Teacher(s): Kelsey Wolf

Su !ect"#rade Level: $th %rade &eadin%

Topic"'nit of Study: Theme and Moral of a story

Middle Plan Template (Direct Instruction) ( !ectives: (What will students know and be ableLevel to do atLesson the end of this lesson?)
Students will be able to individually write a theme and moral that correctly does along with a given piece of literature.

T)KS (*ontent): 6.3 eading!"omprehension of #iterary $e%t!$heme and &enre. Students ,cademic -oca ulary: (What terms are

analy'e( make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural( fundamental for understanding this lesson? ,ow will you introduce them?) historical( and contemporary conte%ts and provide evidence from the te%t to support their understanding. Students are e%pected to) Students will be introduced to the key terms( theme 6.3* +nfer the implicit theme of a work of fiction( distinguishing theme from the topic and moral( at the beginning of the lesson in their )LPS (Lan%ua%e): + (I) demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken warm-up activity. English by following directions, retelling or summarizing spoken messages, responding to questions and requests, collaborating with peers, and taking notes commensurate with content and grade-level needs.
,ssessment"&u rics: (.ust relate to lesson ob/ective. What will students do to demonstrate what they have learned? ,ow will you know students have
achieved the stated ob/ective?)

Students .ill individually come up .ith an e/ample of a theme and moral for the oo0 The Three 1uestions2 .hich .ill e read out3loud to the class4 They .ill record .hat they came up .ith and share .ith the class and then turn in .hat they .rote do.n4

(penin%: (state ob/ectives( connect to previous learning( and make relevant to real life) +ntroduce warm-up and tell them that the words are in the book we will be reading in class. emind students about their district assessment and that there were 0uestions about author1s purpose( theme( and moral. State that finding the theme and moral of a story will help them learn something from a story and get more from it than if they /ust read it. Instructio Teacher .ill: nal Input Introduce voca ulary in .arm up Teacher Do an e/ample as a class4 Modelin% "Input
(What will you say!do to show students what is e%pected?)

Student .ill: *omplete .arm3up activity to help .ith understandin% The Three 1uestions4

*o3Teachin% Strate%y"Differentiation (+dentify which co-teaching model( if any( will be used. ,ow will you differentiate the instruction
for students who have special needs? ,ow will you help these students meet or e%ceed the standards?)

5or students .ith special needs all voca ulary .ords and definitions .ere read out loud4 *hec0 for 'nderstandin%"5ormative ,ssessment: (nce all students have completed the .arm up2 .e .ill %o over it as a class and the students can as0

Middle Level Lesson Plan Template (Direct Instruction) *losin%: (What will students be able to say!do to show they have learned? 2escribe how you will engage students in restating or reviewing the purpose and the
learning of the lesson.)

Students will understand the author1s purpose and why themes and morals are important to a story. Materials and &esources: (What do you need to teach this lesson? Where will you ac0uire these resources?)
Do no. activity created y me4 Post3it notes rou%ht from home4

Smart 7oard .hich is in the classroom4 The Three 1uestions y: 8ohn Muth3 provided y mentor teacher *itation of Source: (Where did you get the idea for this lesson? &ive credit to teachers( print resources( or internet sites that inspired!informed your plan.) .entor teacher gave me the book and + built a lesson around it based on what the students struggled with on their district assessment.

Middle Level Lesson Plan Template (Direct Instruction) &eflective *omments: (*fter teaching the lesson( return to this part of the lesson plan and add your own reflections.
indicators in your reflection.) 4 What went well? 4 What did not go well? 4 What do you need to change before teaching this lesson again? emember to cite specific $*3