Allison Pfeiffer Mrs.

Schoener Second Observed Lesson October 14, 2013

Subject: Writing Topic: onfiction Writing Grade/Class Description: !r"de 1 !ener"l #d$c"tion %ith 3 &#Ps

I.

Purpose ". 'o% c"n %e "ns%er "ll o$r re"der(s )$estions*

II.

Vocabulary ". onfiction: Writing th"t is b"sed on f"cts, re"l events or re"l +eo+le.

III.

Skills ". &dentif,ing b. #-+l"ining c. .o/+rehending d. Writing

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Objective ". St$dents %ill de/onstr"te their "bilit, to identif, to+ics th"t the, co$ld +ossibl, %rite "bo$t. b. St$dents %ill de/onstr"te their "bilit, to e-+l"in in their %riting "ll

the, 0no% "bo$t " to+ic. c. St$dents %ill de/onstr"te their "bilit, to co/+rehend the lesson "nd %rite to te"ch the re"der. V. Standards ". Writing i. Text Types and Purpose 1. ..SS.#LA1Liter"c,.W.1.2 ". Write infor/"tive2e-+l"n"tor, te-ts in %hich the, n"/e " to+ic, s$++l, so/e f"cts "bo$t the to+ic, "nd +rovide so/e sense of clos$re. ii. Production and Distribution of Writing 1. ..SS.#LA1Liter"c,.W.1.3 ". With g$id"nce "nd s$++ort fro/ "d$lts, foc$s on " to+ic, res+ond to )$estions "nd s$ggestions fro/ +eers, "nd "dd det"ils to strengthen %riting "s needed. VI. Pre !ssess"ent ". St$dents h"ve been "ssessed "nd sho%n to h"ve /"stered the +revio$s lesson on nonfiction %riting "nd +l"nning before %riting o$r infor/"tion"l te-t. St$dents h"ve been introd$ced to the to+ic of %riting to te"ch b$t h"ve not gone into de+th "bo$t their +$r+ose for %riting.

VII.

#esson Presentation ". Set &nd$ction i. 4he te"cher %ill begin the lesson b, c"lling the st$dents to the r$g b, t"ble. 1. 4"ble 1 2. 4"ble 2 3. 4"ble 3 4. 4"ble 4 3. 4"ble 3 ii. 4he te"cher %ill re/ind the st$dents th"t the, "re no% %or0ing on " ne% $nit, nonfiction %riting. iii. 4he te"cher %ill revie% %h"t the, did on Wednesd", in Writer(s %or0sho+. ". Pl"nning before %riting. i. Pl"n "cross ,o$r fingers, s0etch "nd then %rite. iv. 4he te"cher %ill then introd$ce the ne% lesson. 1. 4od", %e %ill be %or0ing on "ns%ering o$r re"der(s )$estions. 4he te"cher %ill "s0 )$estions s$ch "s, %hen %e "re %riting, "s te"chers, %ho do ,o$ thin0 ,o$r 5st$dents6 "re* b. Procedure i. 4he te"cher %ill then e-+l"in to the st$dents th"t %hen

te"chers "re getting re"d, to te"ch, the, not onl, +l"n b$t the, thin0 "bo$t their st$dents. ii. 4he te"cher %ill re/ind the st$dents of the boo0 th"t she %"s %riting "bo$t soccer. iii. 4he te"cher %ill "s0 the st$dents, if /, boo0 on soccer %ere +$blished in " libr"r,, %ho/ do ,o$ thin0 %o$ld %"nt to re"d /, boo0* iv. 4he te"cher %ill introd$ce the conce+t of "s0ing ,o$rself )$estions %hile ,o$ "re %riting. v. As0 ,o$rself )$estions s$ch "s, %ho* Where* When* Wh,* 'o%* vi. 4he te"cher %ill de/onstr"te her thin0ing o$t lo$d "nd "ns%er her o%n )$estions. And +resent " ch"rt. vii. '"ve st$dents thin0 of " ne% to+ic to %rite "bo$t tod",. When the, h"ve the to+ic h"ve the/ +$t their th$/b $+. viii. Assign +"rtners "nd l"bel the/ 1 "nd 2. '"ve +"rtner 1 n"/e their to+ic. P"rtner 2 %ill "s0 the five )$estions "bo$t their to+ic "nd +"rtner 1 %ill "ns%er. 4hen the, %ill s%itch. i-. Once gro$+ %ill sh"re their convers"tion. -. 4he st$dents %ill be sent to their des0s to st"rt %riting. $i. Closin% -ii. After "bo$t 13120 /in$tes the te"cher %ill c"ll the st$dents

b"c0 to the r$g to sh"re %h"t the, did tod", in %riters %or0sho+. -iii. 4he te"cher %ill "lso reinforce the +ositive beh"vior she s"% d$ring %riter(s %or0sho+, or disc$ss so/e of the things the, need to %or0 on. VIII. !ssess"ent/&valuation ". 4he te"cher %ill for/"tivel, "ssess the st$dents b, %"tching ho% the st$dents "re doing. She %ill "lso c"ll r"ndo/ st$dents to her t"ble to vie% their %or0. Once their %riting is finished the te"cher %ill "lso revie% their %riting folders to see ho% the, h"ve done. I'. (aterials ". 7ive +"ge %riting +"+er b. 4e"cher1/"de ch"rt c. Pencils d. Writing folders '. Di))erentiation ". 4he te"cher %ill +$ll " s/"ll gro$+ to hel+ st$dents co/e $+ %ith " to+ic th"t the, 0no% " lot "bo$t. She %ill "lso hel+ the st$dents %ith str"tegies to hel+ %ith decoding "nd t"++ing o$t %ords. b. A$ditor, Le"rners1 4he te"cher $sed cl"ssroo/ disc$ssion to involve "ll st$dents "s %ell "s +"rtner t"l0 "nd the $se of t%o boo0s. c. &ntr"+erson"l Le"rners1 4he te"cher "llo%ed st$dents to thin0 on

his or her o%n "s %ell "s %rite inde+endentl,. d. &nter+erson"l Le"rners1 St$dents %ere given the o++ort$nit, to sh"re %ith " +"rtner or get involved d$ring %hole cl"ss disc$ssion.