Title Tonight on The Titanic Day 1

Grade Level 4th Grade

Standards Addressed 4.1.1.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when
explaining what the text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text
Central Focus Students will gain an understanding about The Magic
Tree House books and will be able to make inferences
Content Objective/ C.O. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the
Learning Target
Titanic disaster
L.O. Students will be able to analyze the word Titanic
Academic Language Titanic, Titan, Greek Mythology, Iceberg, Life Boats
Materials Storybook, Chart Paper, Notebook, Pencils, Dictionaries
Instructional Plan Activity Description/Teacher Students Do Reflection/Research
Does/Teacher Talk
Part 1: Teachers will go over prologue Students will make The students did very
Initiating Instruction explaining book sequence inferences about well making
Preview Instruction Teachers will introduce Tonight on Tonight on the predictions about the
Review of pre-requisite the Titanic Titanic what they thought was
knowledge/skills Teachers will review what going to happen in the
inferences are book Tonight on the
Titanic
Check for Understanding Share Predictions
Part 2: Teachers will assign roles to Students will The students were
Teacher Input/Inquiry each student: summarizer, pick their roles able to show an
Intro of learning visualizer, word detective, and explain understanding of the
target fortune teller, and question what their roles roles they were
Explanation/procedu creator entail assigned.
res Teachers will explain the
Teacher responsibilities for each job
Demonstration
Teacher think aloud
Check for Understanding Students Will Discuss Their Roles
Part 3: Teachers will go over vocabulary Students will The students took
Guided related to the Titanic complete a their time finding the
Support/Practice vocabulary words in the word
Paired/collaborative worksheet search we used for the