TeacherCandidate:

__HayoungYoo_________

Date:
__2/10/15____

THEUCILESSONPLANNER

Part1:ClassroomInformation

Grade:
__2nd___

ContentArea/ClassTitle:
__OpinionWriting____________________
School/MT:
__Chaparral_________
GroupSize:
__31__
LessonLength:
__60___
minutes

ClassroomContext:
Totalenrolled:__31___
Secondlanguagelearners:Emerging___Expanding___Bridging_1__RFEP___
Specialneedsstudents(IEP,504,RSP,GATE):
o Describespecificaccommodationsforeachofthesestudents

Part2:PlanningfortheLearningSequence

CentralFocus:

Describewhatthestudentshavelearnedbeforethislessonandwhattheywilllearnafterthis
lesson.

Beforethislesson
Thislesson
Afterthislesson
Studentshaveinformally
Analyzedifferenttexts
Knowaboutthe
learnedaboutwhatan
andlearnaboutthe
differencesbetweenfact
opinionandfactare
differencesbetweenfact
andopinion.

andopinion.

Part3:PlanningfortheLesson

A:Standards

i.
KeyContentStandard
:

CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.2.1
Writeopinionpiecesinwhichtheyintroducethetopicorbooktheyarewritingabout,statean
opinion,supplyreasonsthatsupporttheopinion,uselinkingwords(e.g.,
because
,
and
,
also
)to
connectopinionandreasons,andprovideaconcludingstatementorsection.

ii.
PracticeStandardorCapacity:
CCSSMStandardsforMathematicalPractice
,or
NGSSScienceandEngineeringPractices
,
CCSSELACapacityofLiterateIndividuals

iii.
RelatedELDStandard
:


Section2:Part1:Bridging11.Supportopinionsorpersuadeothersbyprovidinggoodreasonsand
detailedtextualevidence(e.g.,specificeventsorgraphicsfromtext)orrelevantbackground
knowledgeaboutthecontent.

B.Objectives

i.
LearningObjective
:Thestudentswill(DO__)to(LEARN___).

Studentswillanalyzedifferenttexttypestolearnaboutthedifferencesbetweenfactand
opinion.

ii.

LanguageObjective
(transferthisfrom"IncorporatingAcademicLanguage"):

Studentswillexplainthedifferencesbetweenafactandanopinionandprovidereasoningbyusingthe
wordbecause.

C.Assessments:

i.
Informalassessmentstrategiesyouwilluseduringclass(Whatevidencewillyoucollect?)

Wewilleachbemonitoring4groups,ensuringthateachstudentiscontributingtothe
conversationanddiscussion

ii.
Writtenassessmentyouwillusetodetermine,
foreach
individualstudent,towhatextent
theyhavemetyourlearningobjectives.(Whatevidencewillyoucollect?)

Eachpersonwilldoanexitsliponapostitnoteandwritedownasentenceofanopinionora
factandlabelitasafactoranopinion.

D.LessonResources/Materials(e.g.,handouts,manipulatives,textpages,specialsupplies):

handouts,texts(opinionpiece,narrativepiece,andinformationpiece),postitnotes

Part4:InstructionalSequenceEngagingStudentsintheLearningProcess

Optional:Starterand/orHomeworkDiscussion(___min.)

Introduction(_10__min.):
Describehowyouwillmakeconnectionstopriorknowledge,tapinto
theirexperiencesandinterests,andletstudentsknowwhattheobjectiveofthelessonis.

Statethepurpose:Studentswillanalyzedifferenttexttypestolearnaboutthedifferences
betweenfactandopinion.
Wearegoingtobestartingouropinionwritingunit.Attheveryendofthisunit,each
ofyouwillbewritingyourownopinionpiece.Today,weregoingtobeexploring
differenttypesoftexttodiscovertheirdifferences.

Discusswhatanopinion/factis
Whatisanopinion?Why?
Havestudentsthinkaboutit
Opinion:abelief/feeling,pointofview,resultofanemotion,andmaybethe
resultofsomeonesbelief,feelings,orperspective,
Whatisafact?Why?
Havestudentsthinkaboutit
Whatisthedifference?
Havestudentsbuddyshare
Givestudentsexamplesandhavethemdecideifitsanopinionorfact
Howdoyouknow?
Havestudentsbuddysharetheirexamplesofopinionsandfacts

BodyoftheLesson(___30___minutes)
:Describestepbystepwhattheteacher
and
thestudentswill
bedoingduringthelesson.

Tellstudentstheywillbecomparinganopinionpiece,informationalpiece,andnarrativepiece
Wehaveseenmultipleinformationalandnarrativetextsthroughouttheschoolyear.
Informationtextgivesfactsandnarrativetextstellsastory.
Youwillbeworkinginyourgroupstolookatthreedifferenttextpieces.Afterreading
andanalyzingallofthem,decidewhichpieceyouthinkisanopinion,whichpieceis
informational,andwhichpieceisnarrative.Youwillalsoneedtoexplainwhyyou
thinkso
Showstudentstherecordingsheet
Youwillwritedownthetitleofthepieceinthecolumnthatyouthinkit
belongsin.Youwillalsohavetoprovidereasoningforwhyyouthinkso

Homework(ifyouareassigninghomework,whatwillitbe?):

Closure(___20___minutes)
:
Describehowyouwillleadthestudentstosummarizethelessonand
restatethelearningobjective.

Haveadiscussionaboutwhatthestudentsnoticedaboutthedifferencestheysawinthetext
Whoput(namesoftext)inthenarrativecolumn?
Whydidyouputthattextinthenarrativecolumn?
Studentswillsay:character,plot,conflict,resolution,story
Whoput(namesoftext)intheinformationalcolumn?
Whydidyouputthattextintheinformationalcolumn?
Students:givesfacts,information
Howdoyouknowthosearefacts?
Students:becausethesearethingsthataretrue,theycanbeproven
Whoput(namesoftext)intheopinioncolumn?

Whydidyouputthattextintheopinioncolumn?
Studentswillsay:itswhattheauthorthinks/feels/believes,itshispoint
ofview
Howdoyouknowthoseareopinions?
Students:becausenoteverybodythinksthesamewayorwillagreewith
thatthought
Askstudentswhatthedifferencesarebetweenthenarrativeandopiniontext
Havestudentsbuddyshare
Student:narrativetellsastoryandopiniontexttellswhattheauthorthinks/believes
Askstudentswhatthedifferencesarebetweentheinformationalandopiniontext
Havestudentsbuddyshare
Student:Informationaltextgivesfactsandopiniontextshowswhattheauthor
thinks/believes

AcademicLanguageInterval:Studentswillexplainthedifferencesbetweenafactandanopinionand
providereasoningbyusingthewordbecause.

Havestudentsdoanexitslip
Onapostit,writedownasentenceofanopinionorfactandtelluswhetherifitsan
opinionorfact.Forexample,IwouldwriteIthinkchocolateicecreamisthebest
flavorinthewholeworldandunderneathitIwouldwriteopinion.

Part5:IncorporatingAcademicLanguage

(tobecompletedafteryouhaveplannedthecontentpartofyourlessonplan)

1. Describethelearningtask(s)relatedtothecontentlearningobjective.

Studentswillbelookingatdifferenttexttypestodiscoverthedifferencesbetweenopinion,
informational,andnarrativewriting.

2. LanguageFunction:
Howwillstudentsbecommunicatinginrelationtothecontentinthelearning
task(s)?Identifythespecificfunction(purposeorgenre)youwantto
systematically
addressin
yourlessonplanthatwillscaffoldstudentstostrongerdisciplinarydiscourse.Someexamplesare:
describe,identify,explain,justify,interpret,analyze,construct,orargue.

Studentswillexplainthedifferencesbetweenafactandanopinionandprovidereasoningfor
howtheyknow.

3. LanguageDemands
:Lookingatthespecificfunction(purposeorgenre)yourstudentswillbe
using,whatarethelanguagedemandsthatyouwillsystematicallyaddressinthislesson?
Vocabulary:
Newtothislesson:
Previouslytaughtbutneedcontinuedsupport:opinion,fact
Previouslylearned:


1
Syntax
:
Anopinion/factis____
Ithinkthisisanopinion/factbecause_____
Iagree/disagreebecause_______
2

Discourse
:

Student#1:(sentence)isanopinion/fact
Teacher:Whyisthatsentenceanopinion/fact?
Student#1:Thissentenceisanopinion/factbecause_____
Student#2:Iagree/disagreebecause_______

4. LanguageObjective:
Whatis/arethe
languageobjective(s)
foryourlesson?(Thestudentswill
(FUNCTION)(LANGUAGERELATEDTOCONTENT)(SYNTAXAND/ORDISCOURSE)
Forexample:Thestudentswillcomparedifferenttypesofparallelogramsusingtransitionwords
suchassimilarly,differentfromorbycontrast.
Note:besuretocopyandpastethisintothetopofthelessonplanner.

Studentswillexplainthedifferencesbetweenafactandanopinionandprovidereasoningbyusingthe
wordbecause.

5. Whatdoesyourlanguageobjectivesoundlike/looklikefordifferentlevelsoflanguagelearners
Remembertoconsiderthelanguagedemandswhilecreatingsamplelanguagethatthestudents
mightuse.

Emerging
Expanding
Bridging
Thissentenceisanopinion/fact. Ithinkthissentenceisan
Thissentenceisan
Iagree/disagree
opinion/fact
opinion/factbecause

Iagree/disagreebecause
_____

____
Iagree/disagreewith

(person)because______

6. LanguageSupport:
Whatstrategieswillyouuseduringyourlessontoteachthespecificlanguageskilland
providesupportandopportunitiesforguidedandindependentpractice?

Instruction
Askquestionsabout
facts/opinion.

1
2

GuidedPractice
IndependentPractice
Askquestionsfromthe
Studentswillbe
languagedemandsto
expectedtoengagein
helpguidestudentsto
conversationwith
engagingin
groupmembersand
conversation

Useofavarietyofsentencetypestoclarifyamessage,condenseinformation,andcombineideas,phrases,andclauses.

Discourseincludesthestructuresofwrittenandorallanguage,aswellashowmemberofthedisciplinetalk,write,and
participateinknowledgeconstruction.

duringwholeclass
discussion