Name: _______Samantha Whitsel_____________________________________ Topic:

_________________________________ Date:__________
Standards of Learning Plan Format Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow

Title Retelling a Story

Standard(s) of 1.1 The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of oral language.
Learning b) Tell and retell stories and events in logical order.

Key Vocabulary/
Concepts
The students will practice their skills in retelling stories through this lesson.

Materials Book
Plot Maps
Pencils
Paper
Introduction (Hook) The students will sit down on the carpet and we will brainstorm together about
what they think will happen in the book and predict the events.

Instructional
Activities/Strategies 1. We will sit on the carpet and make sure everyones attention is on me before we
begin.
2. I will read through the book pausing to take questions and make connections.
3. We will stop frequently going over what we just read.
4. In between each major action, I will have the students talk to their neighbor
about what just happened.
5. We will finish the story and then I will have the students grab the plot mats.
6. Back at their desks, the kids will go over each part of the story and use their plot
maps as a guide.
7. They will write the beginning middle and end of the story down on their papers.

Accommodations, N/A
If necessary

Closure Activity To wrap up I will call on individual kids share what they thought was the beginning,
middle, and end with the rest of the class.

Follow-Up/ N/A
Homework
 Name: _______Samantha Whitsel_____________________________________ Topic:
_________________________________ Date:__________
Standards of Learning Plan Format Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow

REFLECTION
(TO BE COMPLETED
AFTER YOU TEACH)

Think about the following as you create the instructional activities for this lesson

First stepObjectives. What do you want the students to know, understand, and be able to
do by the end of your lesson? What is the point of your lesson?

Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences

Blooms Taxonomy

Group Work (Cooperative Learning)

Technology

Games

Higher-Level Questioning

Brain-Based Research

Smooth transition between activities