Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level/Subject: 1 and 2nd Grade Central Focus: Characters feelings changing.
Reading Comprehension
Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:
RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in story, using Date submitted:
Date taught:
key details.
Daily Lesson Objective: Students will be able to describe the characters feelings changing throughout the
story. The students will be able to use the story to explain how they know that the feelings the characters have,
have changed. Students will use details from the story to give an example of one of the feelings the character
displayed in order to meet the standard.
21st Century Skills:
Academic Language Demand (Language Function and
Learning and Innovation Skills:
Vocabulary):
Students will use this skill when
Students will use feeling words to describe character feelings and
working with others to create an
generate an understanding of how those feelings change throughout
example of a situation where one of the
the story. Students will achieve this by listening to the teacher as she
feelings of the character is shown.
reads the story, paying attention to the illustrations in the story, and
talking among classmates about different feelings one can have.
Prior Knowledge: Students should already know that you can have more than one feeling and an
understanding of what each feeling looks like.
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Activity

1. Focus and Review

2. Statement of
Objective
for Student

3. Teacher Input

4. Guided Practice

Description of Activities and Setting

Students, we already know that a person can have more than one
feeling, and what some of those feelings look like among peoples faces
and actions. Today students we are going to talk about character
feelings. These are the words we use to describe the way a character is
feeling in certain situations. The teacher will give the students time
before the reading to think about different feelings someone can have.
Today students, I am going to read the book Me First. Make sure you
are paying attention and think about the main character and how the
character is acting throughout the story. The teacher will ask questions
before reading and after reading the story.
The teacher will begin by asking the students to look at the front cover
and the title of the book and have the students predict what the story is
going to be about. The teacher will read the story out loud to the
students. Remind the students to pay attention the main character and
how he is acting throughout the story.
After reading the story, the teacher will have the students turn and talk
with a partner and discuss who the main character was and what
happened in the story. Have the students comeback together and talk
about the actions of the main character and the feelings he was
showing. Have the students explain how they know that the character

Time

5. Independent
Practice

is showing that certain feeling/ action. Discuss what happens to the

character and how his feelings have changed since the beginning of the
story. The teacher will then ask the students if they have any questions
about the story or character feelings and how they changed.
Key Vocabulary:
Selfish/ Self-centered
Pushy
Greedy
Helpful
Caring
Patient
Students will spend the rest of the time thinking about another story that
they have read that had a character whose feelings changed throughout
the story. Students will refer back to the notes taken on the book Me
First to help them think of a story that has a similar story line.
The teacher will give the following as an example of a similar story
line:

For the rest of the time the students will think about a story that they have read that
6. Assessment Methods has a similar story line and write a 2-3 sentence summary about the story. Using the
of
notes and key terms from the story read to them to write about their own story.
all objectives/skills:
Students should use details form the story to show the change of feelings in the
character.
Review with the students what happened in the story Me First and
how the main character changed throughout the story. Review the
7. Closure
different feelings the character had and what details in the story showed
his feelings.
8. Assessment Results
Students will be able to identify the main character and the feelings the character
of
has throughout the story. Most students will be able to find and explain those
all objectives/skills:
feelings through details in the story.
Targeted Students
Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations:
Modifications/Accommodations:
Yes/No Strategies and Open-ended Question StrategiesADD/ ADHD Student(s):
used for students who are in accelerated learning groups.
Allow students to stand during the reading Challenges them to think more in depth about the
questions and the material they are dealing with. Usually
if needed and/or during their group or
consists of more than one answer, and the students have to
individual work.
figure out which answer best fits the question.
Hearing/ Visual Impaired:
Visual Organization Strategies, Closed Strategies, and
Allow students to sit closer to the teacher during
Choice Strategies- used for students who are a low
the reading and have them seated closer to the
learning groups. These strategies help the students see the
board in general.
questions and materials visually so they can determine the

best answer. It also keeps the answers challenging but

short and straight to the point in how the questions are ask
and the answers that should be given, consists of only one
correct answer.
Materials/Technology:
(Include any instructional materials (e.g., worksheets, assessments PowerPoint/Smart Board slides, etc.)
needed to implement the lesson at the end of the lesson plan.)
References:
Reflection on lesson: