Name: Beth Dicks Level: 3

rd
Grade ESE Date: November 7, 2013
Content: Writing
Daily Lesson Plan
1. Standards
CCSSE!"#!iterac$W31 Write o%inion
%ieces on to%ics or te&ts, s'%%orting a
%oint o( vie) )ith reasons
Big Idea/ Essential Question
*rs +at, and -'sh
2. !"e#tives
Students $ill:
Given Mrs. Katz and Tush, the st'dents )i.. be ab.e to create an o%inion based
)riting res%onse to the stor$
%. &ssessment ' Evaluation
(ormative
-he teacher )i.. monitor c.assroom disc'ssion and the )riting activit$ (or
com%rehension, te&t'a. evidence, and 'nderstanding o( the )riting %rocess
Summative
N/"
). Introdu#tion to Lesson:
-he teacher )i.. te.. the st'dents that the$
)i.. be reading a book in c.ass toda$ and
then )riting abo't )hat the$ read -he
teacher )i.. te.. the st'dents that the book
the$ )i.. be reading is Mrs. Katz and Tush
b$ 0atricia 0o.acco -he teacher )i.. te..
the st'dents that the$ )i.. be reading
abo't a di((erent c'.t're in this book, the
1e)ish c'.t're -he teacher )i.. e&%.ain
some o( the c'.t're re(erences in the book
.ike 2an'kah, 0assover, 3iddish, k'ge.,
and kaddish
*. +aterials
Mrs. Katz and Tush b$ 0atricia 0o.acco
Writing 1o'rna.s
Cra$ons
,. -e#.nology Integration
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/. -ea#.er Presentation or (a#ilitation: 0in#ludes revie$s and 1ra#ti#e2
S.o$ eviden#e o3 Di33erentiated Instru#tion !y .ig.lig.ting or using !old ty1e.
-he teacher )i.. read the book Mrs. Katz and Tush a.o'd to the st'dents -he
teacher )i.. sto% and ask com%rehension 4'estions thro'gho't the stor$ -he
teacher )i.. ask the (o..o)ing 4'estions5
0age 65 Wh$ did !arne. give *rs +at, a kitten7 What does the )ord scra)n$
mean7
0age 105 What is one )a$ that !arne. and *rs +at, are simi.ar c'.t'ra..$7
0age 165 Do $o' think *rs +at, )i.. (ind -'sh7
0age 185 *rs +at, kee%s sa$ing that -'sh is 9s'ch a %erson: )hat does she mean
b$ this7
0age 205 What is another )a$ that !arne. and *rs +at, are simi.ar c'.t'ra..$7
End o( the book5 Wh$ )ere !arne. and *rs +at, so c.ose7 2o) did the$ create a
c.ose re.ationshi% )ith one another7 2o) does this book make $o' (ee.7
-he teacher )i.. te.. the st'dents that the$ )i.. begin a g'ided )riting activit$ -he
teacher )i.. te.. the st'dents that the$ )i.. be )riting abo't )h$ *rs +at, and
!arne. )ere s'ch c.ose (riends -he st'dents )i.. need to .ist 3 reasons )h$ -he
teacher )i.. .ead a disc'ssion )ith the c.ass abo't %ossib.e ans)ers -he st'dents
)i.. need to cite reasons (rom the stor$ When the c.ass has reached an agreement
on 3 reasons, the teacher )i.. )rite the ans)ers on the )hite board -he teacher )i..
ask the st'dents (or he.% )ith )riting the res%onses ;0'nct'ation, s%e..ing, etc<
-he teacher )i.. te.. the st'dents to co%$ their )riting res%onse into their =o'rna.s
-he teacher )i.. give the st'dents cra$ons to dra) an i..'stration to accom%an$
their )riting -he teacher )i.. thank the st'dents (or their hard )ork and dismiss
the st'dents to their genera. ed'cation c.assrooms