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Analyze Learners
General Characteristics: This lesson is designed for 2nd grade students. This is a general education
classroom comprised of 8 female and 12 male students with an age range of 7-8. Three of these
students have an IEP and 5 are ESOL students. The learning styles of students vary in the class; it
ranges from 60% visual, 40% auditory and 85% kinesthetic. Many of the students have trouble staying
focused during lessons. To avoid this from happening, the lessons will have accommodations for to help
students maintain focus and to target all learning styles.
Entry Competencies: Students should be able to identify fact versus opinion. Students will be preassessed by class discussion of what they already know or have heard about the topic. They will do very
well with incorporated activities because they are familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint and using a
Smartboard.
Learning Styles: Although the class is comprised of a variation of learning styles, the majority of the
students learn best as kinesthetic learners.
State Objectives
At the
end of the 3 day lesson, the second grade students will be able to:
Accurately define the terms fact and opinion
Identify sentences that are fact or opinion
Collaborate as a whole group and partners to create fact and opinion sentences by participating
in teacher created Smartboard/PowerPoint activities and hands on activities
Independently create fact and opinion sentences based on a given topic (students will be able to
use any notes taken during the lesson)
Students will participate in whole group activities and partner activities to identify fact and
opinion sentences using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Students will work independently to create fact and opinion sentences based on a given topic.
Teacher will allow students to use the t-chart that was created in the lesson opener.
Media:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Materials:
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The students will be assessed using the rubric below. To make sure that the lesson enhances student
learning, it will be revised accordingly after it has been taught.
Understanding of
Fact & Opinion
(definitions)
Collaboration &
Participation
Identifying
Fact & Opinion
Sentences
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Excellent
5-4
Fair
3-2
Developing
1-0
Student understands
and can define fact and
opinion with multiple
examples of each.
Student is able to
independently create 2
or more fact and
opinion sentences.
Student somewhat
understands fact and
opinion and can
partially define them
giving a few examples.
Student is able to
independently create 12 fact and opinion
sentences.
Student is
participating in whole
group discussions,
answering questions,
and collaborating with
partner.
Student is
participating in whole
group discussions
partially, answering at
least 2 questions, and
is working with partner.
Student isnt
participating in whole
group discussions,
maybe answers 1
question, and isnt
working well with
partner.
Students do not
understand the
meaning and cant
identify fact or opinion.