ImmersionILessonPlanFormat

School:AnimasValleyElementary
NumberofStudentsinClass:5(small

Name: KaitlynBending
GradeLevel:FirstGrade
group)
Unit:Writing/DataAnalysis LessonDuration:45minutes
Day,Date,andTimeofLesson:
1.Objective(s):

Attheendofthelesson,studentswillwriteatleastthreecompletesimplesentencesusing
capitalization,punctuationandacompletethought.
2.ColoradoAcademicStandard
Contentarea:Reading,WritingandCommunicating
Standard:3.WritingandComposition
Conceptsandskillsstudentsmaster:
2.Appropriatespelling,conventions,andgrammarareappliedwhenwriting
EvidenceOutcomes:
Studentscan:
b.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishcapitalization,punctuation,and
spellingwhenwriting.(CCSS:L.1.2)
i.Writecompletesimplesentences
3.LearningTarget(s):
Icanwriteacompletesentence.
4.Assessment:FormativeAssessments

Iwillknowthatthestudentscompletedtheactivitybyusingaseriesofdifferent
formativeassessments.Iwillknowthestudentsreachedtheirobjectivebycompleting
threesentencesheetsthatwillbeprovidedbyme.Twoofthesentenceswillbemadeby
therollingsentencedice,andstudentswilltheirthirdsentence.Ineachofthesesentence
sheetsIwilllooktoseeifthestudentusedcapitalization,punctuation,andacomplete
thought.
IwillhavestudentswhispertoapartneransweringthequestionWhatarethedifferent
partsofacompletesentence?Iwillhavethestudentssharewhattheirpartnersaid.
Iwillhavethestudentsputtheirhandontheirheadiftheyunderstandthedirectionsof
thewordsheets,Iwillhaveastudentrepeatthedirectionsbacktome.
AttheendofthelessonIwillhavethestudentssharethesentencethattheycreatedon
theirown,withtheclass.
AsthestudentsareexitingtheroomIwillhavethemtellmeonethingtheylearnedabout
creatingasentence.
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5.Materials:
SentenceDice
WhiteBoard
Worksheets
Pencils
SentenceStrips
Whiteboardmarkers
6.EssentialQuestionsorBigPictureStatement:
Howdoeswritingacompletesentencemakeyourwritingclear?
Wearegoingtodiscoverhowtocreateacompletesentence.Makingcompletesentencesisa
stepintheprocessofbecomingagreatwriter.Itisanessentialcomponentinwriting.
7.Introduction/AnticipatorySet:7minutes
Iwillstartoffthelessonbygatheringallofthestudentsonthecarpettositpretzelstyleinfront
ofthewhiteboard.

IwillstartoffbyaskingDoesanyoneknowwhatacompletesentenceis?Orwhatitlookslike?
Givemeathumbuporathumbdown.Iwillexplain,Iwaslookingthroughsomeofyour
writing,andIhadsomequestionsaboutthesentencesthatyouwerewriting.ThereasonIhad
thesequestionswasthereweresomesentencesthatwerenotcomplete.Ireadsomesentences
thatsaideatatthepark.OrMymomSotoday,Iamgoingtoteachyouaboutalloftheparts
ofacompletesentence.Acompletesentenceneedsawhoandawhat.ForexampleMy
momeatsatthepark.(Iwillwritethissentenceontheboard,andshowwithdifferentcolorsthe
whoandthewhatinthesentence)Mymomwouldbethewhointhesentenceandeatsat
theparkwouldbethewhatinthesentence.SowiththisinformationIwanttoseeifwecan
sortsentencesintocompleteandincomplete.OntheboardIhavetwocategories.Oneofthe
categoriessaysacompletesentence,andtheothersaysanincompletesentence.NowIam
havingtroublefiguringoutwhichoneisacompletesentenceandwhichoneisnot.Somaybe
youguyscanhelpmeputthetwosentencesIhaveinmyhandinthetwosentencesIneedhelp
with.IwillhavetwosentencesthatstateIplaygamesonrainydays.andPlayinggames.I
willshowandreadthesesentencestothestudents.IwillaskthemBeforeyouguyssay
anything,whenIsaygo,Iwantyoutoturntoyourpartnerandwhispertowhichoneyouthinkis
thecompletesentence.Canyouguysshowmewhichsentenceiscompleteandwhichsentenceis
not?Readysetgo.
AfterthestudentshavetalkedtoeachotherIwillasktheclasswhichonedoyouthinkisa
completesentence?Iwillplacethecompletesentenceunderthecompletesentencecategory.
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IwillexplainthecompletesentenceisIplaygamesonrainydays.Thewhointhesentenceis
I,andthewhatisthesentenceisplaygamesonrainydays.IwillunderlinetheIandthe
periodattheendofthesentenceandsayAcompletesentencealwaysstartswithacapital
letter,andendswithaperiod.Acompletesentencealsoshowsthewhoandthewhatinthe
sentence.ThissentencesaysIplaygamesonrainydays.Iwantyouguystorepeataftermethe
partsofacompletesentence;acapitalletter,apunctuationmark,andawhoandawhat.Iwill
theothersentencesayingthatplayinggamesismissingthewhointhesentence.Iwillplace
thissentenceintheincompletesentencecategory.Nowthatweknowthisletspracticemore
withsentences.

8.****StepbyStepLessonProcess:****
DirectInstruction/InstructionoftheContent:10minutes

Afterthestudentshavelearnedthebasicsofasentence,wewillstaygatheredaroundthe
whiteboard.Iwillhavethelearningtargetwrittenontheboard.Iwillreadtothestudents
thelearningtargetforthedaystating,Icanwriteacompletesentence.Iwillhave
studentsrepeatandreadthislearningtargetwithme.IwillthensayDoyouguysnotice
thatthelearningtargetfortodayisacompletesentence?Ithasacapitalletter,awho
andawhat,andpunctuationattheendofthesentence.
IwillstateStudentstodaywearegoingtofocusonwritingacompletesentence.A
completesentenceincludesacapitalletter,punctuationandawhoandawhat.Iam
goingtoteachyouhowtowriteacompletesentencetodayandwearegoingtogetalot
ofpracticewritingcompletesentences.Writingcompletesentencesisimportantinyour
writing.Ifwewriteincompletesentencesthenourwritingwillnotbeclear.
Iwillwriteasentenceontheboardintwodifferentcolors(onecolorrepresentingthe
whointhesentence,theothercolorrepresentingthedidwhatinthesentence).My
sentencewillsayPeteiseatingoranges.Iwillasktheclasswhoiseatingthe
oranges?Iwillputwho:abovePete.ThenIwillaskthestudentsWhatisPetedoing?
AboveiseatingorangesIwillputdidwhat?Abovethesentenceitwilllooklikethis
Who+Didwhat?Iwillexplaintothestudentsacompletesentenceanswersthese
twoquestions.InthesentenceIwrotePeteistheWho,becausePeteistheonewhoate
theoranges.Ialsowrotedidwhat(pointingtothedidwhatonthewhiteboard),
becausewhatPetedidwaseatoranges.Sowhenwerepracticingwritingsentences
today,Iwantyoutomakesurethatyoursentenceanswersthesequestions.
Letstryanothersentencetogether,butIwantyoutotellmetheWhoandtheDid
Whatinthesentence.IwillleavetheWho+DidWhatquestionontheboardforthe
studentstouseasamodel.OntheboardIwillwriteSuzieeatsatthetable.Iwilltell
thestudentsthinkquietlytoyourselveswhatpartistheWhointhesentenceandwhat
partistheDidWhatinthesentence.Thinkabout,Whothesentenceistalkingabout,
andwhatdidtheydo?AfterthestudentshavesatsilentlyIwillsayraiseyourhandsif
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youcantellmewhichpartistheWhoofthesentence?Iwillcallononestudent.Iwill
guidethediscussionfromthisstudentsanswer,sayingSuzieisthewhointhe
sentencebecausethesentenceistalkingaboutSuzie.WhocantellmewhatSuziedid?
Raiseyourhands.IwillcallonastudentthensayeatsatthetableiswhatSuziedid.
Seehowansweringbothofthesequestionshelpstowriteacompletesentence,itmakes
thesentenceyouarewritingclear.Thebeginningofthesentenceisusuallyreferredtoas
thesubject,andtheendofthesentenceisreferredtoasthethought.Nowwearegoingto
sortsomemoresentences.
Iwillhavemultiplecompleteandincompletesentencesthatthestudentswillplaceunder
thecompletesentenceandincompletesentencecategoriesonthewhiteboard(aswe
didintheanticipatoryset).
Thesesentenceswillinclude:
BrandygoestoMcDonalds.
Thefrogjumpsinthepond.
Puttingonajacket.
Playingwithtoys.
IwillsayRememberhowweweresortingsentencesintothecompleteandincomplete
categoriesontheboard,wellwearegoingtopracticemorewiththis.Ihavefourmore
sentencesthatIwantyoutohelpmeputintherightcategory.Iamhopingyoucanhelp
tellmeifthesentencesarecompleteorincomplete.Iwillhavethesentencescutouton
papertoshowthestudents.Iwillreadonesentenceatatimetothestudents.IwillsayI
wantyoutositquietlyandthink;doesthissentencehaveawho?Doesthissentence
haveawhat?OnceIhaveletthestudentsthink,Iwillcallononepersontocomeand
pointtothewhoandanotherpersonpointtothewhat.Iwillhavethestudentshelp
meplacethesentencesinthecorrectcategories,andwewillgooverwhytheyare
completeorincompletesentences.Wewilltalkaboutthethreecomponentsofasentence
foreachsentencemodeltalkingaboutwhatthesentencehasandwhatismissing.
Checkingforunderstandingofthecontent:

IwillhavestudentswhispertoapartneransweringthequestionWhatisinacomplete
sentence?IwillhavethestudentssharewhattheirpartnersaidandIwillrecorditonthe
board.Iwillsaysowhenwearewritingsentencesbeforeyouputaperiodattheendof
yoursentence,Iwantyoutocheckandmakesureyousentencehasawhoanda
what.Thisisveryimportanttoalwayscheckwhenyouarewriting,andIwantyou
guystobegintocheckforthewhoandthewhatinyoursentenceseveryday.Iwill
addthecheckpiecetoourlistontheboard.
Modeling:5minutes

Afterwehavefinishedsortingthesentences,IwillsaytothestudentsNowsinceyou
guysknowsomuchaboutwritingacompletesentence,wearegoingtopracticewriting
sentences.Iamgoingtoshowyouhowtodothisactivity,andthenwewilldoone
together.Eachoneofyouwillbereceivingtwoworddice.Oneofthedicerepresentsthe
WhoandtheotherdicerepresentstheDidwhat.(Iwillshowthestudentseachdice
byholdingthemintheair).TheWhodiceisyellow,andtheDidWhatdiceisgreen.
YourjobistorollthediceandwritedownwhatyourolledontheworksheetIwillbe
givingyou.Letmeshowyouhowthisisdone.IwillrolltheWhosentencedicefirst.
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IwillplacethispartundertheWho?partontheworksheet.ForexampleifIrolled
MybrotherIwouldrecordthisontheworksheet.IwillthenrolltheDidWhatdice
andrecordthisontotheworksheet.Iwillthenwritethesentenceagainusingcorrect
capitalizationandpunctuationtomodelforthestudents.DuringthispartIwilltalk
throughthestepstothestudents.
GuidedPractice:5minutes

AfterthisIwilltellthestudentsLetsdoonetogether.Iwillhaveonestudentfromthe
classrolltheWhodice.DependingonwhattheyrollIwillaskthestudents.Wheredo
Iplacethisontheworksheet?Iwillcalluponeofthestudentstorecordthisonthe
sheetbycopyingtheletteringonthedice.Iwillhaveanotherstudentfromtheclassroll
theDidWhatdice.Iwillhaveanotherstudentrecordthispartonthesheetbyagain
copyingtheletteringonthedice.IwillsayNowwehavetorewriteoursentence.Iwant
youtowhispertoyourpartner,whatthebeginningletterofasentencestartswith
(Checkingforunderstandingofthecontent).Iwillcallononepartnership,andhave
themcallouttheiranswer.Thebeginningofasentencealwaysstartswithacapital
letter.IwillthenrecordthecompletesentenceonthesheetbeforeIgettotheendofmy
sentenceIwillsay,whatisalwaysneededattheendofasentence.Iwillhavestudents
callthisoutapunctuationmarkisalwaysneededattheendofasentence.
WhenIcallyournameyouaregoingtocometomeandgrabtwodicefromme,and
threeworksheets.Youaregoingtocompletetwooftheseworksheetsrollingthedice,
justlikewedidasaclass.OnthethirdworksheetIwantyoutomakeupyourown
sentence.WhileyouarecreatingyourownsentenceIwantyoutoaskyourselves,does
yoursentencehaveawhoandawhat?Ifithelps,underlinethewhoandthewhatinthe
sentence.
Checkingforunderstandingoftheprocess:30seconds

IwillcallononestudenttorepeatthedirectionbacktomeIwillthenrestatewhatthe
studentsaidrepeatingthedirectionsonemoretime.IwillsayPutyourhandonyour
headifyouknowwhatyouredoingwitheachworksheetIwillcalleachindividual
studenttocomeupandgrabmaterialsfromme.
IndependentPractice:12minutes

IwillsendeachstudenttotheirtablesonceIamsuretheyunderstandthedirections.Ifa
studentdoesnotunderstandthedirectionsorthecomponentsofacompletesentencethen
IwillhavethemspeakwithmesoIcanhelpthemlearnthecomponentsofacomplete
sentenceandthedirectionsoftheactivity.(Thiswillhelpmedifferentiatewhichstudents
aregettingthecontentandwhichstudentsarenot).Eachstudentwillworkindividually
duringthistaskatthesametable,sotherearenotransitionsinthelesson.
Iwillhavethestudentssitatthesametable,andcheckstudentssentencesfor
understandingofwritingcompletesentences.(formativeassessment)
Iwillalsoaskthestudentsquestionstohelpthemintheirunderstandingofcomplete
sentences.
Ifastudenthasfinishedearlytheywillbeabletocreateanothersentence,usinganother
pieceofpaper.
Differentiation:
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IwillhaveanotherdiceavailableforstudentsthathasboththeWhoandDidWhat
onthesamedice.Thiswillmakeitmorechallengingforthestudentswhowantto
challengethemselvesmore.Iwillalsohavethestudentsbringtheirwritingjournals,I
canhavestudentsgobackintotheirownwritingandfindcompletesentences,pointing
outthewhoandthewhatofthesentence.Ifastudentfinishestheactivityearlythen
Iwillhavethemcreatemoresentencesontheirown.
Closure:2minutes

Iwillgatherthestudentsbackinfrontofthewhiteboard.IwillsayStudentswehave
learnedalottodayaboutmakingacompletesentence,andIseethatyouhaveallworked
veryhardtomakeacompletesentence.Itisimportanttomakecompletesentences
becauseitmakesourwritingclear.Rememberthesentenceplayinggames,thisisnota
clearsentence,wedonotknowthewhoandthewhatinthesentence.Weknowthat
someonewasplayinggames,butwedonotknowwhowasplayinggames.Toreviewthe
threepartsofacompletesentencearecapitalization,punctuation,andawhoand
what.
Checkingforunderstandingofthecontent:

Iwillhaveallofthestudentscomeupandreadtheirsentencestheyhavecreated.Iwill
saywearegoingtohavesomestudentscomeupandsharetheirwriting.Whilestudents
aresharingtheirwritingIwanteveryonelisteningtofigureoutthewhoandthe
what,andaftertheyaredonesharingraiseyourhandsifyoucantellmethewhoand
whatafterthestudentshares.
FormativeAssessment:2minutes

AstheyareexitingtheroomIwillhavethemtellmeonethingtheylearnedabout
creatingasentence.

Name: _________________

Who? ________________________________

Did what?
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My sentence:
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