EEI Lesson Plan Template

Name: Kathy Stone Pima Course: ESE 290B Instructor: Ana McGovern

Subject: ELA Topic: Compare and Contrast Grade Level: 6 Duration:

Genres and themes 30 minutes
List of Materials, Handouts, Rubrics, and other Documents: [List everything you will need to teach this lesson here, then insert
actual examples in the Appendices below the plan]

Audiobook of Among the Hidden, Venn Diagrams,

Purpose: This lesson will help students be able to compare and contrast lives of children from different genres of writing, one a
real character from an article about the orphan trains, the other from dystopian fiction.

Components Description of Plan

Content Standard 6.RL.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems;
Choose ONE standard and type it out historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and
topics.
along with the number.
Learning Objective Bloom’s Level: Analyze
 Choose ONE level of complexity from
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Objective: SWBAT… After reviewing the lives of Lee and Luke, students will be able to
 Write ONE objective that is ONE create a venn diagram and paragraphs to compare and contrast the lives of Lee and
simple sentence with ONE carefully
Luke. (Luke is from a dystopian novel, Lee is a real person written about in an article
chosen verb
on the orphan train).

Est Anticipatory Set Teacher will (TW): Students will (SW):

# of  A quick "hook" to grab the
Mins student's attention
 Activates prior knowledge of
the objective
 Requires active participation
from ALL learners
 Students must literally interact
with the OBJECTIVE
Est Teaching-Input
# of  Using effective and varied
Mins
strategies, the teacher
provides information and
vocabulary students will need
in order to grasp the concept,
strategy, or skill.
 Check for Understanding.
Est Teaching-Modeling
# of  Teacher demonstrates and
Mins shows examples of what
students are expected to do
(how to solve the problem,
answer the question, do the
activity etc.).
 Check for Understanding.
Est Guided Practice
# of  An opportunity for each
Mins
student to demonstrate new
learning by working through
an activity or exercise with the
1. TW What do you remember
about the life of Lee?
2. TW…What do you remember
about the life of Luke?
3. TW state the objective.
Teacher will:
1. Play a chapter from Among the
Hidden to refresh students
memories of the life of Luke
2. Read a short excerpt of the life
of Lee to refresh students
memories about the life of Lee.
Teacher will:
1. Model making a venn diagram
for the lives of Luke and Lee on
the board.
Teacher will:
1. Ask students what they have on
their venn Diagram
1. Students will discuss Lee
2. Students will discuss Luke
Students will:
1. Listen, make comments, ask
questions
Students will:
1. In groups of 2 or 3 create venn
diagrams to compare and
contrast the lives of Luke and
Lee
Students will:
1. Share in groups what they have
come up with in their venn
diagram
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teacher’s guidance.
 This is the heart of the lesson
and should have the most
minutes assigned to it.
Est Closure 1. SW…Create a topic sentence for a paragraph about how their lives are
# of  ALL students must engage in similar
Mins brief closure activity to cement
learning and optimize transfer. 2. SW Create a topic sentence for a paragraph about how their lives are
 Do not introduce anything different
new during Closure.
 Check for Understanding.
 Students must re-engage with
the OBJECTIVE
n/a Independent Practice Students will create supporting details for their topic sentences if time allows. They
 AFTER proper closure, it is are encouraged to take home for homework for extra credit:
important to provide time for
additional practice. It may be
group or individual work in
class or it might be
homework.
 Do not introduce anything
new during Independent
Practice.

Checks for Understanding 1. Ask students questions about the lives of Lee and Luke
 List at least THREE quick, informal 2. Walk around and observe venn diagrams
strategies that you used to check 3. Listen to student comments
understanding throughout the lesson.
 Checks should be varied (i.e., self-
check, verbal check, written check).
Assessment Options Pre- and Post-Assessment of Objective: Pre – Ask students how characters in
 Describe how you will pre- and post- dystopian literature are similar or different to characters in historical articles about
test students’ understanding of the children
objective. These do not need to
happen on the same day as the Post – Review students venn diagrams and paragraphs
lesson.
 Alternative options for diverse
learners should also be provided
Alternative Assessment Options:

Differentiation Options Content – Scaffold: Illustrate similarities and differences in pictures

Describe how you will reach diverse Content – Challenge: Write similarities and differences in paragraphs
learners by varying the:
 Content Process – Scaffold: Only produce venn diagram or venn diagram and topic sentence
 Process Process – Challenge: Produce paragraphs comparing and contrasting Luke and Lee
 Product
Product – Scaffold: Work in groups to discuss in order to fill in venn diagram
Product – Challenge:
21st Century Learning Technology: Audiobook
Describe how you will incorporate
technology and/or the 4 Cs: Critical Thinking: How were Luke and Lee’s lives alike and different?
 Critical Thinking
 Creativity Creativity: Drawing or writing paragraphs to show similarities and differences in the
 Collaboration
lives of Luke and Lee
 Communication
Collaboration: Working together to create Venn Diagram
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Communication: Discussing what to put on Venn Diagram

Appendices/Additional Information: [insert materials/links/screenshots below]

You tube video chapter 8 Among the Hidden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y_YGthJq8k