Lesson Plan
Name: Jessica
Bartley Date :
Subject: Reading/Social Studies # of Students: 20
# of IEP Students: __5___
Major content:__Reading
Comprehension/ History of WWII and the Holocaust through a novel
Unit Title: Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry____
ACTIONS
Goals and
Objectives-
The goal of this lesson is for students to read and
comprehend the themes, vocabulary, and history included in the book Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. This lesson hopes to improve the vocabulary
of the student, the ability of the student to understand complex themes through
plot and character development, to understand character traits, and to apply
the literature to the history of WWII and the Holocaust. Questions to address include: What is the plot of the novel? What message was the author trying to convey
when she wrote this book? What is the
history of the Holocaust? What is the historical context surrounding the main
character? What character traits does
the main character have? Which traits do
you admire in her?
Connections-
RD-M-x.0.9
Reflect on and evaluate what is read
Students will be required to read passages of Number the Stars both in class and at
home for homework. Through reading the
material, the student must reflect on and evaluate what they have read in order
to understand the novel and complete the assessments. The assessments will be designed in a way
that their reflections and evaluations can be stated to conclude that they
comprehended and then reflected on the passages after they read them.
RD-M-x.0.10
Connect information from a passage to
students’ lives and/or real world issues
Number the Stars includes real world issues of discrimination and war. Both of these issues can be applied to
students’ lives and/or real world issues.
RD-M-1.0.12
Identify characteristics of short stories, novels, poetry, and
plays.
Number the
Stars is a novel, therefore, students will be taught the characteristics of a
novel such as rising action, plot, setting, and character development.
RD-M-1.0.13
Describe literary elements (e.g.,
characterization, setting, plot, theme, point of view) in a passage.
This novel addresses characterization, setting, plot,
theme, and point of view. Each of these
topics will be addressed by the teacher and then assessed once the novel has
been finished.
RD-M-2.0.13
Identify supporting details and explain
their importance in a passage.
Supporting details are very important in Number the Stars because they are
critical to the progress of the plot.
Students will be assessed on their reading comprehension and the ability
to retain supporting details after reading a passage through reading quizzes. Quizzes will be discussed after they are
graded and returned, at which point the teacher will go over the details and
discuss with the class their importance to the passage.
SS-E-2.4.1
As cultures emerge and develop, conflict and
competition (e.g., disagreements, arguments, stereotypes, prejudice)
may occur.
Studying Number the
Stars will raise important issues about conflict among people of different
religion and ethnicity. Discussion will
be vital to help students understand stereotypes and prejudice specifically
between the Nazi Party and the Jews and then continue to relate these
historical events with modern day discrimination.
Context-
The objectives clearly address the goals for the
lesson. After reading Number the Stars, the students should
have a greater appreciation for reading and literature because they will have
read and been assessed on their reading comprehension, relating the material
read to real historical issues, and relating these historical issues to their
everyday lives. The major focus of the
unit to which this lesson belongs is literature and relating fictional stories
to real life history. The lesson relates
directly to the unit because the lesson focuses solely on understanding the
novel Number the Stars, and the unit
covers the novel and the literary and historical issues which arise from its
pages. There are several social,
cultural, and global concerns which will be addressed in this lesson because
the novel focuses on an event which occurs during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was certainly a very historical
issue which addresses relationships among people, prejudice, cultural
differences, and personal differences.
Because this novel is about a girl from
Resources-
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry : for students to
read
Computer with projector for power point
presentation in order to display notes about vocabulary, characters,
characteristics of a novel, etc.
Computers for students to use for web quests
Procedures-
A curriculum page is included in this lesson plan in which
several assignments are included to help the student absorb and understand the
material. An assessment of what the
students have learned will be implemented through short presentations,
worksheets, reading quizzes, and vocabulary quizzes which will assess whether
or not the objectives have been met. In
order to meet the diversity of my classroom, it will be necessary to meet all
the needs of each student and their different learning styles. Assessment through writing, objective
questions, and on-hands project/researching should give students with diverse
learning styles appropriate advantage over learning the material. Other students who have special needs can be
met on an individual basis. For example,
students who have difficulty reading will be given a tape to listen to as they
read along. Students with vision
problems will also be given a tape to listen to, or a book with large print.
Student
Assessment-
An assessment page is also included with this lesson
plan. An assessment will be made in
three different ways. A final
presentation by groups of students, a written assignment, and an objective test
on context from the novel. Each
assessment will give students a chance to show what they know in three
different ways. Other small assignments
included on the curriculum page will also be assessed for participation and
completion. Daily reading quizzes and a
final vocabulary quiz will assess students’ comprehension of the novel after
class discussion and review.
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REFINEMENT- Prepared after the lesson and the post observation
conference. |
IMPACT—Prepared after the lesson and post-observation conference
Reflection/Analysis
of Teaching and Learning-
Discuss student progress in relation to the sated
objectives (i.e., what they learning with indicators of achievement.) Discuss success of instruction as it relates
to assessment of student progress.
Include three student samples (high, average, low) and an analysis of
their performance based on assessment results.
REFINEMENT—Prepared after the lesson and
post-observation conference
Lesson
Extension/Follow up:
Based on your reflection, discuss plans for subsequent
lessons to reinforce and extend understanding particularly for students who did
not make satisfactory progress.
Note: All three sections (ACTION, IMPACT AND REFINEMENT) should be
included in your portfolio for review by each committee member.