5-E Lesson Plan model

Topic: Main Idea Nonfiction

Objectives: I can identify main idea in nonfiction form using my reading strategies

Standards and Benchmarks addressed: TEKS 5.2B, 5.11A

Action

Phase 1: Engage
Capture student attention, activate student prior knowledge, stimulate thinking, raise key questions, etc. 1

capture students attention by readingThe scoop on Dino Poop text.

Student would be able to identify whats the main idea using fiction texts

Phase 2: Explore
Allow students to observe, record data, isolate variables, design and plan experiments, create graphs,
interpret results, develop hypotheses, and organize their findings.
students will be able to observe and talk with their group about what they think the text
is about. They will be able to isolate the paragraphs with brackets as well number each
paragraph

Phase 3: Explain
Introduce laws, models, theories, and vocabulary. Guide students toward coherent generalizations, and
help students understand and use scientific vocabulary to explain the results of their explorations
students will be given a foldable for their vocabulary hey will be writing the vocab word
before starting reading. While reading students are expected to identify the main idea of
each paragraph by writing at least five words on each paragraph.

Phase 4: Elaborate
Provide students opportunity to apply their knowledge to new domains, raise new questions, and explore
new hypotheses. May also include related problems for students to solve.
will have four questions to answer at the end of the text asking about who is it talking in
the text and what is the text informing you

Phase 5: Evaluate
Administer formative assessment (although checking for understanding should be done throughout the
lesson)
students will be able to write a full 5 sentence summary of the entire main idea of the
text The Scoop on Dino Poop

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Phase descriptions adapted from Eisenkraft, Arthur. Expanding the 5 E Model. http://www.its-about-
time.com/htmls/ap/eisenkrafttst.pdf, accessed 1/4/08