English Language Arts

Grade One

Novel Study (4) April 7, 2017

Learning Outcomes (Program of Studies) Materials

General Outcome 1 Materials that we will need for
this lesson are:
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore
thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences Smartboard

1.1 Discover and Explore Document camera

Talk with others about something recently learned The Tale of Despereaux

General Outcome 2 Writing journals

Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to Pencils
comprehend, respond personally and critically to oral, print and
other media texts. Pencil crayons

2.2 Respond to Texts

Participate in shared listening experiences using print texts

such as stories.

2.3 Understand forms, elements, and techniques

Tell what characters do or what happens to them in print

texts

Assessment Indicators
The student will share their favourite part with a partner
The student will participate in shared listening of the story
The student will describe what happened to Despereaux

Introduction
Share their favourite part with a partner (2 mins)

Activities
1. Read chapters 10 to 12 in The Tale of Despereaux (20 mins)

2. Have students turn to a partner and tell them what just

happened in those 3 chapters. (2 mins)

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 3. Explain: Today you are going to write about what Despereaux
did or what happened to Despereaux in these chapters. Do a
sample piece of writing on the smartboard using the events from
Assessment
the chapters we read yesterday. In the story Despereaux was Rubric to assess writing (below)
reading a book. His brother came to get him and take him to the
mouse council. Put up some sentence starters on the board.
Write key spelling words on the whiteboard.
I am looking for students to be able
4. Hand out writing journals and let students work. (25 mins) to:

1. Describe their favourite part

Conclusion of the story
Bring students back to the carpet and share 1 or 2 student pieces. 2. Explain why it is their favourite
Collect writing journals. (5 mins) part of the story

Assessment points:
Differentiation
1. Writes to develop, organize
J will need reminders to use finger spaces and sound out her words. and express information and
ideas. (a)
T may need to work with an adult or dictate his ideas and copy off of
a white board. Good effort from T can be rewarded with a sticker at I will:
home on his sticker board.
Circulate the room to provide
W will need reminders to stay on task. feedback and assistance

WM will need reminders to use full sentences.

1 2 3 4
Not Meeting Basic Good Excellent
Student does not Student writes a Student writes a Student writes a
write about what basic description of good description of detailed
(a) happened to what happened to what happened to description of what
Despereaux Despereaux. Despereaux. happened to
Despereaux.

Writing is Writing is Writing is mostly well Writing is well

disorganized and disorganized and/or organized and in a organized and in a
not in any logical in an illogical order logical order logical order
order.

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