EDUC 526

Lesson Plan
Author: Meredith Clark-Lewis
Teacher:
Mrs. Clark-Lewis

Lesson Title:
All About Sharks: Expository Writing

Grade Level: 3
Informational Text Reading- About Sharks
Subject: Language
Arts, Science
Time frame:
45 minutes
(1 day)

Student Learning Outcomes (Goals): During this lesson, students will have the opportunity to
learn more about sharks through reading an informational text entitled, About Sharks, by
Susanna Batchelor. The students will gain additional knowledge and learn interesting facts by
reading this passage as well as participating in a Think-Pair-Share activity following the reading
of the passage. Students will also have the opportunity to work on putting together various shark
puzzles after the reading.

Objectives

Students will gain additional knowledge on

sharks.

Students will be introduced to an informational

text.

Students will participate in a Think-Pair-Share.

Elements to be identified are:

Gaining additional knowledge on sharks

Content and Technology STANDARDS

CA California Common Core State Standards (2012)
Subject: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social
Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Grade: 3
Content Area: Informational Text K5
Strand: Writing
Domain: Text Types and Purposes
Standard:
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly

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Reading informational text

Collaboration and communication through
Think-Pair-Share activity

Technology Standards:
1. Creativity and innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge,
and develop innovative products and processes using
technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products,
or processes

Materials: Non-Digital

Materials: Digital

Facts About Sharks handout

Shark puzzles
Paper/Pencil

SmartBoard

Procedure:
1. Explain to the students that today they will be learning more about sharks by
reading an informational text.
2. Hand out the informational text entitled, Facts About Sharks, by Susanna
Batchelor to the students. This handout can be found here: Facts About Sharks
3. Display a digital version of the text on the SmartBoard. The digital version can

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be found here: About Sharks Digital Version
4. Explain to the students that you will be reading the text to them and that they
should follow along either on their own handout or by looking at the
SmartBoard.
5. After the passage has been read, have the students participate in a Think-PairShare activity and take out a piece of paper and a pencil. To learn more about
Think-Pair-Share, please visit: Think-Pair-Share
6. Students can discuss with a partner what new information they learned about
sharks after reading the passage, how their opinion has or has not changed
about sharks after reading the passage, and any other questions they might have
about sharks. Students should write down some of their ideas and discussion on
a sheet of paper.
7. Invite some students to share some facts they learned, opinions, or questions
with the class.
8. When students are done, they can put together various shark puzzles as a fun
hands-on activity.

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Lesson Plan
Author: Meredith Clark-Lewis