Materials/Technology and Advanced Preparation Student laptops Teacher laptop Smart board Smart board presentation Text of story, highlighters Can with student names on popsicle sticks Setting/character map worksheets Student journals Standard room setup desks arranged in groups of 4 around the room – Teaching and Learning Sequence TIME TEACHER ACTIONS STUDENT ACTIONS Introduction/Anticipatory Set Outline how the lesson will begin. How will you focus student attention on lesson – content, build on prior knowledge, motivate students to learn, etc.? 5 The teacher will use smart board to display 5 Students will answer the questions reading comprehension questions about All using the response software on Summer in a Day and prompt students to their school-provided laptops. respond on their laptops. 5 The teacher will show question results and Students will listen, provide discuss correct answers. rationales or ask any questions. Outline the sequence to be followed in the development of the lesson. Pay particular attention to Lesson Development – concept development and questioning. 10 The teacher will show a video production of All Students will watch the video and Summer in a Day, performed by a middle participate in the discussion. school class and lead a brief discussion about the differences of the text and the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqrxuw8_bUs 10 The teacher will review literary devices that will Students will participate in the be used in the next activity with the smart board review and listen for drag and drop game and ask for student teacher’s/students explanations. responses. Teacher will explain literary device partner challenge. 8 Teacher will monitor as students work in Students will work with their partners to highlight as many literary devices partner to identify and define possible in 8 minutes and identify them. literary devices in All Summer in a Day. 2 Teacher will give students 2 minutes to Students will write the meaning independently the meaning created by any created by 2 of the literary devices 2 literary device examples they highlighted. they highlighted.
Materials/Technology and Advanced Preparation Student laptops Teacher laptop Smart board Smart board presentation Text of story, highlighters Can with student names on popsicle sticks Setting/character map worksheets Student journals Standard room setup – desks arranged in groups of 4 around the room Teaching and Learning Sequence TIME TEACHER ACTIONS STUDENT ACTIONS Introduction/Anticipatory Set – Outline how the lesson will begin. How will you focus student attention on lesson content, build on prior knowledge, motivate students to learn, etc.? 5 5 The teacher will use smart board to display 5 reading comprehension questions about All Summer in a Day and prompt students to respond on their laptops. The teacher will show question results and discuss correct answers. Students will answer the questions using the response software on their school-provided laptops. Students will listen, provide rationales or ask any questions. Lesson Development – Outline the sequence to be followed in the development of the lesson. Pay particular attention to concept development and questioning. 10 10 8 2 The teacher will show a video production of All Summer in a Day, performed by a middle school class and lead a brief discussion about the differences of the text and the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqrxuw8_bUs The teacher will review literary devices that will be used in the next activity with the smart board drag and drop game and ask for student responses. Teacher will explain literary device partner challenge. Teacher will monitor as students work in partners to highlight as many literary devices possible in 8 minutes and identify them. Teacher will give students 2 minutes to independently the meaning created by any 2 literary device examples they highlighted. Students will watch the video and participate in the discussion. Students will participate in the review and listen for teacher’s/students explanations. Students will work with their partner to identify and define literary devices in All Summer in a Day. Students will write the meaning created by 2 of the literary devices they highlighted.
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