the
concept of cause and effect relationships will be a reoccurring learning standard that
students must address for several years to come.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
N/A
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
If a student masters the content quickly; I will ask that student to alter an event within
the text and give a short explanation as to what relationships or actions would change as
a result of this event change. What causes are different? What effects are different?
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
For students who need additional language support they may be provided with a
vocabulary sheet with several of the more difficult and unfamiliar vocabulary terms
within the section we are going to read.
C.G.- This student may require support during the reading of the text. This student will be
given extended time and may be later provided with the formative assessment
separately from the rest of the class.
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template Name: Alivia Colver
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Language Group Size: Whole Date of Lesson: April 5th,
5 Arts Class 2017

and then explain the

accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)

Materials
(What materials will you use? Hudson reading text
Why did you choose these Kahoot! for this lesson (self-created)
materials? Include any Paper
resources you used. This can Pencil
also include people!)