Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Article Writing #3

Date

September 15, 2015

Subject/Gra
de Level

Language Arts: Grade 6

Time
Duratio
n

50 mins

Unit

Article Writing

Teacher

Miss. MacDougall

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

To acquire knowledge of self and others through participation in and reflection on

dramatic experience.

2.1 - identify and use the structural elements of texts, such as magazines, newspapers,
newscasts and news features, to access and comprehend ideas and information
3.1 distinguish among facts, supported inferences and opinions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of fact and opinion.
2. Recognize The Five Ws and the H within an article.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the format, and terminology used in writing a newspaper

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Key Questions:

Products/Performan
ces:

Observe if students are able to work in pairs

Observe that students are able to distinguish between the parts of an
article
Observe if students can distinguish between fact and opinion
What are the main components of a newspaper article?
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
What are the five ws and the h?
All students lined up alphabetically according to first name

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Program of Studies

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Newspapers
Language arts notebook
Fact vs opinion worksheet

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Attention Grabber

Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Transition to Body
Learning Activity

Have newspapers available

Have language arts notebooks handed out
Introduction
Have students come into the classroom, and grab their silent
reading book if needed. Students will have 15 minutes of silent
reading and they will be expected to read on their own, and
record how much they have read in their reading log.
We will do a review of what they remember from previous
lessons, as a group discussion. Students will be asked to remind
me of the 5Ws and the different parts of the newspaper.
Take this chance to remind students that we have our teacher
vs students, and remind them that seating plans are not
permanent and can be changed.
Have students put their silent reading books away, and get
their fact vs opinion worksheets out.
Body
Fact vs opinion worksheet: Have students remind me what a

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time
15 mins

3 mins
2 mins
1 min
Time
5 mins

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#1

fact is, and what an opinion is, and what do we want to use
when writing an article. Continue going through the fact vs
opinion worksheet, and have students read the answers aloud,
discussing why each one would be fact or opinion.

5 mins

Do a quick review of the 5 Ws and H. Have students tell you

where they would usually find this in a newspaper article. Then
do a review of the parts of a newspaper article, and what each
part might look like, and what each part should be structured
like.

Assessments/
Differentiation:

Learning Activity
#2

Assessments/
Differentiation

Assessment of
Learning:
Transition To Next
Lesson

Sponge
Activity/Activities

By sharing our answers and discussing the answers, students

will be able to check their answers, and understand the
reasoning behind each one. Students will mark their own
papers, and will keep them in their binders. This will allow for
students to correct their own answers, and work towards a
better understanding of fact vs opinion.
Newspaper Scavenger Hunt
Hand out sections of newspaper and have students work on
their own. Have the students find an article, read the article,
and find the different parts of the newspaper article. Students
will be required to write them down in their language arts
notebooks.
- Students are required to cut out the newspaper article,
and glue it into their language arts notebooks.
- Students will be asked to write it out, and not to just
highlight like we had done previously.

Students will hand in their language arts books for me to look

over this assignment, and give feedback. There will be no mark
attached to this.
Students will be able to converse with the others at their table
to gain assistance If needed, as well as having me roam
throughout the classroom and assist.
Closure
Bring the class back as a group, and have them discuss how
easy it was to find the necessary information, and what they
found challenging
Next Lesson, continue newspaper scavenger hunt if needed,
and then continue on to writing a newspaper article with a
prompt.

15 mins

Time
5 mins

Work on footprint assignment.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Reflections from the
lesson

Will Complete When Done.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe