Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Abigail Cline Date: March 19-23rd

Subject: English Language Arts Topic: Novel: Wonder by RJ Palacio

Grade: 4/5th Length of Lesson: 1Hr 20Min

The Big Idea: Students will use the novel Wonder to analyze literature, make predictions and
use evidence from the text to support their answers. Students will know how to include point of
view character development and figurative language.
4th and 5th Grade Standards Sent through different attachment.

Objective: Students will use the novel Wonder to analyze literature, make predictions and
use evidence from the text to support their answers. Students will know how to include point
of view character development and figurative language from this novel with 85% accuracy.
Students will be informally and formally assessed by active participation and comprehension
quizzes throughout the novel.
Materials: Wonder Novel by: RJ Palacio, Novel Folder (Vocabulary worksheets/chapter
summary booklet, 4

Direct Instruction:
Monday-Friday:
 Summarize what has happened so far in the novel.
 Answer any questions students have from previous chapters.
 Let students predict what they think will happen next.
 Get out day to day novel folders and go over that day’s vocabulary before beginning
reading.
Guided Practice:
Monday-Friday: complete today’s vocabulary worksheets as an entire class. This will be done
with the smartboard and an interactive vocabulary website. Students will take turns
determining the correct definition and come up to the board to select. If the student is wrong,
it will show in red and the next student will get a chance to choose the correct answer.
Monday- Read pages 3-14; Hand out this week’s spelling words.
Tuesday- Read pages 15-26
Wednesday- Read pages27-40
Thursday- Read pages 41-53

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Friday- Read pages 54-67; Complete spelling test.

 Students will take turns changing between a hard copy of the book and 10 different
tablets that Smoot Elementary School has purchased for our students.
Lesson Closure:
Ask the students questions to answer and be thinking about for the next day. These questions
will be projected on the smart board from the smartdoc.
Monday-
1. Does August mind that he’s “not an ordinary ten-year-old kid?” Find a quote from the
novel for this answer.
 Play the Character quality definition match game with a partner.
Tuesday-
2. Why does the author mention details about the characters’’ shoes? Why is this
important?
3. Why did August grow his bangs long? Provide two answers.
4. Why has August never gone to school? Do you think he should?
 Complete the Describing me worksheet. After students are finished worksheet will
be posted on the smartdoc. Students will take turns writing their describing me
phrases on the smartboard.
Wednesday-
1. Which of the three students that August meets do you think will turn out to be a bully?
2. How did the other students react to August? Use quotes to support your answer. (Let
students use their books to find quotes for this answer).
 Classroom scavenger hunt
 Complete first page of summary booklet
Thursday-
1. Who else are Summer and August going to let sit at their table?
2. Think of three of your own rules and explain why they are good ones.
 Go over study guide for chapters 1-12 for quiz tomorrow. I will have a chapter
comprehension online practice test on the smartboard. Students will read the question
and write down the correct answer on their white board.
Friday-
1. Do you think going to mainstream school has changed August? Why?
 Complete reading comprehension quiz for chapters 1-12.
 Review vocabulary words from this week.
Independent Practice:
Monday- N/A
Wednesday- Complete Wonder Study Guide for Chapters 1 through 12.

 Students should be studying spelling words every day for spelling test on Friday.

Assessment: Students will use the novel Wonder to analyze literature, make predictions and
use evidence from the text to support their answers. Students will know how to include point of

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view character development and figurative language from this novel. Students will be
informally assessed by active participation during instruction, the completion of the study guide
and the reading comprehension quiz with 85% accuracy.

Reflection
Technology is very important to incorporate into everyday lesson plans. Students are very
technology savvy and take every opportunity to use technology when applicable. Smoot
Elementary School purchased the Wonder novel on 10 different tablets for our students to use.
We took five students from the 4th grade and five students from the 5th grade with the highest
grades and they were able to use the tablets daily for the first full week of reading the novel.
After that students take turns rotating the tablets around the room so all students get a chance.