WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY Lesson Plan

Candidate Name: Erica Rink

7th

School: Martin J. Ryerson MS

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Subject Area(s): Language Arts Topic and Core Standard: Paragraphs

W.7.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. W.7.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.)

III. Concept: Paragraphs are the building blocks of good writing. IV. Essential Question: Why are main ideas and topic sentences so important in
paragraphs? V. Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to understand what the importance of a paragraph is. Student will be able to examine the components of paragraphs. Students will be able to identify main ideas and topic sentences. Students will be able to write strong topic sentences.

VI. Teacher Actions: 1. Planning: The overall goal of this lesson is for the students to understand what the importance of main ideas and topic sentences found in paragraphs. 2. Motivate: To motivate the students I will pass out a sample paragraph and ask them to find the main idea and topic sentence. We will discuss as a class the answer, this will also give me the opportunity to assess which students understand and which do not.

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Teach: I will use a powerpoint presentation to read sample main ideas and topic sentences. This information comes from the Holt Textbook. As well as handouts. Look at the difference of an essay and narrative paragraph. Compare where the topic sentence is in both. Does having a topic sentence at the end of a paragraph build suspense?

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Image: Students will receive a sample paragraph as a pre-assessment. Powerpoint Presentation

5. Ask Low and High Level Questions: Knowledge: How many sentences are in a good paragraph? Comprehension: What is the main idea in the sample paragraph? Application: Is this information helpful, when reviewing rough drafts? Analysis: Explain why topic sentences and main ideas are so important in a paragraph. Synthesis: Create a strong main idea and topic sentence. Evaluation: Do you think including a topic sentence and main idea help readers understand the material easier? Extra Questions: What are the advantages of having a topic sentence at the beginning of a paragraph? 6. Practice Skills: Complete hand out from Holt workbook which will help students distinguish between a main idea and topic sentence in the paragraph listed for them. 7. Create: Students will refer back to their rough draft of their Eyewitness Account to make sure their main idea and topic sentence are strong. 8. Student Presentations/Closure: At the end of the lesson I will ask students if they learned something new about paragraphs. I will also ask them if they were able to find a strong main idea and topic sentence in their Eyewitness Account 9. Evaluation: I will evaluate the students on their participation and also on their answers listed on the worksheet.

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10. Accommodations : N/A 11. Role of Auxiliary Personnel: The CT will assist any students in the classroom that do not understand main idea and topic sentence. 12. Summary of Assessment Data: Students will be graded based on rubric. (see attached)
13. Family/Community:

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14. Reflection/Self Evaluation:

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15. Additional Learning Experiences:

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