Stage 1 – Desired Results

ESTABLISHED GOALS Transfer

Students will be able to write
and convey their
understanding of concepts
and relevant information in
the text.
Students will be able to write
a clear topic
Students will be able to independently use their learning
to…
Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic
and convey ideas, concepts, and information through
the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant
content.
Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Students will understand

that… • What prior
knowledge or
experience do you
• How to organize have on this topic?
their writing to get • How will you
their main point engage your
across readers
• How to analyze • What tools can you
what is relevant and use to help
what is not to write organize your
their text. thoughts

Acquisition
Students will know… Students will be skilled at…

• Write a text with

• How to write clear clear
and informative understanding of
texts. the topic and
• How to convey concepts
ideas and concepts • Use prior
in their writing experiences to
• How to organize help them keep
their ideas to write a their readers
topic engaged.
 • Decipher what is
relevant content to
use in their writings

Stage 2 – Evidence and Assessment

Evaluative Criteria Assessment Evidence

PERFORMANCE TASK(S):

Teacher will assess students when we are creating a list of

how to get ready in the morning by
1. Students should be able to seeing their connections with their morning routine.
understand how they are similar Teacher will assess student learning when using jam board
as well as different than their writing post it notes to create
peers different categories for beginning middle and end routines in
2. Students will be able to write the morning.
sentences and draw pictures to Teacher will assess students sentence structure and help with
create a book any struggling students, ELLS.
3. Students will be able to use
different technology tools to
help write and present
their story.
4. Students will be able to
organize their sentences by
beginning, middle and end to
complete a story.
OTHER EVIDENCE:

Teacher will assess students’ books in wixie with structure,

organization, grammar and use of
pictures in their story.

Stage 3 – Learning Plan

Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction

Instructional procedure:
• Teacher will talk about how we are all unique but we can share similar traits like how we all
get ready for school in the morning. Teacher will explain that it is ok to have different routines
in the morning but it will be fun to see what our similarities are.
• Teacher will read the book Eddie Gets Ready. We will discuss the key points of Eddie’s routine
in the morning.
• Teacher will use a smartboard to create a list of the different ways students get ready in the
morning. Ex. Brushing teeth, eating breakfast, getting dressed.
• Teacher will do a compare and contrast with students to show the different ways we get
ready in the morning.
• Teacher will have students go into small groups and log onto jam board.
• Teacher will model how to use Jam board to the students
• Teacher will write beginning Middle and End. Students will use post it notes to categorize the
different ways they get ready in the morning and put them in the beginning, middle or end
sections. Students will be grouped by gifted students and struggling students.
• Teacher will have a site called Go Guardian to see students’ screens and help students who
are struggling with typing and using the post its. Also, students with IEPS and ELLS
• Teacher will have students work individually to write sentences for their books.
• Teacher will help students with grammar and punctuation during this time.
• Teacher will hand out graphic organizer to help students organize their sentences.
• Students will work in small groups with beginning, middle and end by gifted students and
struggling students to help create pictures for their stories.
• Teacher will walk around during this time asking students if the picture matches their
sentences, what can they add/change and is it in order.
• Students will go back to their desk and log onto Wixie.
• Students will use the beginning and end book activity to help them with their book.
• Students will create a cover, three pages with pictures for their how to book.
• Teacher will print each student’s book from wixie and the students will read their books to the
class.
• Students are encouraged to read the book at home to their families.