I planned this lesson for week 10
Standards: Language Arts, Standard 7 Objective 3, a. Students will identify use and features of grade level text and identify aspects of literature such as problems, and problems being solved.
Objective: Students will identify three problems in the book Corduroy, and discuss the final “Main Problem” (which is that Corduroy is in search of a friend,) and how the other problems and the main problem relate.
Assessment
Formal:
The children have read the book once. I will have them read the book again, but this time I will have them look for the problems Corduroy meets, and have them mark that page with a post-it note. Students should mark 3 problems and explain them orally.
1. Hook- I’m going to show them how I use post-it notes to help me identify places I want to remember when I reading something.
2. Telling- They already know that every story has at least one problem, and that a problem needs to be solved. This has been drilled into their heads for a long time. I want them to be able to identify how small problems can lead up to the main problem.
3. Instruction/modeling- I will show the students how I have identified problems on my own about the story. I will show them that I have used post-it notes to mark the pages and remember where the problems were. I will use powerpoint on my computer to show my three problems, and my main problem. I want the kids to find 3 of their own, and see how they compare to mine at the end. My language might sound something like this:
a. “I have read this story, marked three problems that I could find, and then found one “Main Problem”. What I want you to do is find your own 3 problems… they might be the same as mine, they might be the same as someone else, but they might be different altogether. When you’re done reading we’ll come together and share.
4. Independent Practice- Have the students find the problems in the book on their own. When they find one, they are to raise their hand and I will give them a post-it note. When they’re all finished they will share the problems they found with each other, and compare them to mine. See if they find the “main problem” and if they can identify how the small problems relate with the main problem
5. Closure- Compare the problems they find to mine. If they do not match up, then the closure is that everyone can find different problems in the story, but most if not all problems relate to the main problem. If they do match up, then talk about how the problems we found together relate to the main problem
Management-
These kids need to stay on task for this to work. They watch how fast others read, and skip pages to keep up, so I will do my best to make sure they don’t skip pages. I think giving them the post-it notes and having them search for problems might curb their desire to skip pages. (I might be wrong) The culture in the classroom is for the students to take off once they have read the book twice, so I will let them know that they are to have a discussion after they read it, so they don’t jump up and take off. For early finishers I will have them read the book again, and see if they can find any other problems.
