4 Hour ELD Weekly Lesson Plan / Week of Lesson: / 3/19/2012
Time of Daily Lesson:
/ 8:30 – 9:45 / Grade Level: / 4th Grade
ELPS (English Language Proficiency Standard): / I / II / III / IV / V
Proficiency Level: / PE / E / B / I
Time Allocation: / Reading
ELP Standard(s)/Performance Indicator(s):
Student Friendly Language Objective: / LI – 34: “I can identify structural elements of poetry, like rhyme, rhythm, line, verse, and imagery.”
unknown: “I can identify various genres of literature based on their characteristics.”
Academic Vocabulary: / Genre, element, characteristic, line, verse, rhyme, rhythm, imagery, fiction, non-fiction, identify
Materials: / PowerPoints, REACH texts, HM texts, boards & markers, response cards, Genre Notebooks
LESSON DELIVERY:
Monday: / TW read poem, SW identify genre
SW watch and take notes in Genre Notebooks with “Poetry Elements Intro” powerpoint
SW use HM text to complete “Poetry Elements Checklist”
SW define various elements of poetry
Tuesday: / TW read poem, SW identify rhyme and imagery
SW interact with “Identifying Poetry Elements” powerpoint
SW take “Elements of Poetry” test
SW review test, define various elements of poetry
Wednesday: / TW display script sample, SW identify genre (drama)
SW add notes to Genre Notebooks with “Elements of Dramas” powerpoint.
CW read “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” from HM and discuss elements of dramas within.
SW add notes to Genre Notebooks with “Short Stories & Novels” powerpoint
CW read “The Fungus That Ate My School” from REACH and discuss elements of short stories.
Thursday: / FLRT (8:30 – 9:00)
TW read 2 passages and students will guess who they’re about and who wrote them
SW add notes to Genre Notebooks with “Autobiographies & Biographies” powerpoint
CW read “???” from ???, discuss elements of ???
SW convert text between autobiography and biography
SW explain difference between autobiography and biography
Friday: / FLRT (8:30 – 9:00)
SW match characteristics with genres for bellwork
SW interact with “Genre Jeopardy” powerpoint, use Genre Notebooks
SW take “Identifying Genres” test
Assessment: / Responses during presentations, on white boards and cards.
Grade bellwork, text conversion, and tests