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4th Grade ELA Reading: Theme 17 3/07/2018

Lesson Content
What Standards (national or
state) relate to this lesson?  LAFS.4.RL.1.2- Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text;
(You should include ALL applicable summarize the text.
standards. Rarely do teachers use  LAFS.4.RL.1.3- Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama,
just one: they’d never get through
drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
them all.)
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or essential  “How can media be a distraction?”
question that you want students to
come away with? In other words,
what, aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish this
lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching?  Students will be able to gather relevant information or details from a text and use the
(Student-centered: What will information to identify the theme or message of a story.
students know and be able to do
after this lesson? Include the
 Students will be able to identify the characters thoughts, actions, and changes to complete
ABCD’s of objectives: action,
behavior, condition, and degree of
a graphic organizer on theme.
mastery, i.e., "C: Given a sentence
written in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able to re-
write the sentence in future tense D:
with no errors in tense or tense
contradiction (i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does not
need to be a percentage.)
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Rationale
Address the following questions:
 Why are you teaching this
objective?
 Where does this lesson fit
within a larger plan?
 Why are you teaching it this
way?
 Why is it important for
students to learn this concept?
Evaluation Plan- How will you
know students have mastered
your objectives?
Address the following:
 What formative evidence will
you use to document student
learning during this lesson?
 What summative evidence will
you collect, either during this
lesson or in upcoming lessons?
What Content Knowledge is
necessary for a teacher to teach
this material?
Name: __Veronica Critelli__________________________________
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ELA Reading: Theme 17 3/07/2018
 I am teaching this objective because this lesson falls under week 27 in the planning
support tool, target skill: theme, for the text The World According to Humphrey.
 This lesson fits within multiple ELA standards on theme, summarizing, and point of view.
This lesson will be day three of five, so throughout the week students will focus on point
of view and how it affects the story, identifying idioms and their meanings, and
developing text-based inferences to examine characters’ actions and how they contribute
to the theme of a story.
 I am teaching this lesson where students will be able to have whole-group and small-
group discussions to help them understand how theme is developed over the course of a
story and revealed through details, including what the characters do, say, and learn.
 It is important for students to learn this concept because theme allows readers to relate to
the characters and their experiences. It is also important because it teaches a lesson, and
life has many lessons to learn.
Formative Evidence:
 Teacher will take anecdotal notes throughout lesson on student discussion to identify any
misconceptions that may need to be addressed. Teacher will also observe and note
student engagement throughout lesson.
 Plickers assessment
Summative Evidence:
 Students will complete a graphic organizer in their ELA notebooks where they will
identify the theme of the text and details that support their theme.
 Students will write on paragraph explaining the theme of the story, using text evidence.
The content knowledge necessary for a teacher to teach this material is...
 Theme- the lesson or main message in a fiction story
 The theme for the text The World According to Humphrey (watching too much TV can keep
people from having fun in other ways).
 Characters thoughts, actions, and change throughout the text
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4th Grade ELA Reading: Theme 17 3/07/2018

What background knowledge is

necessary for a student to
successfully meet these
objectives?
 How will you ensure students’
have this previous knowledge?
 Who are your learners?
 What do you know about them?
 What do you know about their
readiness for this content?
What misconceptions might
students have about this content?
 I will ensure students have previous knowledge on this content by reviewing what theme
is the day before the lesson. Students will also have had a previous lesson on theme the
week before, so they will have some background knowledge. My learners are a group of
mixed ability leveled learners, so I will plan this lesson where each student can have
discussions and interactions with both their peers as well as the teacher to enhance their
learning and understanding.
 A misconception a student might have is that theme is the same as main idea. Students
might also focus on the characters and the events, rather than the lesson or message of
the story.

Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will you  For this lesson I will use a guided release method, I will begin with a whole group
use during this lesson? Examples instruction and then release students into groups to complete the remainder of the lesson.
include guided release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture, demonstration,
partner word, etc.)
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Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to do in
teaching this lesson? Be thorough.
Act as if you needed a substitute to
carry out the lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
 What Higher Order Thinking
(H.O.T.) questions will you ask?
 How will materials be
distributed?
 Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
 How will students transition
between activities?
 What will you as the teacher do?
 What will the students do?
 What student data will be
collected during each phase?
 What are other adults in the
room doing? How are they
supporting students’ learning?
 What model of co-teaching are
you using?
Time Who is Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use whichever
responsible plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson. For example, in science,
(Teacher or you would detail the 5 Es here (Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the
Students)? Idea; Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea; Evaluation).
12:45 Teacher  To begin the lesson, teacher will pass out student assigned plicker
cards for activity.
12:48 Teacher  Teacher will explain plickers activity, where students will use their
cards to answer three pre-assessment questions on theme.
Teacher/Stu
1:00pm
dents  Teacher will then review theme anchor chart, discussing with
students that the theme of a story is the message or lesson the
author wants readers to learn. Teacher will explain how theme
develops over the course of a story and students must use
inferences to identify the theme. Background Knowledge + Context
Clues = Inferences.
1:07pm Teacher/Stu  Teacher will then pose a question to students on the text The World
dents According to Humphrey to start discussion.
o “Whose point of view is the story being told from?”
o “How is A.J.’s home different from other homes Humphrey
has been to?” (Make real world connection).
o “What was Humphreys plan? How did the family react?”
o Etc.
 Teacher will model graphic organizer students will use to identify
1:20pm Teacher the theme of the story.

Detail Detail Detail

Theme
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What will you do if…
What will you do if…
Meeting your students’ needs as
people and as learners
Name: __Veronica Critelli__________________________________
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ELA Reading: Theme 17 3/07/2018
 Students will then complete graphic organizer using the text.
1:25pm Students Students will complete in graphic organizer in homogenous
groups.
 Students will then independently answer and turn in: Write on
Students
1:45pm paragraph explaining the theme of the story using text evidence.
…a student struggles with the content?
 If a student struggles with this content, I will work with them individually or in a small
group setting to address any misconceptions the student might have. I will also scaffold
students and support their learning through questioning. “What does Humphrey think of
the family’s tv watching?” “What does he Do?” “How do the characters change?” etc.
…a student masters the content quickly?
 If a student masters the content quickly, I will have them assist their peers to complete
the graphic organizer on theme.
 Students can also answer an additional question on theme, using text evidence to support
their answer.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural backgrounds of your
students?
 This lesson connects to the interests of my students because we live in an era where
media is very popular and frequently used, causing many distractions in life. Students use
media when they watch TV, play video games, or even when they use computers. Media
takes away the real-life experiences people enjoy, and I think each student can relate.
Media is even used everyday in the classroom and students might not see it as a
distraction, so this lesson will helps students to understand the message of the story
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Accommodations (If needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List individual
students (initials), and then explain
the accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
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ELA Reading: Theme 17 3/07/2018
which is how watching too much TV can keep people from having fun other ways and
takes away human interaction.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
 This lesson connects with the local community by teaching student’s lessons about life.
The theme of this text is about how watching TV too much can take away from other fun
activities. Students can also learn lessons about friendships, never giving up, or how hard
work pays off. Students can also use local artwork to interpret theme, or songs that
communicate larger messages through lyrics.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional challenge during this
lesson (enrichment)?
 For students who need additional challenge, I will allow them the option to complete their
work individually and/or allow them to illustrate an image or comic based on the theme
of the text. I will also have them choose a fiction novel from the classroom library and
determine the theme of that text.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional language support?
 Students that need additional language support will be provided a dictionary to define
unknown words in the text. If applicable, students will be given index cards with
examples of theme in both English and their native language. Teacher will also collaborate
with school ESE specialists if needed.
ZB: Student accommodations are extended work time, monitoring, repeated readings, sample
problems or tasks, leveled books, charts of facts, graphic organizer, visual schedule/planner to
complete work.
TD: Student accommodations are frequent breaks during in class assignments, preferential
seating, provide additional space for student to stand and move around his desk while
completing task or assignments.
SH: Student accommodations are extended time, frequent breaks as needed, encouragement,
small group setting, prompting, visual schedule/planner, allowable portion read.
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LC-R: Student accommodations are extended work time, word lists, increased wait time, small
group settings, repeated readings, leveled books, charts of facts, and graphic organizers to
complete work.
RS: Student accommodations are extended work time, vocabulary preview, repetition, separate
tasks apart, repeated readings, visual planner/schedule, prompting, leveled books, charts of
facts, and graphic organizers to complete work.
Materials  Pencils
(What materials will you use? Why  ELA notebooks
did you choose these materials?  Journeys student textbook
Include any resources you used.
This can also include people!)
 Theme graphic organizer
 Whiteboard/markers
 Theme anchor chart
 Plickers cards
 Cell phone
 Smartboard/ Laptop