EDU 250

UNIT PLAN - LESSON # 2______

NAME:

__Angelene Dixon-

Green________________________________________
CLASS/SUBJECT:

______3rd grade /

Reading_______________________________________
TOPIC:

___The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

___________________________
LESSON FORMAT

TODAYS LESSON

Focus/Review:

Yesterday:

a. Focus (getting
started/warm-up activity)

On yesterday the students read from

their Ipads and was able to identify
and describe the characters of the
story The Giving Tree.

b. Review (related to
prior learning)

TIME
ALLOTTED

5 minutes

b. Today:
On today the students will write a brief
description of their favorite character
in the story The Giving Tree.
Students will share with the class.
Teacher will tally the various
submissions to see which was the
most/least popular character of the
story.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECH

Whiteboard

NCDPI Standard

R.L.3.3 - Describe characters in a story (e.g., their

traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the sequence of events

Introduction/Statement
Learning Objective:

At the conclusion of this lesson, the student will be

able to explain how the characters actions
contribute to the sequence of events of the story
The Giving Tree.

LESSON
FORMAT

TODAYS LESSON

TIME
ALLOT
TED

Scaffolded
Instruction:
1. Teacher
Input:
(delivery of
lesson whole
class)

Use a Smart Art to identify the sequence of events in

the story.

15 min

Ask questions to the class that will trigger cause/effect

reasoning skills (see Blooms Taxonomy for stem
questions to use as a starter for you) Remember: their
actions contribute to the story and this is cause and
action.
Students respond on their IPad
1.
2.
3.
4.

INSTRUCTIO
NAL TECH
2. Guided
learning/pra
ctice:
(Teacher/Stud
ent)

Students will forward their answers to their Pathbrite

so that teacher can review the individual submission of
each student. NO GRADE Formative Assessment
Students will also contribute in class discussion.
Smart Panel
IPad
Students use their Smart phones synced to the Smart
Panel to answer the questions in a pop quiz found on
the teachers SmartPanel. True or False questions.
Formative Assessment.

10

Quiz questions (Low level Blooms Taxonomy who,

when, what, why, how type questions)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Question
Question
Question
Question

INSTRUCTIO
NAL TECH

Smart Panel
Smart Phones

3.
Collaborativ
e
Learning/Pract
ice
(student/stud
ent)

SLO

#1
#2
#3
#4

At the conclusion of this lesson, the student will be

able to explain how the characters actions contribute
to the sequence of events of the story The Giving
Tree.

20
minutes

Podcast a recorded conversation (3 students) about

a specific topic/prompt:
1. Divide students into groups of 3 (21 students
divided by 3 = 7 groups1 prompt per group =
7 prompts prepared by teacher -Blooms
Taxonomy Levels 3 6 only make sure that
your question align with todays SLO).
2. Identify each group by a specific number (1-7)
3. Have students write down their prompt on their
IPad
4. Give each group ONE prompt for discussion,
written on the SmartPanel, identified by their
group number.
5. Have students discuss the prompt assigned to
them and record the conversation on their
Smartphone

Exit ticket:
Have students upload a something to Snapchat that
reminds them of the story.
Upload the recording to their Pathbrite.
INSTRUCTIO
NAL TECH

Smart Phones
Smart Panel
IPads
VISUAL HIGH
4. Independent
5 days
ONE PER UNIT
Learning/Practice
(student centers)

VARK
Visual
Audio
Read
Kinesthetic

VISUAL MEDIUM
5 days

Movie about
what we have
learned in the
whole unit.
It will be
completed day
by day.

Movie about
what we have
learned in the
whole unit.
It will be
completed day
by day.

Include audio,
music,
graphics/pictur
es.

Include audio,
music,
graphics/pictur
es.

Upload entire
finished movie

Upload entire
finished movie

VISUAL LOW
5 days

Prepackaged PPT
for them to fill in
what they have
learned.
1. Characters and
their Traits
2. Characters
traits contribute
to action of story.
Upload entire
finished PPT w
audio to:
Pathbrite

to:
Pathbrite
Youtube
Day 2 - Focus

to:
Pathbrite

Student will
personalize
the SLO.

Student will
personalize
the SLO.

Student will
personalize the
SLO.

At the
conclusion of
this lesson, the
student will be
able to

At the
conclusion of
this lesson, the
student will be
able to

At the conclusion
of this lesson, the
student will be
able to

Student
Modification:
At the
conclusion of
this lesson, I
can

Student
Modification:
At the
conclusion of
this lesson, I can

Student
Modification:
At the conclusion
of this lesson, I
can