UNT Lesson Plan

Teacher: Subject area: Ms. Pearce Language Arts Date: Grade Level: 3/18/2014

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District: Unit Title

Denton ISD Writing

School: Lesson Title:

Stephens Sentences

Purpose and Lesson

Standard(s): Understanding goals(s): Essential Question(s): 110.11. B. (17) Oral and Written Students will create sentences using What words can we add to the Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, teacher made outlines. sentences? and Punctuation. Students write legibly How can we make the sentences better? and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to: (A) form upper- and lower-case letters legibly using the basic conventions of print (left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression); (B) capitalize the first letter in a sentence; and (C) use punctuation at the end of a sentence. Student Objectives: Assessment of Objectives: Lesson Steps/Activities including Timeline & Grouping Students will be able Students will create their o Small group with four students. The students may need individualized to write their own own sentences by working IEP goal instructional time, as well as time for normal daily activities. sentences based on in a small group. the sentences we 10-20 min practice together. o The students will work to create simple sentences on teacher made sheets. J- J will verbally create o The students will use sentences structures that they are familiar with. and write complete simple sentences with 25 min a picture 7 out of 10 o The students will work on unscrambling words in sentences. They will times. rearrange strips of paper that have been printed out and cut. They will N- N will write 3 use these words to form a sentence. complete simple

sentences 9 out of 10 times. A- A will use simple teacher dictated sentences and be able to record 16-30 sounds with 75% accuracy. M- M will create elaborate sentences with 75% accuracy. Language Modifications Using big font on the presentation. Special Needs Modifications The students will be given extra time to do this assignment. The students will use many visual cues to create sentences. The students will be provided boxes as a format to put their words in. Materials & Resources: Paper, pencils, copies, colors. Technology: Computer

Reflection
What worked: What parts of the lesson led to engagement and student learning? The behavior management aspects of this lesson kept the students on track with the current objectives and goals. The students were very engaged with creating their own sentences. They were engaged with being able to create Improvements: How can you increase student learning, engagement, etc., next time you teach this lesson? Next time I teach this lesson, I will allow for more time for students to create their own sentences. This lesson leads into independently writing lessons. Overall Implications for your teaching: What did you learn from teaching this lesson that can apply to other lessons? I have learned that with students receiving special education services, all education goals must be measurable. This includes goals both on an IEP and in a daily lesson.

pictures about their sentences. This specific group of students enjoys a challenge, and being able to show off what they already know in rearranging and making sentences out of strips was wonderful to watch. While the students arranged the sentences based on what made the most sense, they were also learning about capitalization and periods.

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