LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Sidney Autry autry2dkf@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 1. Grade Level: 3rd 2. Subject: Language Arts 3. Topic: Writing Limerick poetry and reading aloud the poems as related to Cookies (theme of unit). 4. Coded Common Core Standards with written Grade Level Expectations: LACC.3.L.2.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. A) Choose words or phrases for effect. 5. Lesson Objective/Learning Goal: Given the Cookie for Limericks! Worksheet, a third grade student can correctly write limerick poems with 5 out of 5 times.

DETAILED PROCEDURES
1. Gain Attention Dress in Cookie Monster T-shirt with Cookie Monster hat. Read If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff. Write What is your favorite cookie and why? on the board under Question of the Day! and have students respond in 1-3 complete sentences in their Question of the Day journals. These journals are completed daily by each student and read weekly by the teacher. (This should take about 5-8 minutes total.)

REQUIRED MATERIALS If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff (ISBN: 9788060245863); Students have their Question of the Day journals in their desks to respond to Question of the Day!

2. Check Prior Knowledge: Review words that rhyme by asking several students to give verbal examples of rhyming words. Ask the class if onomatopoeia words can rhyme and have various students give examples. If a student rhymes incorrectly, kindly correct them, and offer a different word or phrase that does rhyme. Review using strong and supportive adjectives, or describing words, by asking several more students to verbally give examples. Encourage the students to stay away from words such as good, bad, and nice and think of more creative words to take their place. (This should take about 3-5 minutes.) REQUIRED MATERIALS No materials required.

3. Present New Information with Examples: a) Teacher Led Activity 1 Tell the students that we are going to learn about a poem called a Limerick and that by the end of the lesson, they will be able to write their very own Limerick poems by themselves.

Place Limerick Poems sheet on the ELMO and read the description of the poem. Have various students read the examples of the poem out loud.

Brainstorm, using a web on the board, ideas to create a class Limerick based on the Cookie theme. Gather ideas from the entire class and write down the ideas the majority of the class agrees on. Get a title of the poem, rhyming words and phrases, and strong descriptive words. This can get chaotic, so remind students to respect one another by listening, use quiet voices, and raise their hand.

Once the ideas are in the web, put it all together in a Limerick poem. Have students put their words into writing and have them come up to the board to add to the class poem. The poem can be nonsense, tell a story, or be one sentence.

When students struggle, help them or have other students help them. This builds relationships and social/emotional safety in the classroom.

When the poem is complete, ask the students if they have any questions about the Limerick poem and answer them accordingly, or have other students answer them. Be sure to avoid picking one student to answer the questions, but rather encourage other students to answer them.

Tell the students they are now going to write 5 Limerick poems using a worksheet. (This should take about 15 minutes.) REQUIRED MATERIALS

Limerick Poems sheet, ELMO, board and appropriate writing utensil for board.

4. Provide Practice & Feedback a) Student Centered Activity 1: Cookie for Limericks! Worksheet As you pass out the Cookie for Limericks! Worksheet to each student, explain to them that they can use a buddy (or partner) to work on the worksheet, but that their poems must be different and personal. Remind them that copying and cheating are not acceptable, but that they can share their ideas and get feedback from one another. Read the directions that are at the top of the worksheet out loud. Explain to the students that you are going to leave everything up that was written on the board and ELMO so that they can see it as they work; however they can not copy any poems already written. They must come up with their own words and phrases. Encourage students to use fun words and phrases, even if they dont make complete sense and remind students to use correct punctuation and spelling. Remind them to use strong adjectives. As the students are completing the worksheets, walk around the classroom and encourage the students. Monitor their work, and answer any questions they have. When they are struggling, help them out but dont give them answers. Ask questions they can answer that lead up to the answer they are looking for. (Allow them about 20 minutes to work on the worksheet.) REQUIRED MATERIALS Cookie for Limericks! poem worksheet (22 copies, 1 for each student and 1 for you) and appropriate writing utensil.

5. Present Summary or Review

Gather the attention of the students to the whiteboard. (Use One, Two, Three! Eyes On Me phrase to do this.)

Ask various students to give one rule about the Limerick poem. Have each student read their favorite Limerick that they wrote. Remind students to be respectful of their classmates as they read. (This should take about 5-10 minutes.) REQUIRED MATERIALS

Completed Limerick Poems by the students.

FORMAL ASSESSMENT
Given the Cookie for Limericks! Worksheet, a third grade student can correctly write limerick poems with 5 out of 5 times.

ESL ACCOMMODATIONS
For the ESL students, computers would be available so they could learn the material at their own pace using various websites for poetry. Also, pair up ESL students with English-speaking students to enhance their verbal and writing skills.

REFERENCES FOR ALL COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS

http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5928 Grade Level Objectives and Teaching Strategies http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResource/Preview/25522 Author-SeaWorld- Just For Teachers- Dolphin Word Play-SeaWorld Classroom Activity http://www.manythings.org/e/tt.html http://www.michellehenry.fr/poems.htm ESL resources on poetry If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff