Jeanne Ehlers

February 23, 2019

ELM-490

Y. Millenbaugh

STEP Standard 4 - Unit and Lesson Planning

Note: When implementing the unit of study, you will be choosing one of these activities to video record, review, and reflect on your teaching later in the STEP
process,

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Title of Lesson or Introduction of Review day 1, Analyze text, begin Complete Venn Summative
Activity Hero, begin story finish story Venn Diagram Diagram. Review Assessment
to prepare for
assessment
Standards and Standards: California Standards: California Standards: California Standards: California Standards: California
Objectives Common Core State Common Core State Common Core State Common Core State Common Core State
What do students Standards Standards Standards Standards Standards
need to know and RL 2.1 Ask and RL 2.1 Ask and RL 2.1 Ask and RL 2.1 Ask and RL 2.1 Ask and
be able to do for answer such answer such answer such answer such answer such
questions as who, questions as who, questions as who, questions as who, questions as who,
each day of the what, where, when, what, where, when, what, where, when, what, where, when, what, where, when,
unit? why, and how to why, and how to why, and how to why, and how to why, and how to
demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate
understanding of key understanding of key understanding of key understanding of key understanding of key
details in a text. details in a text. details in a text. details in a text. details in a text.
Objectives: At the Objectives: At the Objectives: At the Objectives: At the Objectives: At the
end of this unit, when end of this unit, when end of this unit, when end of this unit, when end of this unit, when
reading the text Dex: reading the text Dex: reading the text Dex: reading the text Dex: reading the text Dex:
The Heart of a Hero, The Heart of a Hero, The Heart of a Hero, The Heart of a Hero, The Heart of a Hero,
the second grade the second grade the second grade the second grade the second grade
students will be able students will be able students will be able students will be able students will be able
to identify the who, to identify the how to identify where, and to identify the who, to identify the who,
and what of the story, and when of the why of the story, what, where, when, what, where, when,
demonstrating their story, demonstrating demonstrating their why, and how to why, and how to
understanding by their understanding understanding by demonstrate their demonstrate their
citing information in by citing information citing information in understanding of key understanding of key
 the text, with eighty in the text, with the text, with eighty details in the text, by details in the text, by
percent efficiency. eighty percent percent efficiency completing an completing an
efficiency assessment with assessment with
eighty percent or eighty percent or
above. above.

Academic Hero, overlooked, gazing, sore, sprang Studied, depended Review language and Check for vocabulary
Language and exercise vocabulary. Have and language
Vocabulary Establish prior Establish prior students come up understanding.
What academic Establish prior knowledge, ask knowledge, ask with sentences to
language will you knowledge, ask students for their students for their share with the class.
students for their definition of the definition of the Look for meaning
emphasize and definition of the words. Use text to words. Use text to within the text.
teach each day words. Use text to find out he meaning. find out the meaning
during this unit? find out he meaning.
Summary of Students will do a Students pair-share Review/retell story in Review/retell story in Students will take a
Instruction and picture walk, looking with their neighbor to order to establish order to establish summative
Activities for the at illustrations to get recall what they read understanding. Begin understanding. assessment to show
Lesson an idea of what the on day one. Have one Venn Diagram of Complete Venn their understanding.
How will the story will be about. student from pair- Dex and Clevis. Diagram of Dex and
Once they are done share tell the class Clevis.
instruction and we will discuss the what they discussed.
activities flow? characteristics of a
Consider how the hero, and who heroes
students will can be.
efficiently transition
from one to the
next.
Differentiation ELL students and ELL students and ELL students and ELL students and ELL and lower
What are the lower level students lower level students lower level students lower level students students will have
adaptations or will be encouraged to will be encouraged to will be encouraged to will be encouraged to their assessment read
modifications to the follow along closely follow along closely follow along closely follow along closely to them by a parent
and work with the and work with the and work with the and work with the helper to help them
instruction/activities
higher level student higher level student higher level student higher level student understand the
as determined by when asked to pair- when asked to pair- when asked to pair- when asked to pair- language and
the student factors share. share. share. share. questions.
or individual
learning needs?
Required Text, Prometheus Text, Prometheus Text, Prometheus Text Prometheus Summative
Materials, board. boards. board, Venn Diagram board, Venn Diagram assessment
Handouts, Text,
Slides, and
Technology
Instructional and As whole group Pair-Share with Small group: Discuss Review beginning of Discuss/retell the
Engagement students will do a neighbor: what has with table groups, the Venn Diagram. story as a whole
Strategies picture walk of the already happened in story and Complete the group. Prepare
What strategies are text. Students will the story, what they understanding. diagram. Have students for
you going to use pair-share, and think will happen Whole group: begin students reread story summative
discuss as a whole next. Continue Venn Diagram, with their partner. assessment
with your students
group the definition reading as a whole getting their ideas of Discussing questions
to keep them of a hero. Read half class p. 176-189. Dex and Cleevis, posted on the
engaged throughout of the story- Discussing the placing them in the Prometheus board.
the unit of study? p. 166-175 information after correct place on the
Students will take each page, asking Venn Diagram.
turns reading the questions to establish Students will begin
story. After each understanding. Venn Diagram
page teacher will ask
students questions to
determine their
understanding.
Formative Ask questions, have Ask questions, Ask questions, Answer questions Summative
Assessments students cite having students cite “Where does Dex with partners. assessment
How are you going information in the information in the find Cleevis?” “Why How does Dex feel in
to measure the text. “Who is text. “How does Dex does Cleevis his dreams?
learning of your Dexter?” “Is he a help others?” ” When change?” Complete What does Dex do to
typical hero?” “What does Cleevis Venn Diagram how become a Hero?
students throughout
does Dex do to change?” Dex and Cleevis are Who is Cleevis?
the lesson? become a hero?” similar and different. When does Dex feel
Exit ticket: How is like a hero?
Exit ticket: Why does Cleevis different at Exit ticket: What will Where does Dex find
Dex want to be a the end of the story? Cleevis have to do in Cleevis?
hero? order to work with How does Cleevis
Dex? change at the end of
the story?
Summative, Post- The summative assessment will show the students’ understanding of the story. Their ability to identify the who,
Assessment what, when, where, why and how parts of the story. The pre-assessment gives students’ guides, where to find
What post- information and how to cite the information in the test. The formative questions during and at the end of the lesson will
assessment will cause students to think about what they have learned. Demonstrating their understanding and comprehension of the
measure the text. The Venn Diagram allows them to look further into the character to get a better understanding of their actions,
creating a connection to the who, what, when, where, why and how. Students can use this connection to retrieve
learning progress?
information they have learned and answer questions on the summative assessment.
Note: This can be
the same as the pre-
assessment or a Dex the Heart of a Hero
modified version of by: Caralyn Buehner
it.
1. Who is Dex in his dreams?

2. How is Dex different in his dreams?

3. What does Dex do to become a Hero?

4. When does Dex feel like he is ready to be a hero?

5. Late one night Cleevis needs help. Where does Dex find Cleevis?

6. Why do you think that Cleevis wants to become Dex’s partner at the end of the story?

Post Assessment:

4: Correct answers, complete sentences, punctuation and spelling.

3: 1-5 correct answers, sentences are mostly complete, with some spelling errors or punctuation errors.

2: 2-3 correct answers, sentences are not complete, more than five spelling or punctuation errors.

1: more than 3 incorrect answers, or not completed.