Name: Tony Breska

Date: May 25, 2016

Lesson Title: Websters Coming
Grade Level: 4th
Home day 3
Type of lesson: Whole Class
Instructional Strategies Used: Read Aloud, Teacher Modeling, Class
Discussion
Content Area: Reading
Subject Matter: Comprehension
Content Standard:
English
SL.4.3
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular
points.
RI.4.7
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively.
SL.4.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.
ELD Standard:
Productive:
W.4.1
Supporting own pieces and evaluating others opinions in speaking and writing.
Lesson Objective: BTEOTL the students will be able to understand the physical
care and emotions that go into caring for a pet.
Assessment:
Formative: Group observation and discussion will take place throughout the
lesson.
Summative: Product Based- teacher will be able to read the students response
journals whenever desired.
Lesson Modification:
EL: Student will be sitting next to bilingual students in the class, as well have her
worksheet provided to her in Spanish.
Special Needs Student: Student will have designated seating at a table in the
back of the class away from any distractions.
Technology:
Doc Camera
Computer
Into:
Have a class discussion about friendship.
List the qualities of a good friend on the board.
On a piece of paper have students write the name of a person they
consider a good friend, and the qualities that they have that make them a
good friend.
Have students turn paper over and do the same process about
themselves.
Through:

Read the story to the students

Discuss any key vocabulary terms that may come up during the reading.

Beyond:
Post a list of questions on the doc camera.
Go over the questions.
Give students about 3 minutes to answer some of the questions with the
group and then discuss the answers as a class.
Does the house seem familiar to the dog? Why not?
How would you feel if you were Cooper?
What is the name of the kennel?
What does Cooper plan to do tomorrow? Why?
After we have answered the questions explain to the students that they are
going to be keeping a response journal every day in their chromebooks.
Open up a new document Title it Webster response journal and write
todays date.
Journal Question- (Cooper befriends a dog that doesnt belong to him.
Make a list of ways you can befriend a new person at your school. If you
were that new person, how would you like to be treated?)
Reflection:
Once again this lesson seemed to go very well today. The students are
very interested in the story and continue to bring forth meaningful
discussion, ideas and predictions for the story. If I were to do this
lesson again, I would allow for additional time for the lesson. We tried
to fit the lesson in before lunch and needed about an additional 5-10
minutes to complete our journal question. We were able to improvise
and read the questions to the students immediately before lunch, and
instruct them that when they came back they were to write down their
thoughts on the question.