Teacher: Dustin Ryan Subject Area: Reading Grade Level: 4 Lesson Title: Compare and Contrast bjectives: * Students

will compare and contrast from a reading, two things that are very different yet have some similar qualities. * Students will take this skill and apply it to the reading of Worton and the King of the Skies, and will compare and contrast the frogs and the weasels. !aterials"Resources #eeded: * Worton and the King of the Skies * Venn Diagram * hange of heart reading * !ote"ook paper Anticipatory Set: * #uick $%chart compare and contrast of two different &laskan animals on the white "oard. 'ave students help to fill in facts. bjective"$urpose: CCSS 4%R&T%' CCSS 4%4%RL( !odel: * 'ave students read change o) heart in reading groups. * ()plain*model +igsaw reading and recommend that they use +igsaw reading in their groups. * Students will discuss sections of the reading with their groups. * &fter completion of the venn diagram for change o) heart, the reading groups will move on to Worton and discuss elements in the story to compare and contrast.

Chec* )or +nderstanding: * Venn diagram

* ,"servation checklist, student participation in group discussion * -articipation in $%chart activity Closure: * all on student groups to share one or two e)amples of what they found similar and different in the characters. * ompare other group findings with what has "een shared. * ()plain and discuss how they can use compare and contrast in other readings.