Baldwin-Wallace College Division of Education Lesson Planning Form

(Attach supplemental materials) I. MA !" #!PIC$ Author Study and Unsent Letter %rade Level$ 6 Date$ 11/14/13 II. MA#E"IAL&$ Computer and projector for PowerPoint, penci and paper, samp e etter III. CA'DIDA#E "E&!("CE&$ Author study assi!nment in "#U 341 with Professor $erndt I). &#A#E*L!CAL &#A'DA"D&$ %& 6&4'Produce c ear and coherent writin! in which the de(e opment, or!ani)ation, and sty e are appropriate to tas*, purpose, and audience& I). +a, 'A#I!'AL*&#A#E #EC-'!L!%. &#A'DA"D&$ +/A ) . !B EC#I)E+&,$ $y the end of the esson students wi ,e a, e to understand the proper structure for a etter ,y writin! an unsent etter to the author, Car -iaasen& )I. P"!CED("E& Introduction$ #ransition*Focus Attention$ .he students are to enter the c assroom and ta*e out a sheet of note,oo* paper and a penci & Motivation*-oo/$ .he students wi watch the mo(ie trai er for Hoot. .he connection ,etween the fi m and the author of the ori!ina ,oo* wi ,e stated, and the students wi ,e to d of the author study / wi present, and the etter they wi create& &et Be0avior E12ectations$ Students wi ,e e0pected to remain 1uiet and en!a!ed durin! the presentation, wor* independent y, stay on tas*, and fo ow the specific instructions !i(en ,y the teacher& &et Pur2ose$ .he purpose of this esson is to re(iew the format of writin! a etter, and to inform students of ,oo*s they may ,e interested in readin! independent y& Assess +activate and*or 3uild, Bac/ground 4nowledge$ After the movie trailer, the instructor will ask, Who has read Hoot? The students will be asked to recall the author (if they do not remember it is ok). In addition, there will be a short review of the structure of a letter. &trateg5 and %rou2ing Pattern (sed$ Students wi isten to the author study presentation as a who e !roup, and then wor* indi(idua y on the etter assi!nment& %rou2 &i6e$ 23 Students &te2s*Learning Activities*Differentiated Instruction$ Antici2ated #ime for Eac0 &te2 1& / wi ,e!in c ass ,y te in! students to ta*e out a sheet of note,oo* paper and a penci & +e0t, the students wi watch the mo(ie trai er for Hoot, and there wi ,e a short discussion a,out the no(e eadin! into the author study on Car -iaasen& 4Auditory, 5isua 6 +7 min, 2& +e0t / wi present the author study PowerPoint on Car -iaasen& .he

presentation inc udes a picture of the author, ,io!raphica information, an annotated ist of three additiona ,oo*s written ,y Car -iaasen, ten fun facts a,out Car -iaasen, two interestin! 1uotes said ,y the author, and the author7s contact information& .he students wi ,e to d to write down 1uestions, thou!hts, and reactions durin! the presentation& 4Auditory, 5isua , 8inesthetic6 +89 min,