"A Greener Future"
Lesson Plan Overview
Overview & Purpose This unit is designed to help students develop their understanding of how everyone can take steps to promote a healthier environment. After students build the required background knowledge, students will deepen their understanding by drawing on science and language arts concepts. | 6th Grade CCSS 6.RI.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly. 6.RI.2 - Determine central idea of the text. |
Objectives | Materials | Activities and Procedures | Differentiation/Modifications |
Day 1: Be able to identify elements of an expository texts. | 1. Wonders “Small” Book 2.Reading Notebook | 1. Introduce the Concept: Unit 3 Wk 5 2. Build Background with interactive read aloud 3. Activity: Girls identify main idea and boys identify key details of the text. 4. Go over 1-4 vocabulary word (Snap Shots) 5. Whole group reading “Is Your City Green?” | 1. Small group “Tribes” think pair share |
Day 2: Be able to identify the main idea of the story, along with key supporting details. | 1. Wonders “Small” Book 2. Chart Paper 3. Post Its 4. Wonders “Big” Book 5. Wonders Practice Book 6.Graphic Organizer Handout | 1. Review vocabulary 2. Activity: Vocabulary Kahoot game 3. Assign vocabulary homework 4. Activity: Post it on genre 5. Whole group reading “Stewards of the Environment” 6. Independent work: Graphic organizer | 1. Graphic organizer table for students that don’t have well developed fine motor skills 2. Pair share |
Day 3: Be able to summarize texts through the use of a graphic organizer. | 1. Leveled Readers 2. Prior graphic organizer assignment 3. Laptops 4. Practice Book (Fluency) 5. Constructed Response Prompt | 1. Review vocabulary homework 2. Explain constructed response prompt 3. Rotations: Fluency Check Group Leveled Readers Independent Group Summary Group from Anthology | 1. Small group 2. Bouncing idea for constructed response writing with a partner |
Day 4: Be able to summarize texts through the use of a graphic organizer. | 1. Leveled Readers 2. Prior graphic organizer assignment 3. Laptops 4. Practice Book (Fluency) 5. Constructed Response Prompt | 1. Review vocabulary homework 2. Explain constructed response prompt 3. Rotations: Fluency Check Group Leveled Readers Independent Group Summary Group from Anthology | 1. Small group 2. Bouncing idea for constructed response writing with a partner |
Reflection
The purpose of this lesson is for students to practice summarizing text with citations. The learning target for this lesson is: Be able to identify the main idea of the story, along with key supporting details. Prior to starting the activity, students built background knowledge on the overarching theme of the text. Students created their own definitions based off of discussion/visuals vocabulary words surrounding the environment. The materials needed for this lesson was the Wonder’s online program, student journals, Wonder’s Anthology book, and graphic organizer.
Students read together, taking turns in the reading circle. In checking student’s prior knowledge on what was learned the day before the activity, I had students complete a circle map on the genre and make predictions. Using technology helped facilitate student learning prior to the activity – since the Wonder’s program is online. The materials had also helped facilitate real world connections, based off of the listening comprehension section and visual aids.
The activity instructed students to summarize “The Stewards of the Environment.” Throughout the reading I asked students comprehension questions where they had to cite. By the end of the reading, as a class, we had fully summarized the reading. Ultimately, if students paid attention and listened to directions they were setup for success. I differentiated the lesson for my focus student by using a tree map to organize the details of the text. The focus students were able to meet the learning target by finding three key details. The whole class needed to cite and find the main idea and three details. Overall, I believe it is highly essential to incorporate technology, a variety of strategies, and engaging activities within a lesson. It helps to keep students on their toes and ready to learn!
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