Teacher Candidate: Danielle Clark Lesson Number: Five Subject/Grade: Writing/ 1st grade Date and Time of Lesson:

11-12-13/10:00am Learning Objective: 1. The students will ask and answer questions about key details in a text while describing major events in a story. 2. The students will write informative/explanatory texts where they name a topic and supply facts to complete a four-square. Alignment with Standards: 1. RL.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 2. RL.3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story using key details. 3. W.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. 4. EEDA: 2.1: Make simple choices. 5. SSCA: 3: Describe appropriate student behavior. Developmental Appropriateness: The students have been reading from their journeys reading books since school started so the stories should be easy to read. They have completed numerous four-squares and can do them with teacher guidance. Assessment(s) of the Objectives: Objective Assessment Objective 1 Checklist for if students participate in discussion. Four-square paper(Two day assignment-top portion completed today)

Essential Question Can students recall key ideas of a story? What are the events in sequential order?

Objective 2 (Two day assignment)

Formative Assessment This show how well they remember a story after reading it. This shows me how well students can write.

Accommodations: Students who finish early can work on the Turkey books they were given on Friday. If students need additional time, they may work on them after lunch or during related arts. Materials: Journeys Books Four-square paper Pencil

Marker White Board Checklist

Procedures: 1. Discuss essential question: Why is the order of story events important? a. What do you know about story events? b. What happens if story events are out of order? 2. Have the class take out reading books and turn to page 45. 3. We will read and discuss How Leopard Got His Spots. 4. I will pass out slips of paper for them to write page numbers to read for homework. 5. They will then put their books in their book bag as I call for them to. 6. I will pass out four-square sheets and draw mine on the whiteboard. 7. We will then discuss what needs to go in each box. 8. I will write the sentences on the board that the children and I decide on. They will copy them onto their paper. 9. I will collect as children finish writing them. 10. They will now work on their Turkey books. References: Lynn Patterson SC Journeys- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt-Unit 3 Activity Analysis: 1. Reading How Leopard Got His Spots a. This activity supports the objective because it is the story that we will discuss. Most students will be able to read fluently but all will have to read it. 2. Four-square Writing a. This activity supports the standard because it is where the students will write their explanatory text. All of my students can write in a four-square. Some students can finish quicker than others but they all will finish. Technology: Technology will not be used in this lesson because everything we need will be in the classroom. The students have their reading books in their desk and I will distribute the paper they need to complete the four-square on. Instructional Strategy Analysis: Whole Group Discussion o This supports my lesson objective because it allows for all the students to be engaged and answering questions about the story. o This stems from student needs because some students will not answer questions if I ask one person directly, they participate more if it is a group discussion.

o The students need their brains, a pencil, and a four-square to complete the four-square writing section.

Students Initials C.A. W.B. C.B. J.B. M.C. R.C. J.D. K.D. E.G. E.H. J.K. A.P. K.S. J.V. R.W. C.W.

Participates 100 100 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 Absent 100 100 100 50 100 100

First Len helped Fred out of the plants.

Next Fred was happy so he wanted to paint.

How Leopard Got His Spots Then he painted Zel, Jill, Len, and Hal. Last Fred and Len became best friends and they are happy.