Razia Balqees

Student Teaching edTPA Lesson Plan

Subject: Informational Text Structure

Central Focus: Identifying the structure of Nonfiction texts.

Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g.,
chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of
events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

Date submitted: October 24, 2014

Date taught:

Daily Lesson Objective: the students must write at least 4 sentence in a 4-6 sentences summary of the book
they were required to read in the Guided Practice section.
21st Century Skills:
Information, Media and Technology Skills:
o Information Literacy
Communication

Academic Language Demand (Language

Function and Vocabulary):
Compare, contrast, sequence, description

Prior Knowledge: The students should be able to recognize what the text is about, recognize the text structure
and summarize the text in their own words.

Activity

Description of Activities and Setting

1. Focus and Review

I will start out the lesson by asking the students What are some
different types of text structures? I will then write the different text
structures on the board (using boxes & bullets) Compare & Contrast,
Problem & Solution, Description, Sequence & Order, & Cause &
Effect.

2. Statement of
Objective
for Student

I will then tell the students that theyll be continuing to work on

Informational Text Structures using Non-fictional text.

3. Teacher Input

4. Guided Practice

Time
~ 2 min

~1
minute

After telling the students what well be doing today, I will ask the
~ 10 min
students to gather on the carpet (by the whiteboard) and read The
Roanoke Colony (level S book) and model writing notes by reading
couple of sentences and pointing out what I would include in my notes
so I can review it later on. I will read for couple of minutes and model
taking notes (taking no more than 10 mins) and going over key words
in identifying text structure. I will make sure to point out to the students
that you have to read the whole text in order to identify the text
structure.
I will then tell the students that they will be reading Non-fiction books
~ 25 min
and taking notes on what they read and identifing what type of text
structure their book (pointing to the list) is. I will then tell the students
the group name and call the students out by their group (Eagles, Hawks,
Humming Birds, & Parrots) and have them pick up their books and
their group mascot and go to their assigned spot. The New-comer
group will be reading Spanish books, identify whether it is Fiction or
Non-fiction, and write notes in English.
Each students will be grouped by the reading level each student is in.

Then each student will be given a Non-fiction book according to their

level and take notes and identify whether the text is a Sequence &
Order, Compare & Contrast, Cause & Effect, Problem & Solution, or
Description.
Eagles Group: (Level U & R)
Elvia, Emily, Evelyn, & Jayden
Amigos Group:
Brailyn, Brayan, Derick, Faviany, Jenifer, & Wilmer
Parrots Group: (Level M & N)
Michael, Robert, Esperanza, Lauren, Michael D.
Blue Jay Group: (Level O & P)
Kathy, Jonis, & Diane
Hawks Group: (Level Q)
Caius, Isaiah, Jacob, & Juan

5. Independent
Practice

The teacher will then hand out the students a worksheet with questions
about the text they read and ask the students to answer them
individually. The students may refer to their notes when answering the
questions on the worksheet.

~ 10 min

6. Assessment Methods
of all objectives/skills:

The students will summarize the text they have read in 4-6 sentences including the
text structure of their book.

~ 1 min
The teacher will have one of the students collect the assessment after
the students are finished.
Targeted Students
Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations:
The New-comer group will have Spanish books and take
Modifications/Accommodations:
The ESL group will have a separate lesson plan.
brief notes in English along with identifying what type of
text it is (Non-fiction or Fiction).
Walk around class and help the students who need help.
Materials/Technology:
The Roanoke Colony (level S book)
Different books on levels R, N, O, & Q
Paper & Pencil
Group tag (pictures of the group mascot i.e. Hawks, Eagles, Humming Birds, and Parrots).
Reflection on lesson:
7. Closure

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