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Claflin University School of Education - - - EDUC 323 Reflective Lesson Plan Model Name: Barry White Jr 10/26/12 PART I: PLANNING Date:

Title of Lesson

Fact or Opinion

Source Subject Area (s) Grade Level

This lesson was borrowed from a source from teacher tube.com English Language Arts 4th grade 4-2.3 Analyze informational texts to locate and identify facts and opinions.

Curriculum Standard(s) The teacher will begin the lesson by providing direct instruction using a power point. Than the teacher will use the Prezi presentation to use the method of drill and practice with questions designed to test the students on the topic. The students will than participate In an activity using strips of paper with either fact or opinion statements and distinguish between the two. . Students will complete a work sheet with many fact and opinion questions printed out from the web. The Teacher will need : laptop, handout sheets, projector and smart board Students will only need one pencil and no other material

Description and Background Information

Materials

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to differentiate between statements that are facts and those that are opinions with 100% accuracy. For students who are having difficulty understanding the material, I will work with them in small groups during differentiation instruction, before they are retested. For students who have already mastered the concept, I will allow them to assist me with working with students who are

Varying Objectives for Individuals Needs

having difficulty, or I will provide more complex activities for them during differentiated instruction, or allow them to go to the computer for enrichment.

Part II: IMPLEMENTATION How will I find out what students already know about this topic? Pre-assessment I will begin the class with open discussion and ask who can tell me what a fact is and what an opinion is. Then I will ask the students to give me some examples What will I do to make a connection between students and this lesson? Motivation(Hook) I will show students a short video clip of a conversation between 2 cartoon characters, from the television show Arthur and the students will be asked to find 3 facts and 3 opinions stated In the video. As students get the correct answer I will give them a treat This lesson is important because when collecting information, one needs to be able to tell the difference between what is factual and what is not, and in life, you need to be able to tell the difference. I will model how students can tell the difference between statements of facts and those that are opinions. By using some personal examples that can be made within the classroom and on the spot. What will we do together as they learn how to succeed at the new task? Together, the teacher and students will complete the activity pulled up from the WEB regarding fact and opinion Questions: 1. Can it be proven? 2. Does everyone feel the same about it? 3. Does it require research 4. Does it contain any signal words Throughout the lesson, I will walk around and monitor students work and I will assist students at their desks while they are working.

Statement of Purpose

Teacher Modeling or Demonstration

Guided Practice

Checking for Understanding

Independent Practice

Students will complete a handout. They will also complete practice work on the computer, from the same website as the activity with the cartoon video Arthur was played from.

Assessment

Students will be given a weekly assessment on the standard. Preferably a worksheet. Each student will be called on to respond as to whether or not a statement is a fact or opinion by grabbing strips from a pot and placing the strip either In the opinion cup or fact cup depending on what it is. Students will be asked to find statements that are facts or opinions as they ride home on the bus or in their car.

Closure

Extension Activities The students will complete an activity on the computer from the binky.com website The teacher will use a Prezi presentation for direct instruction. Math can be related to students working out problems or guessing answers Science relate to formulating an hypothesis Social Studies- relate to facts in history PE Doing push-up, if a student says, I know I can do ten pushups; I think I can do 10 push-ups Art Students can draw pictures that are factual. Music Students can sing nursery rhymes or other songs that are factual or make believe PART III IMPLEMENTATION What worked for you during the lesson? What did not work? What changes would you make when you teach this lesson again to make it more effective? After presenting this lesson the changes I would make to improve my quality of teaching would be to introduce the cartoon video and tell them what they will be looking for while they watch the video instead of just watching it than telling me what the saw in the video. Also I will use more Fact or Opinion strips in the activity and due some more drill and practice. I believe these are the best changes to be made to improve this lesson.

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Connections Across the Curriculum

Reflections