Teacher Candidate: Erin Cole

Date: December 4, 2016

Grade and Topic: Fourth Grade English Language Arts

Length of Lesson: 60 minutes

Mentor Teacher: C. Knowles

School: University of Memphis

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

The central focus of this lesson is to have the students create comic about using relative pronouns or adverbs
and then explain what that relative pronoun or adverb means using Screencast-O-Matic and upload it to the
students Weebly.
The requisite skills for this lesson include: knowing how to make a comic, how to create a video using
Screencast-O-Matic, and how to upload the video to Weebly.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:
Given access to a computer, TSW create a comic using relative pronouns or adverbs with 80% accuracy
Given access to a computer, TSW explaining the relative pronoun or adverb they used in their comic using
Screencast-O-Matic with 80% accuracy.

Given access to a computer, TSW upload their Screencast-O-Matic to their Weebly with 100% accuracy.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1.a: Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where,
when, why).

ISTE 3. Research and information fluency. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

MATERIALS:
Computer
Internet
Technology- http://www.toondoo.com/ -Students will sign in with their assigned log in name and password
Technology- http://screencast-o-matic.com/home -Students will sign in with their assigned log in name and
password
Technology- https://education.weebly.com/ -Students will sign in with their assigned log in name and password.
Relative Adverb and Pronoun Matching Handout
Relative Adverb and Pronoun Information Sheet
BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:
The key concepts of this lesson include creating a comic, applying their knowledge of Screencast-O-Matic to
makes a video to describe their comic, and uploading the video to their Weebly.
Academic Language
- Academic Vocabulary- Relative Pronoun, Relative Adverb, comic, Screencast, Weebly
- Language Function- Describe, create, apply, demonstrate, compose
- Discourse- self work
This lesson is building the students ability to work on different types of technology.
I plan on building upon this lesson by adding more web technology sites to the students Weebly.

Differentiated Activities: For students who have learning disabilities, they will be paired up with their assigned
partner. Together they will create one comic together, both speak on the Screencast, and upload it to their own
Weeblys. For students with speech impairments, they can write up a word document describing their comic and
upload the document to their Weebly.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: (6 min)
- TTW begin lesson by showing students the relative pronoun comic.
- TTW show students the Screencast-O-Matic video on Weebly on comic.
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Procedures:
- TTW hand out Relative Pronoun and Adverb Information Sheet. (1 min)
- TTW give students their assigned log in and password information. (1 min)
- TTW go over directions on how to create a Comic. (2 min)
- TTW go over directions on how to create a Screencast- O- Matic (2min)
- TTW go over directions on how to upload their Screencast-O-Matic on to Weebly. (2 min)
- TSW begin their assignment by creating a relative pronoun or relative adverb comic. (25 min)
- TSW save their comic.
- TSW go onto Screencast-O-Matic and record a 1 minute long video of them explaining their comic
and the relative pronouns or adverbs they used. (10 min)
- TSW save their Screencast-O-Matic.
- TSW upload their Screencast-O-Matic to their Weebly using the Embed Code. (5 min)
- TSW compete the Relative Pronoun and Adverb Matching Handout. (2 min)
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Closure:
TTW ask the students if they have any more question on relative pronouns and relative adverbs. (1
min)
TTW make a joke about relative pronouns- Uncle That, Aunt Which, and Cousins Who, Whom, and
Whose. (1 min)
TSW turn in Relative Pronoun and Adverb Matching Handout as their exit ticket. (2 min)

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:

A handout on relative pronoun and relative adverbs will be provided as their exit ticket.

MODIFICATIONS:
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For students who have not mastered the objectives, the last 30 minutes of class will be set aside for more
questions and help from the teacher to see if one and one time will help them understand the lesson more.

Students who are ready for enrichment can make one comic on relative pronouns and one on relative
adverbs.

Relative Pronoun and Relative Adverb Matching Sheet

Name: ______________________________

DIRECTIONS: Match the words to the correct definition.

Who

A.) It is used to refer to time

Whose

B.) It is used to refer to possession

Whom

C.) It is used to refer to places

That

D.) It is used to refer to people

Where

E.) It is used to refer to animals and objects

When

F.) It is used to refer to people and animals

Which

G.) It is used to refer to reason

Why

H.) It is used if the sentence is a question

Relative Pronoun and Relative Adverb Information Sheet

WHO- It is used to refer to people.
Example: the woman WHO is wearing the pink dress has pretty hair.
WHICH- It is used to refer to animals and objects.
Example: Marco loved the baseball cards WHICH his dad bought.
WHOSE- it is used to refer to possession.
Example: Have you seen WHOSE book that is?
WHEN- It is used to refer to time.
Example: That was WHEN i was living in Memphis, Tennessee.
THAT- It is used to refer to people and animals.
Example: The shirt THAT he has on is a pretty shade of blue.
---SIDE NOTE: THAT CAN BE REPLACED WITH WHO OR WHICH--WHERE- It is used to refer to places.
Example: The Olive Garden is WHERE we met for lunch.
WHY- It is used to refer to a reason.
Example: WHY did you not do your homework?
WHOM- It is used if the sentence is a question.
Example: to WHOM did you send invitation to?