Language Arts Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: The Outsiders Lesson 3 Chapter 6

Grade Level: 10th-12th

State Standards:

Language Standard 6 - Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words
and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career
readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when
considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Writing Standard 9 - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.

Davis District Essential Elements ELA.EE.RL.11-12.2 - Recount the main events of the text which
are related to the theme or central idea.

Specific Lesson Objective:

Student will be able to answer questions about a passage that they have read.

Students will be able to define vocabulary words specific to the reading book.

Lesson Purpose:

Students will be able to read and comprehend a variety of books.

Essential Questions:

Why is it important to follow along with a story?

What are the important pieces of a book?

Vocabulary Focus:

 Police
 Heroes
 Hospital
 Problem
 Solution
 Setting
 Characters

Materials:

 Attainment's English Language Arts Teacher's Guide

 Attainment's Student Story Books
 Attainment's Student Response Book
 Attainment's Vocabulary Cards
o Group 1
 o Group 2
o Group 3
 Attainment's Student Writing Journals

Anticipated Time Frame:

30 minutes

Adaptations for SPED and ELL:

Enlarge text, put pictures on vocabulary cards, group students with a peer tutor, give extended
time, model each step, monitor progress closely, students can ask for help with reading, give
each student an opportunity to participate…

DAP:

Developmentally appropriate, going along with the grade standards, every student can
participate, hands on and minds on…

Phase I: Exploration and Explanation

Students will split into their three separate reading groups and will review the vocabulary for
the book "The Outsiders." Peer tutors will assist and ask students to give definitions and/or
identify the word based on the given definition. The teacher will review pieces of the book such
as the title, the author, and what happened in the previous chapter. Check for student
understanding.

Transition to Phase II:

1. Review new concepts.

2. Give directions for Phase II.

Phase II: Guided Practice/Differentiation

Students will turn to chapter 6 of "The Outsiders" and will follow along with the reading. The
teacher will ask specific questions out of the Attainment's booklet and any other questions that are
deemed necessary based on the level of understanding that the students show. Students in group one
will use the Student Response Book to answer specific questions with picture answers.

Transition to Phase III:

1. Review new concepts.

2. Give directions for Phase III.

Phase III: Independent Practice/Assessment

Students will take out their writing journals and will answer the questions with assistance from
their peer tutor. They will work on page 40 to page 44. The teacher will walk around making sure each
student understands what an opinion is and that they are staying on task. Ask students what their
opinions on the chapter were.