EffectiveElementsforInstructionLessonPlanFormat Lesson:IntroductionofConcludingParagraphs TeachersName:CourtneePanduren SubjectArea&GradeLevel:ELA9thGrade I. Standard: CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.910.2cUseappropriateandvariedtransitionstolinkthemajor sectionsofthetext,createcohesion,andclarifytherelationshipsamongcomplexideasand concepts. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.910.2fProvideaconcludingstatementorsectionthatfollowsfrom andsupportstheinformationorexplanationpresented(e.g.,articulatingimplicationsorthe significanceofthetopic).

II.Objective/Benchmark: Studentscaninformtheirreaderaboutaninventionthathasbeenespeciallyhelpfulorharmfultothem. Studentscanrecognizethedifferentconclusiontexttypes. Studentscanwriteaconclusionfollowingabodyparagraphtheyhavepreviouslywritten. Studentscanaddmoretransitionwordstotheirtoolbox.

III.AnticipatorySet: StudentswillgetfocusedafterSSRandsentencestructureoftheweekbytakingnoteswhileIgo throughtheconclusionpowerpoint.Thesenotesaretheirown,sotheyshouldwritedownwhatpoints theyfindmosthelpful.

IV.Input: Studentsneedtoknowwhatatransitionisandwhatitspurposeis(previouslycoveredinclass). Studentsneedabodyparagraphtoreferto,sotheycanwritetheirownconclusionparagraph. ThinkingLevels: Studentsarrangedifferenttransitionalwordsintheirtoolboxes. Studentsrecognizethedifferentconclusiontexttypes. Studentspracticewritingaconclusionparagraphfollowingabodyparagraph. Studentsmayexperimentwithdifferentconclusiontypestoseewhichfitsbest. Studentsexplainwhytheypickedtheirconclusiontexttype.

Studentsassessapartnersparagraphtomakesurethatitincludesalloftheessentialcomponents. LearningStylesandAccommodations: Studentsmaywriteoutaconclusionparagraphfirst,andthenrewrite/reviseittofitatypeofconclusion. Studentsmayexperimentwithdifferenttexttypeswiththesametopiciftheyhavealreadyfinishedone paragraph. Studentstakethenotestheyneedfortheirpersonallearningstyle.

MethodsandMaterials: Book Writersnotebook Computerwithpowerpoint Projector Writingutensil

V.Modeling: Showstudentsamentortext,sotheyhaveanexampletorefertoastheywritetheirownconclusion paragraph.

VI.CheckingforUnderstanding: Whyaretransitionsimportant? Wheremightweusetransitionswhilewriting? Whattypeofconclusiondoyouthinkwillworkbestwiththebodyparagraphsthatyouhavealready written?

VII.GuidedPractice: Remindingstudentstolookbackatwhattheyhavealreadywrittentohelpguidethewritingoftheir conclusionparagraph.

VIII.IndependentPractice: Studentsindividuallywriteatleastoneconclusionparagraph.

IX.Closure: Askstudentstoexpresswhatistheeasiestpartandhardestpartaboutwritingaconclusionparagraph onastickynote.Lettingtheclassknowthatwewillbeworkingfurtherwithconclusionparagraphs tomorrow.

X.Assessment/Evaluation: Monitoringstudentwork Readingoverstudentwork Collectingthefirstdraftofconclusionparagraphstoseehowproficientstudentsare.