Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan 4

Teacher Education Lesson Plan

Teacher: Kelly Gleeson Date: 2/9/17

Title of Lesson: The Gadget War, Book Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Kennedy
Review Outline and Rough Draft Grade: 3rd

Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
Language Arts Whole Group
Student Population
22 Students in Cluster Class (8 Identified Gifted)
23 in General Education Switch Class

Learning Objectives
I can ask and answer questions about fictional texts after reading.
I can make predictions before reading with supporting evidence.
I can determine a characters traits with supporting details.
I can make inferences with information from text.
I can compare and contrast characters in a story.
ELA The student will:
3.4 Apply knowledge of word study to expand vocabulary when reading.
3.4.4 Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words.
3.5 Read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts and poetry
3.5.2 Read with fluency and accuracy
3.5.6 Ask and answer questions about what is read
3.5.11 Identify the main idea of theme and the major events and details that support the
main idea or theme
3.5.13 Summarize a story, using signal words for sequencing and focusing on story
elements: setting, central goal or conflict, important characters and events
3.5.14 Use available technology for reading

Materials/Resources
-SmartBoard w/Document Camera
& internet access -Pencils
-Prefix (pre-,post-) sentence WS -Paper
- http://www.spaghettibookclub.org
High Yield Instructional Strategies Used
Summarizing & Note Taking
Reinforcing Efforts & Providing Recognition
Practice
Cooperative Learning
Setting Goals & Providing Feedback (Individual time management)
Questions

Positive Returns from Students

Discussion
Demonstration
Audio Visual
Reading
Practice by Doing

Safety
Must monitor closely when students are walking around the room in order to ensure safety and
productivity.

Time
(min.) Process Components
10 *Anticipatory Set
min
Before lesson, TTW review prefixes and hand out pre-/post- sentence worksheet.
TTW review directions and do first one w/class on document camera. TSW then
complete worksheet individually.

1 min *State the Objectives (grade-level terms)

Were going to talk about the Gadget War and learn how to write a good book review!
We are going to put all of the components of a good book review into an outline to
help us write our own.
10 *Instructional Input or Procedure
min TTW ask students for a review of what we talked about yesterday. Students should
mention Spaghetti Book Club, the book review, and aspects of a good book review.

10 *Modeling
min TTW pull up Spaghetti Book Club on Smartboard. TTW ask for a suggestion of a
book title and go to that book review. TSW again point out the key elements of a
good book review.
2 min *Check for Understanding
TTW check for understanding by asking the students if they get the idea of a book
review or if they want to look at one more example. TTW then explain that we are
going to make an outline to follow for our own book reviews.

15 *Guided Practice
min TTW have a blank piece of notebook paper on the document camera. TTW ask the
students what the first paragraph should be and different elements of the first
paragraph. (Setting up story, summarize, highlights, at least 5 good sentences)

TTW then continue this process for the second paragraph (Like or dislike-why,
favorite part, make connections, at least 4 sentences.
 TTW then do this process for the third paragraph. (I recommend this book for_____
because_______)

TTW then review names the students may need help spelling (Kelly, Albert Einstein
Jones, Mr. Hardeman, Danville School)
15 *Independent Practice
min TSW begin their rough draft of The Gadget War book review.

Assessment
The assessments include the oral questions that are answered.
The formative assessment on prefixes is the sentence worksheet.
1 min *Closure
TTW close by asking on a scale of 1-10 how comfortable they are with writing a
book review.
Differentiation Strategies (enrichment, accommodations, remediation, or by learning style).
Students are able to suggest titles of book reviews to look at that may help them understand
the concept better.
Classroom Management Issues (optional)
Must manage students and ensure they are on task.
Lesson Critique

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.

Intern Signature Cooperating Teacher Signature Date