edTPA Lesson Plan Template

Central Focus: Informational Text and North Carolina

Subject: Reading & Social Studies
History

Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:

RI.4.9 Integrate information from two texts
on the same topic in order to write or speak
about the subject knowledgeably.
Date submitted: March 21 Date taught: March 22
4.G.1.1 Summarize changes that have
occurred in North Carolina since statehood
(population growth, transportation,
communication and land use).

Daily Lesson Objective:

TSW independently create a google slide presentation on the Blue Ridge Parkway using two text sources. TSW score
13/16 points from a rubric to consider having full mastery of the skills.

21st Century Skills:

communicate clearly Academic Language Demand (Language Function
make judgements and decisions and Vocabulary):
access, evaluate, use and manage Summarize and integrate
information
work independently
Prior Knowledge:
Students must know how to summarize, how to pull information from sources, and how to create a presentation.

Activity Description

I will begin this lesson by introducing the Blue Ridge Parkway to the
students. I want to figure out what the students already know about the topic,
and allow students to share their ideas and thoughts about the Parkway. To
do this, I will hand out a sticky note to each student. I will ask students to
write down what they already know about the Blue Ridge Parkway on the
1. Focus and Review
sticky note. When students are finished, I will instruct them to post their
sticky note on the board. As students are posting their sticky notes, I will be
making note of similar responses and thoughts the students had. Once
every student is finished, I will address the thoughts and responses the
students gave. I will explain to the students that today we are going to learn
more about the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Today we are going to be covering two objectives. Our first objective is to
2. Statement of Objective integrate two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the
for Student topic knowledgeably. Our second objective is to use two text sources about
the Blue Ridge Parkway to create a presentation summarizing this important
North Carolina change.
During this time I will demonstrate to students how to use two different texts
on the same topic to write about the topic. I will read two short passages on
3. Teacher Input bluebirds and use these two passages to write a short paragraph on what I
read, citing evidence from both passages.

4. Guided Practice During guided practice, I will have the students carry out a similar activity as
the one I just performed. Together we will read two short passages on
 daffodils. I will project the passages onto the screen and ask students to
volunteer to read aloud. Once we have read the paragraphs, I will ask
students to answer questions about daffodils. The answers to these
questions can be found in the two passages that we have just previously
read.
During independent practice, I will release the students to begin working on
their Blue Ridge Parkway Assignment. I will explain to them that the two
passages they are about to read are focused around the Blue Ridge
Parkway. I will ask students to read these two passages, and then they will
5. Independent Practice
be required to answer questions about the Blue Ridge Parkway. The
answers to these questions can be found in the two passages. Students will
then be instructed to use this information to create a google slide
presentation about the Blue Ridge Parkway and its significance in North
Carolina history.
Students will be graded on their google slide presentation. Students will
receive up to two points for each of the following criteria included in their
slide presentation:
When the Parkway was built and how long it took
Why the Parkway was built
6. Assessment Methods of Problem that occurred during construction
all objectives/skills: Activities people partake in on the Parkway
Two other facts about the Parkway
Why the Parkway is significant & how it changed North
Carolina
Information from both sources included
All information is accurate
Students will have the opportunity to score a maximum of 16 points.
During this time, I will call on students to share what theyve learned about
7. Closure the Blue Ridge Parkway and its significance. As a class we will discuss the
answers to the questions I had students complete after their reading during
the independent practice section of the lesson.
Due to the nature of this assignment, students were given multiple days to
complete the google slide presentation. I was not able to obtain the results
or see the presentations, as they were completed after my time in the
8. Assessment Results of classroom had concluded. However, the worksheet that was completed
all objectives/skills: during the guided practice portion of the lesson shows all students were on
track and on their way to mastering the reading standard. Students were
able to pull information from two passages to correctly answer questions
about one topic. Because I so not have access to the presentations the
students made, I cannot assess mastery of the social studies standard.
Targeted Students Student/Small Group
Modifications/Accommodations Modifications/Accommodations
Students that struggle with behavior and attention For struggling students, I will pull small groups to
will be seated in the front of the classroom close to repeat activities similar to ones used during the
me so that there will be little room for distractions. guided practice portion of the lesson. If students are
Students with language diversity will be paired with a struggling with the reading standard, texts used
partner for the independent practice portion of the could be about a variety of topics. If students are
lesson. struggling with the social studies standard, text
should be centered around changes that have
occurred in North Carolina.
Materials/Technology:
Powerpoint, worksheets, chromebooks, google slides

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