Lainey Boyer

Natasha Wright

Rachel Icenogle

Group Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 2

Subject: Language Arts

Objective: Students will build on their comprehension regarding the structure of a book by
differentiating between the beginning, middle, and end of a story in various ways.

Standards:
RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.

RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

Anticipatory Set:
Read the three stories Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London, Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll
Walsh (have students read this book with you aloud), and Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble
with Hally Tosis by Dav Pilkey to students.

Check for Comprehension:
Go over as a class the who, what, when, where, why, and how of each story.
Ask students if they know how the beginning of a story sounds/looks? The middle? The end?
Ask students about other books they have read? Are they all the same?
Point out what the characters act like.

Guided Practice:
Students will come up to the promethean and match pictures to where they should be in a story.
For example, a picture of two friends walking away, holding hands, would most likely be at the
end of the story.

Independent Practice:
Students will create their own books to reinforce the lesson. Teacher should show an example of
what a finished product should look like. They must label the beginning, middle, and end of their
book as well as the characters, the setting, the climax, and the conclusion.

Closure:
Students must come display their final product to the class. Students who wish to read it or
explain it may do so.

Materials:
Promethean
3 books
Construction paper
String
Hole punch
Pencils/markers
Scissors
White board/dry-erase markers

Procedure/Steps:
1. Read the three stories Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London, Mouse Count by Ellen
Stoll Walsh (have students read this book with you aloud), and Dog Breath: The Horrible
Trouble with Hally Tosis by Dav Pilkey to students.

2. Have students help in pointing out the similarities between the books. Make sure to cover the
similar beginnings and ends of the stories.

3. Have students participate in filling in what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of a
story using their vocabulary words on the white board.

4. Students will come up to the promethean and match pictures to where they should be in a
story. For example, a picture of two friends walking away, holding hands, would most likely be
at the end of the story.

5. Students will create their own books to reinforce the lesson. They must label the beginning,
middle, and end of their book as well as the characters, the setting, the climax, and the
conclusion.

6. Have students come up to display their story, if they wish to read it or tell the class about it
they are allowed.