Hamilton Township School District - Lesson Plan Template

Name/Grade: Angela Walter Grade 3

Week of: March 23rd , 2015

Subject/Course: Guided Reading

School(s): Sunnybrae Elementary School

Day

Objective(s)

Standards

Activities

Best Practices

(check or include as
appropriate)

Tuesday

Monday

Students will be able to

identify the vocabulary
associated with the passage.

RI.3.1
RI.3.4

Students will be able to

answer science questions
related to the article.

Students will be able to

independently read the
passage identifying
information about the two
owls.
Students will be able to
create a Venn diagram using
information in the passage.

Reading Passage: North American Owls

RI.3.1
RI.3.9

Students will complete the vocabulary activity.

o Words include: cactus, fluffy, swamp, wild and
wingspan.
The students will read aloud the text.
o The students will take turns reading aloud.
Students will independently answer the questions.
When the students are done, we will engage in a discussion
about the questions.

Reading Passage: North American Owls

Students will briefly review the information read during the
previous lesson.
Students will look over the essay question.
Students will reread the passage and highlight the
information they need to write the essay.
Students will use the information from the passage to map
out and complete a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting
the owls.

Differentiation
Technology Use
Assessments
Character Education
Grouping Strategies
Use of Data

Differentiation
Technology Use
Assessments
Character Education
Grouping Strategies
Use of Data

Day

Objective(s)

Standards

Activities

Best Practices

(check or include as

Friday

yThursda

dayWednes

appropriate)
Students will be able use
the information from the
passage to compose an
essay.

RI.3.1
RI.3.9

Students will be able to read

the provided passage and
answer related questions.

RL.3.1
SL.3.1

Reading Passage: North American Owls

Students will briefly discuss how to compose a compare and

contrast essay.

Students will independently write an essay using the

information mapped in their Venn diagram.

Reading Passage: Spacebook Friends

Students will be able to

organize the information
presented in the reading
passage so that they can
produce an essay.

RL.3.9
W.3.2

Students will be introduced to the theme of science fiction.

The students will take turns reading the passage aloud.
o As the students read, they will answer and discuss
related questions.
Students will use white boards to write their answer to the
multiple choice questions.

Reading Passage: Spacebook Friends

Students will independently read the passage and highlight
information needed to complete the graphic organizer.
Students will complete the graphic organizer using the
information in the passage.
Students will compose an essay using the completed graphic
organizer.

Differentiation
Technology Use
Assessments
Character Education
Grouping Strategies
Use of Data
Differentiation
Technology Use
Assessments
Character Education
Grouping Strategies
Use of Data

Differentiation
Technology Use
Assessments
Character Education
Grouping Strategies
Use of Data

Best Practices: Differentiation, Technology Use, Formative and Summative Assessments, Grouping Strategies, and/or Use of Data.