Lesson Plan Template

Candidate Name: Missy Rankin

Strategy (circle one): Task Rotation; NAL; Mystery;
Decision Making;
C/C Thinking; Metaphorical; Windows
Notes; Other
Unit Name
Lupita Manana
Standards
Georgia Standards of Excellence:

ELAGSE6RL1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly
as well as inferences drawn from the text.
ELAGSE6RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed
through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal
opinions or judgments.
ELAGSE6RL3: Describe how a particular storys or dramas plot unfolds in a series of
episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves towards a
resolution.
ELAGSE6RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word
choice on meaning and tone.
ELAGSE6RL5: Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the
overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or
plot.
ELAGSE6RL6: Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or
speaker in a text.
Advanced Communication Skills Elements:
8. The student participates in small group discussions to argue persuasively or reinforce
others good points
Creative Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Skills:
8. The student tolerates ambiguity while solving problems.

Lesson Name
Time Needed (Hours/Days)
Migrant Farmers
Grade
6th

Subject
Language Arts

1 day
Course
Advanced

Essential Question(s)
What should students know when lesson is completed?

What health issues do migrant farmers have?

Teacher Lesson Preparation:

Put students in groups of four
Print out student handouts
Investigate the reasons why migrant farmers have health issues
Have Lupita Manana books in the classroom
Activating Strategy (for example: Hook/Mini-Lesson/WarmUp/Connection to Prior Learning):
Students will receive a post-it note when they enter the classroom. Students will
respond to the prompt on the board Why do people have jobs? Then students
will share their responses with the class to start a discussion.
Instructional Sequence and Activities including use of technology:
1. Hook
2. Group students
3. Student investigate mystery using handout
4. Conduct further research on iPads (time pending)
5. Summarizer
Assessment Strategies:
Student observations
Summarizer
Examine the levels of questioning that students ask.
Look at product results of student enrichment
Differentiation:
Scaffolds/ Interventions/Extensions/Enrichment

Enrichment:
Students can create level 2 and 3 questions using Costas Levels of Thinking Questions
that they would like to further discuss/research/examine.

Materials/Links/Text References/Resources:
http://www.amednews.com/article/20120611/health/306119945/4/
http://www.lacooperativa.org/health-issues-migrant-workers/
http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(12)00884-7/abstract
Costas Levels Of Thinking (for enrichment)
iPads
Student Handout

Being a migrant farm worker is difficult. For hundreds of

years, people have migrated to follow the crops during the
different growing seasons. You have been asked to join an
inquiry team to examine the migrant farmers. These migrant
farmers are found in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky,
Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Your goal is this inquiry is to determine why migrant farmers
are having so many health problems. In this strategy you
collect data by asking yes or no questions to your teacher.
The data you collect should be used to test and refine your
hypothesis until you have reached a conclusion and have

evidence in the appropriate section to support it

Members of your Inquiry Team Are: ____________________________________________________

Tentative Hypothesis 1:

Tentative Hypothesis 2:

Tentative Hypothesis 3

Round 1Yes/No Questions

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Round 2Yes/No Questions
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Round 3Yes/No Questions
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Final Hypothesis:

Supporting Evidence/Notes From The Questions Answered

By Teacher: