Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Teacher Candidate: Emily Craft

Subject/Grade: 2nd Grade Read Aloud

Rev. 2013

Lesson #: 1
Date and Time of Lesson: 10/1/2014 at 10:00AM

Learning Objective: The student will be able to identify the authors purpose in a selective text.
Alignment with Standards:
EEDA Standard(s): Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to
demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Developmental Appropriateness or Cross-curricular connections:
Weather and seasons

Assessment(s) of the Objectives:

Lesson Objective(s)

Objective 1
After reading the story,
students should be able to
identify the authors purpose
of writing this story
thoroughly in their work
journals.

Assessment(s) of the
Objective(s)

Use of Formative
Assessment

Assessment for Objective 1

Pre- The students will be asking
what they think an authors
purpose is and why each author
has a purpose for writing that
particular story.
During Watch those students
who correctly engage in the
story and search for the storys
authors purpose.
After Each student will write
in their daily work journal
stating what they think the
authors purpose was in The
Falling Leaves and the
Scarecrow.

The assessment date will

be used to hold students
to higher standard when
reading and understand
each story that is read.
If students are successful:
students will think more in
depth to every future they
read.
If students struggled: If
struggled, reiterating the
meaning of an authors
purpose in the next read
aloud.

Accommodations:
Students who complete their daily work journal early stating what the authors purpose is in The Falling Leaves and the
Scarecrow, they will be asked to draw an illustration describing the authors purpose.
If both are completed, students will be asked to read their library books silently.
For students who are slower at completing the assignment, they will be able to finish the assignment at another time of
the day (after other assignments have been completed in place of their library books).
Those students with special accommodations will receive extra help from myself when needed.

Materials: The Falling Leave and the Scarecrow, daily work journals, crayons, and pencils.
Procedures:
Grouping: Whole class
Probing Question: How would you describe an authors purpose?
Motivation: Have you ever seen a Scarecrow? How did it look? Are Scarecrows supposed to be scary in this story or
friendly?

Lander University Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Rev. 2013

Procedures:
1. Have students move to the rug by table (1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 18-21).
2. Introduce the book: title: The Falling Leaves and the Scarecrow. Author: Steve Metzger. Illustrated: Jill Dublin.
While listening to this story, think about why the author wrote this story. Every Author has a purpose or
reason behind writing every story.
3. Ask: What is your favorite part of the story thus far?
4. Read the book stopping to ask questions throughout. Have the students turn and talk. What happened in this
story? Do you understand the authors purpose?
5. Call full group back after each question and listen to a few of the partners respond. Continue reading.
6. Have students return to seats by calling rows or color squares.
7. Students will be asked to take out their journals to begin their assignment.
8. Have a student helper pass out materials.
9. After students finish the activity, have several children share their finished pictures.

Activity Analysis:
Daily work journal: students will show they understand an authors purpose by writing what they believe the authors
purpose was in our read-aloud. After they finish, they will have the opportunity to illustrate their findings. If time is
allowed, selected students will be able to show their reasoning and pictures.
Technology: Since this was a read aloud, I decided to do the reading rather than using a website that had the book. I
could have used an app to pre-assess the students.

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