Dakota State University

College of Education
LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Name: __Carianna Anderson__

Grade Level: ___4th_________
School: Hermosa Elementary
Date: __9/13/18_________
Time: __8:30 AM_________

Reflection from prior lesson:

The essential question was “How do we come up with good ideas?” Fables are a source
of ideas. Some of of the students didn’t know what a fable was. Some of the students
struggled with understanding what an interesting sentence was. I alo noticed in their
writing that many of them struggled with punctuation and complete thoughts.

Lesson Goal(s) / Standards:

4.W.3 Write narratives (e.g., story, poetry, drama) to develop real and imagined
experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences
and events precisely. e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences
or events (when appropriate to the genre)

4.W.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization
are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing
types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

4.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and

usage when writing or speaking. a. Write legibly and fluently in print or cursive using
appropriate spacing and margins.
e. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a
small red bag rather than a red small bag).
f. Form and use prepositional phrases. g. Produce complete sentences,
recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons. h. Correctly use
frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).

Lesson Objectives:
● I can use descrptive words to make interesting sentences.
● I can write sentences using complete thoughts with punctuation.
● When given a prompt students will be able to write descriptive sentences using
 complete thoughts and punctuation.

Materials Needed:

Writing notebooks, pencils, whiteboard and marker, Wonders Reading/Writing

Workshop Textbook 4

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics:

The class has 28 students. There are 5 students with IEPs with goals for reading
fluency and comprehension. These students will need extra promting. The lesson will
take place in the morning, so students should be ready to listen.

A. The Lesson

1. Introduction (5 minutes)
● getting attention
● relating to past experience and/or knowledge
● creating a need to know
● sharing objective, in general terms
This week we have talked about looking for interesting sentences while you have
been reading. Today we are learn how to write interesting stories using descriptive
words. Good writers use descriptive words to help their audience imagine what they
are talking about.
2. Content Delivery (include time allotment & instructional methodologies)
Part 1: 20 minutes
● What makes a sentence interesting?
● Descriptive words and details.
● What are descriptive words called- Adjectives- Examples?
● Read some example sentences from the stroy in textbook- The Dragon Problem
● What are some important things we should be thinking about when writing
intersting stories?
○ Upper case at the beginning, complete thoughts, punctuation
○ Write some examples of fragments on the board.
Part 2: 25 minutes
● Remeber Mrs. Smith’s game “Way or No Way”?
● We are going to play this game when we are done writing about ourselves.
● You are going to write about 3 things- that you like to do. Two of them are true or
WAY and one of them is fake or NO WAY.
○ You want to mix them up, so we can play the game when you are done
writing
3. Closure (5 minutes)
● Who would like to read one of their interesting sentences?
● Why should we write intersting sentences.
● How can we make a sentence more interesting?

B. Assessments Used

Students will be writing in their writing notebooks, which will be assessed for descrptive
words, complete sentences, and punctuation.

C. Differentiated Instruction
The 5 students with IEPs will need extra prompting. They will be only be tasked to write
3-4 sentences with descrpitive words. Those that are more advance in writing will be
tasked to use more sentences and use 2-3 descriptive words in a sentence where
possible.

D. Resources
Wonders Reading/Writing Workshop Textbook 4
SD DOE website-https://doe.sd.gov/ContentStandards/documents/ELA-Standards.pdf