Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level/Subject: 3rd

Central Focus: Comparing two mystery novels using a Venn
grade/language arts
diagram.
Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:
CC.SS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.9- Compare and contrast the most
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important points and key details presented in two texts on
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the same topic.
Daily Lesson Objective:
Performance: Students will know how to compare and contrast two different types of mystery
novels using a bubble map.
Conditions: In order for students to get full understanding, they will be able to take notes while
the book is being read to them to help them when they are to complete their Venn Diagram.
Criteria: Student must come up with at least three differences between the two mystery novels
they are given and at least three similarities. Students will be given a total of 25 minutes to
complete this.
21st Century Skills:
Academic Language Demand (Language Function and
Vocabulary):
Critical thinking
A to Z Mysteries: The Yellow Yacht by Ron Roy
Initiative
Collaboration with others
Bubble Map
Work independently
Tunic
Produce results
Chopper
Aquarium
Cam Jansen: The School Play Mystery
Script
Charity
Dimmed
Prior Knowledge:
How to read these level books
What a mystery book is
Be able to point out key points about a story
Activity
1. Focus and Review

Description of Activities and Setting

*Remind students as to what they have already learned about
mystery novels.
*Ask the class to raise their hands to contribute to the
discussion of what they already know about mystery novels.
* Present new vocabulary that will be seen in the reading of
the two books
* Explain to the students that the topic of todays lesson is
how to compare two different mystery novels
* Give background to both novels; titles, predictions, etc.
* Allow questions from all students on the topic of the lesson
we will be learning

Time
10min.

* Tell the students that this is an important skill that they will
need to know in order to succeed when asked to compare
similar types of novels.
2. Statement of
Objective
for Student

3. Teacher Input

4. Guided Practice

5. Independent
Practice
6. Assessment
Methods of
all
objectives/skills:
7. Closure

Students, today we will be learning about how to compare

mystery novels that are written by different authors. We
2min.
should all be familiar with Cam Jansen and A to Z Mysteries
novels from our previous lessons.
* Chapters 1-5 of The School Play Mystery will be read to the
students with questions asked to students to get their minds
thinking about the mystery.
* Chapters 1-3 of The Yellow Yacht will be read to the students
with questions asked to students to get their minds thinking
30min.
about the mystery.
* We will stop to review vocabulary words that we had
previously reviewed before starting to read.
* Students will be able to place perditions and comments on
each mystery that would be beneficial to compare.
* As a class we will create a Venn Diagram that compares the
two mystery novels.
10min.
* We will discuss key points that will help us to compare the
two mysteries.
* Students will each be given a Venn Diagram worksheet.
* Students will be given two different mystery books that are
written by different authors.
20min.
* Students will compare the two mystery novels and record
their facts about each novel on their Venn Diagram.
We will join back together as a class and discuss the students findings.
Each student will be assessed by their completion of their Venn Diagram
that they created on two different mystery novels.
* We will discuss as a class new things that students learned
about mystery novels.
* We will summarize how we were able to find these
differences.

8. Assessment
Results of
all
objectives/skills:
Targeted Students
Modifications/Accommodations:
Students that are ADHD will be
monitored throughout the lesson.
Extra guided practice will be given.

5min.

Student/Small Group
Modifications/Accommodations:
Students that need additional instruction
will be placed in a group in the back while
the rest of the students are individually

Students that have sensory

impairments will be placed in the
front of the room to avoid visual
disadvantages.

working on their Venn Diagrams. With this

small group, I will read up to two more
chapters of each mystery with them and we
will discuss differences and similarities of
the two.

Materials/Technology:
(Include any instructional materials (e.g., worksheets, assessments PowerPoint/Smart Board slides, etc.) needed to implement the lesson at
the end of the lesson plan.)

A to Z Mysteries; The Yellow Yacht by Ron Roy

Cam Jansen; The School Play Mystery by David A. Adler
Venn Diagram worksheet
Whiteboard
Pencil
References:
Reflection on lesson: