Writing Lesson Plan

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Writing Lesson Plan

Grade: 3

Aim:

Students will be able to write a brief story in English and then present it to the class using the visual aids.

Instructional Objectives:

Write out a story which is visually presented to them.

Use written language to connect and present a sequence of events.

Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2
Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4
Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace

Academic and Content Specific Vocabulary: sequencing- to put in order and make sense of connections

sequence words- first, second, third, before, after, then etc.

Method:

Establish Context: Class does a sample picture board sequencing activity together. Teacher puts picture squares on the board and controls the students' participation in determining a story.

Motivation: The teacher presents 5 different picture sequence square sets on individual boards.

Activities to help students discover what they need to learn:

1) Independent Work- students receive 5 sheets which have the picture sets on them, and are told to number the picture squares according to their logical order.

2) Paired activity- Students pair up and go through their sheets together, explaining why they chose the sequences they did and how the story would go accordingly.

3) Class activity- teacher calls upon individual students to come up to the front of the classroom and manipulate the tiles that she had prepared to create a logical sequence, explaining the corresponding story.

Differentiated Instruction: For ELLs, the teacher goes through key words which can be found in the pictures and which they will probably need to use in their assignments. The teacher creates the groups for the paired work and puts weaker students with stronger students so they can help each other understand the concept.

HOT questions: The teacher switches the sequence a few times and asks students to interpret the story accordingly.

After the teachers instructions and the instructional activities, students are then instructed to pair up and write out the story according to their interpretations of the picture squares.

Assessment:

Teacher can assess students' proficiency by walking around the classroom and observing the pairs working together.

Teacher marks students' writings.

Teacher assesses students based on their presentations to the class.

Closure/ Summary Questions:

Students present writings to the class.

Reinforcement and extending student learning:

            Class Application/follow up- writing activity

            Enrichment Activities- student receive extra credit for writing another story about one of the picture stories they used.

            Homework- Add in the sequence words to their writings

What topics come next? Next writing unit will be to write a story that happened to you.

            Tomorrow

            Day After

Lesson Evaluation: Were the students able to clearly express their ideas? Were they able to use the cues to think of ideas and then to write them in a clear sequence?