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Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Writing Group Date of Lesson: 4/5/17
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Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this LAFS.2.RL.4.10- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories
lesson? and poetry, in the grades 23 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as
LAFS.4.L.3.5- similes
Essential Understanding
A simile is when two objects or things are compared with the words like or as.
Rationale
These objectives correlate with the standards of second grade. Students must be able to
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Gianina Fletcher
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Writing Group Date of Lesson: 4/5/17
2nd Size: 25
use multiple similes in their poetry writing correctly. This will prepare them for their
writing standards and state tests in third grade. This lesson is one of many lessons within
out poetry unit. The first half of the unit is to get them thinking about how to write a
poem and become familiar with components that essential to a poem, such as a simile. I
am teaching the lesson in this way so my students can learn and then apply their
understanding in their own writing. Students must understand this concept in order to
complete their summative assessment, which is a final draft of a poem about popcorn.
Evaluation Plan- How will Formative evidence: I will assess my students throughout my lesson through
you know students have observations and questioning. They will also be given the chance to make up their own
mastered your objectives? similes and share them with the class. I will assess their ability to compare two things
using the words like and as. At the end of the lesson, they will self-edit their simile
worksheet.
Summative evidence: Students will be assessed at the end of the week through a final
to teach this material? The teacher must know what a simile is and be able to come up with them on the spot.
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Gianina Fletcher
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Writing Group Date of Lesson: 4/5/17
2nd Size: 25
They must also be able to recognize what is not a simile when students give suggestions.
What background
knowledge is necessary for Students must know how to write complete sentences. I will ensure they know how to do
a student to successfully this by assessing previous work and demonstrating how to write a complete sentence
Students: 25
Boys: 13
Girls:12
OCD: 1 (boy)
ADHD: 2 (boys)
What misconceptions
might students have about Students might be confused with how to compare two things within a simile. They may
this content? need some clarification on the idea that they must use an adjective that both things have
Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
Whole group
Shoulder partners
Independent work
Step-by-Step Plan Time Who is Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use
(What exactly do you plan to responsibl whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
do in teaching this lesson? Be e (Teacher For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
thorough. Act as if you needed or (Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
a substitute to carry out the Students)? Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
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address the following: Have students sit on the carpet for a whole group lesson.
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions Introduce the simile anchor chart for the students to look at. Read
will you ask? the definition of a simile to them so they can understand how to
How will materials be
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Gianina Fletcher
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Writing Group Date of Lesson: 4/5/17
2nd Size: 25
transition between being compared. Have a few students point out which type of simile
teacher do?
What will the students do? Give each student an example strip.
What student data will be
the room doing? How are Announce that they will turn to their shoulder partner and have
they supporting students them read their example. They will then point out the type of simile
learning? and what two objects are being compared in each others examples.
What model of co-teaching
each line of their poems that they created the day before. They will
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When they finish adding a simile for each line, have them self-edit
the paper.
Put the papers in their writing folder so they can complete the final
I will prepare a table for a small group. These students will sit with me and I
will be able to advise them during their writing process. We will also have our
middle school mentors in the classroom circulating and helping them when
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Gianina Fletcher
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Writing Group Date of Lesson: 4/5/17
2nd Size: 25
I will have them create more than one simile for each line. This will challenge
Meeting your students If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
learners
Their poems this week are about popcorn. Every student in this class enjoyed a
cup of popcorn to begin our unit and they were able to express their love for it
through their poems. They also compared it to other things they love.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
The whole second grade is completing this unit and lesson on popcorn. They
are given opportunities to collaborate with their peers in other classes. They
USF Elementary Education Lesson Plan Template (S 2014) Name: Gianina Fletcher
Grade Level Being Taught: Subject/Content: Writing Group Date of Lesson: 4/5/17
2nd Size: 25
also have assistance from older peers within their school community.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
These students will be asked to include more than one simile in each line.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
These students will be graded on the content, rather than the spelling of their
similes.
Accommodations (If My ADD/OCD student will work at his own desk because it will limit the volume level of
Materials