Lesson Plan Format:

Teacher: Haliya Bint-Habib

Grade Level: Fourth Grade ELA

Time Allotment: 20 to 30 minutes

Content and Standards:

1.5.4. C: Organize writing in a logical order include a recognizable beginning, middle,

and end; use appropriate transitions within sentences and between paragraphs.

Prerequisites:

Students should be familiar with fictional texts

Students should be able to examine text and draw conclusions

Instructional Objective: Students will be able to:

Read a fictional text and draw conclusions

Summarize a story orally and in writing using sequence (first, next, and last).

Instructional Procedures:
BeforeTeacher will inform students that they will be completing a short lesson on
summarizing text. The teacher will ask students to share what they already know about
summarizing text before he/she provides students with information. The teacher will
record students responses on the board for later comparison.
Duringthe teacher will use the gradual release technique to review concepts with
students. The teacher will display the passage Found! on a projector. Students will
read it aloud. The teacher will inform students that a summary is a short response that
tells a reader the main points of a passage; she will continue by saying, we will
describe what takes place in our passage by focusing on the beginning, middle, and
end. The teacher will then summarize the passage by underlining important facts
within the text (teacher will reword sentences if needed). The teacher will then repeat
the three parts again so that the summary is clear. Students will be given an
opportunity to ask questions about the process.

AfterStudents will buddy with a partner to practice summarizing. As they read the printed
text First Snow, they will be asked to focus on the most important sentences that will
describe what happened first, next, and last. Invite some students to share their summaries
with the whole class; the teacher will help students identify essential and nonessential
information in their responses.

Materials and Equipment:

Reading Passages
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Found!

First Snow

Writing utensils

Electronic version of Found! passage

Assessment/Evaluation:

Formative Assessment: Students will be assessed on their responses to

questions throughout the lesson

Summative Assessment: Students will be assessed on the accuracy of

information they supply in their summaries.

VII. Differentiation: Individualized Activities:

No differentiation

Technology:

No student technology used for this lesson

Self-Assessment:

Did the before activity or introduction properly prepare students for the rest of the activity
or should the teacher revise the introduction to include or exclude concepts in the future?

Were students able to read chosen text with ease?

Were students allowable enough unhurried time to complete assignment?