Lesson Plans for Book Club: Twenty and Ten GRCES: 4th Grade

Teacher: __Mikayla Battjes_______________________ Date___May 1____

Objectives and Common Core Standards

Objectives 1. Peer read journal entries with a partner
of the opposing perspective. Share it in
a way that it is a story using facts and
details from the text.
2. Find pronunciation and definitions of
vocabulary words throughout the book
3. Determine the theme of a story
1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.4: Report on
a topic or text, tell a story, or
recount an experience in an
organized manner, using
appropriate facts and relevant,
descriptive details to support main
ideas or themes; speak clearly at an
understandable pace.
2. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.C: Consult
reference materials (e.g.,
dictionaries, glossaries,
thesauruses), both print and digital,
to find the pronunciation and
determine or clarify the precise
meaning of key words and phrases.
3. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2: Determine
a theme of a story, drama, or poem
from details in the text; summarize
the text.

Preparation for Teaching

Materials and Events that students can put in order,
site student workbooks, The Three Princes
short story
Assessment 1. Their ability to report their journal 1. Oral report of written journal entry
entry in a way that is expressive
and detailed to a peer
2. Finding appropriate definitions for 2. Vocabulary worksheet in workbooks
vocabulary words
3. Determine the theme of a story 3. Class discussion of theme of short story

Differentiatio Pair Arie and Christian with stronger readers for the peer reading activity at the beginning of
n the lesson to keep them on track and to guide their discussions.
Teaching Plan
Section Teacher Actions Student Activity Time
Motivation 1. Partner the students up and have them 1. Peer read journal entries 4
read peer read their journal entries to
each other to review chapter 4
a. Becket – Arie
b. Christian – Henry
c. Piper – Lucy
3
2. Ask one student from each pair to 2. Explain how journals were similar
share how their journals were similar
this week
3. Ask the other student from each pair 3. Explain how journals were different 3
to share how their journals were
different this week.
 4. Give the students a group activity 4. Work together to put events in order 5
where they must place the events in
order of when they happened to
review the first four chapters
5. Review the sequencing of events and 5. Review order of events with teacher 3
make changes if needed and clarify the
order of events

Development 1. Describe what a theme is: main 1. Listen to definition of theme 2

purpose of reading a story, what is the
author trying to tell the audience?
2. Refer back to the poem Evacuee 2. Turn and talk with a partner about what they 3
a. Students will turn and talk think the theme of Evacuee was
about what they think the
theme of the poem was
b. Discuss as a group
3. Read a short story aloud to the students 3. Listen to short story 7
4. After reading the story, have them 4. Individually think about what the theme of
individually think about what the the short story was 3
theme of the story was
a. Guide these thoughts by
asking: Why did the author
write this? What were they
trying to tell us?
5. Then have students share with a partner 5. Share with a partner the theme of the story 3
what they think the theme was
6. Finally, give students the opportunity 6. Share with whole group 5
to share their ideas of what the theme
of this short story was
7. Conclude that the theme was about 7. Conclude theme of the short story with the 3
generosity, teamwork, love, and group
respect.
8. Ask the students if they can remember 8. Use supporting details to identify theme 5
details that would support our themes
listed above, allow for discussion
9. If extra time, allow students to work on 9. Work on vocabulary packets 10
vocabulary packets that they received a
couple of sessions ago. They will use
the computers to find definitions and
pronunciations of the words given.
10. If more time, allow students to work on 10. Work on crossword puzzle/word
crossword puzzle or word search search/word unscramble
individually. Also provide a word
unscramble worksheet for students who
have finished crossword and word
search.
Closing and 1. Collect the notebooks and texts. Children leave the book club. 3-5”
dismissal Express appreciation. Pray for lunch.
Reflections A few notes for next time…
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