ED 321 LESSON PLAN Number Two Whole Group/Small Group/Stations

Outcomes:

(WI Teacher Standards #1, 2)

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its
relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Instructional objective(s): Students will analyze the theme/main idea of the chapter and give an objective
summary by creating a chapter title in order to show understanding of the text.

Assessment:

(WI Teacher Standard #8)

Look fors:
1. Students will be able to use the rereading strategy (I will see them going into their books)
2. Students will be able to determine the main idea(theme) of a chapter and summarize the chapter
3. Students will be able to make chapter titles
1. Formal chapter titles sheet
2. Informal class discussion on book features, titles, and chapters
(WI Teacher Standard #3)

Materials Needed:

1. The Outsider Books

2. Chapter Title Sheets
3. Ipad connected to internet to access http://prezi.com/n1ph95fx9qa7/the-outsiders-chapter-names/
4. Multiple Books with good book features
Total time
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25 minutes per session

Procedures:

Procedures:

(WI Teacher Standard #7)

Strategy Groups: Summarizing, Rereading, and Authors Goal

Above Grade Level
Steps for instruction:
1. Introduction (2 minutes) - Discuss blocking behaviors with students. Let students know that our different
ideas allows us stretch each other, build one another, and think in different ways. Students begin the system of
home-court. We are a team and if I see that the team is being compromised I will say home-court. are also able
to say home-court to each other. This is not an excuse to cut people off. Need to be able to see each other as a
team for the next activity.
2. Introduction Activity (3 minutes) Working with partner to look at different books. What is different about
these books compared to The Outsiders? First team to get the answer receives dojo points. Why would the
author of The Outsiders not put titles on the chapters? What makes a good title of a book? Of a chapter? This is
what we will be doing today. Making chapter titles for the chapters using evidence from the book.
2. Instruction & Demonstration (5 minutes) Show example of student work: the title and the reasoning
behind it. Show my example of chapter one and my reasoning behind it. Ask the students, How are you going to
know what to write and what evidence to use? Ask the students, What is the purpose of a title and what is it
similar to?(Summary of a chapter in short form). What are the best titles? (The best titles dont give away all the
information of a chapter, but makes readers want to read more). What is the authors goal or purpose? (The
authors goal is to make you want to read the book and continue reading it). An example: The Outsiders. Is this a
good title, why or why not? Need evidence to support. If you think its a bad title, change it. If you think its great,
use this to spark your ideas for the chapter titles.
4. Employment & Practice (15 minutes) Students will work individually on making chapter titles for chapters
one to six by using evidence from the chapter. If students finish early they can rename the book and give a
sound reasoning for why they renamed the book. If they feel the book has a great title already they can give

sound reasoning for why they wouldnt change the title.

Name: Cecilia Marrero
Date: October 9, 2014

Content Area: Literature

Grade Level: 7th and 8th grade

Name: ___________________________ Number: __________ Date: __________

Chapter Names & Themes/Main Ideas
Chapter One:

Chapter Two:

Chapter Three:

Chapter Four:

Chapter Five:

Chapter Six:

Support from Text Your Evidence

Student Evaluation on the Lesson

1. On a scale of one to five, how much did this lesson help you? Please circle one.
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2. On a scale of one to five, how did you like the activities in this lesson? Please circle one.
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3. What did you learn in this lesson?

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4. What was your favorite part about this lesson? Your least favorite part?
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5. What could have made this lesson better?
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