Lesson Plan Template (SIOP)

Lesson Plan Template (SIOP)

Topic:

Writing- OrganizationGrade Range:

First Grade

Time Frame: Week 6 in a 9 week

writing unit4 consecutive lessons

Common Core Standards: (Domain, Standard, Cluster)Domain: Writing

Standard: Text Types and Purposes

Cluster: 3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.Learning Objective/Outcome: (What do you want students to know and be able to do? What is the intended learning?) Students will identify beginning, middle and end in a read aloud story and sequence their own written work.

Key Vocabulary:

Beginning, middle, end, setting

Materials:

Red Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley

ISBN: 0-590-87176-5 Smart Board lesson Red Eyed Tree Frog Paper

Writing supplies- pens, pencils, markers

Mix and Match Bold Beginning printable

Choose the Organization printable Tree Frog Organization Map printable Tempra Paint and brushes Samples of fiction and non-fiction picture books with strong endings Student Friendly Rubric for Organization

Higher Order Questions:

Day 1: What is a bold beginning? Did I get the readers attention right away? Will the reader want to keep reading? Did I let the reader know whats coming?Day 2: Is the writing easy to follow? Do my details fit together logically? Do I speed up or slow down to show whats important?

Day 3: Did I end at the logical place? Did I wrap up all of the details? Does my writing feel finished?

Lesson Activities:Building Background/Motivation: (Hook? Why are students learning this material? What is the real-world connection?) Organization Song (from the Trait Crate) OR Organization song www.metadot.vigoco.k12.in.us/public/6-traits%20songs.pdf OR see the attached songs Careful Organization slide from 6 Traits Power Point Presentation

Writing is an authentic and 21st Century skill that all children need to master.Presentation: (How is the new material being introduced? Strategies? Scaffolding? Steps in lesson)Day 1: Introduce Organization song and review 6 traits power point. Refer to the Smart Board Red Eyed Tree Frog lesson. Discuss with students the key qualities of organization-beginning, middle and end. Read students the title Red Eyed Tree Frog. Ask students if there was a movie that they knew right away that they would or wouldnt like by watching the first few minutes. What happens in the movies or television shows that gets your attention right away? Display the Key Qualities of the Organization Traits Smart Board slide. Read the Red Eyed Tree Frog to the students. Reread the introduction and ask students if they like the beginning and why. Tell students that identifying a specific time of day in a setting is one way to begin a story. Record students ideas of time of day and settings on the smart board. How could we mix and match the times of days and settings to create a bold beginning? Day 2: Students will explain what the key qualities of the Organization trait (beginning, middle, end). Tell them that the book that they are going to read and the writing they will be doing will help them master the mighty middles. Have students tell you some facts that they know about red eyed tree frogs. Display the Developing the Mighty Middle smart board slide and discuss what a mighty middle is. Students will add the facts from the book to our list of facts about the red eyed tree frog that we created. Day 3: Students will work with a partner to review a variety of fiction and nonfiction books. They will notice how authors choose to end their work other than the end! (be sure to include in the end, finally, at last) Ask students what they notice about ending. Do they like surprise endings, suspense or a favorite ending? Students will generate a list of endings from the picture books. Display the Smart Board slide Crafting an Excellent Ending. Students will listen carefully for the ending while you read Red Eyed Tree Frog. Discuss how this is a circle story-it ends at the same place that the story began.Day 4: Students will create a written piece of work.Student Activities: (Meaningful activities, interactions, structures/strategies, practice and application, feedback)Day 1: Student will complete the Mix and Match Bold Beginning printable. The students will share their ideas with a partner and choose the one they like the best. Day 2: Students will work in pairs to complete Part 1 of the Choose the Organization printable. They will share their responses with the class. The partners will then work together to complete Part 2 of the printable.Day 3: Hand out the Tree Frog Organization Map. Read each box as a group to support students. More advanced students can work independently and struggling students can refer to the Smart Board slide for support.Review and Assessment: (Review of objectives and vocabulary, assess learning, measurement tools)Day 1: Display the Starting with a Bold Beginning slide and discuss the rewards and challenges of writing with a bold beginning.Day 2: Review the Think About Developing a Mighty Middle smart board slide and discuss what how to add interesting, accurate details to the middle.Day 3: Review the slide Crafting an Excellent Ending. Ask students to compare the ending of their day with the red-eyed tree frogs ending. Do they have a bedtime routine? Do they find a soft leaf to sleep on? Give students paper, paint and brushes and ask them to do a wash of colors that they associate with going to sleep. After it dries have students draw themselves sleeping in their bed at home. Students should write three things that help them fall asleep. Day 4: Use the Smart Board Organization AssessmentInterventions/Extensions: (How are you reaching every learner?)Day 1-3: Intervention-Teacher will work with students that need more one-on-one guidance to complete the given task.Day 1 : Extension: Encourage students to add a detailed rich middle and an satisfying ending to their setting and illustrate their piece.Day 2: Extension: Encourage students to write their own beginning and ending rather than using the ones provided.Day 3: Extension: Encourage students to create a new ending for Red-Eyed Tree Frog. Allow students time to plan and rehearse their ending. Students can perform for classmates using friends if necessary.

It is recommended that you purchase the Trait Crate for the additional resources that we think would benefit your writing instruction. ( Songs written by Ruth Culham

6-Trait Songs

THE ORGANIZATION SONG

(sing to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Writing has a good beginning,

strong conclusion,

and builds bridges.

Writing has a good beginning.

The order just makes sense.

BeginnerBorrowerExperimenterMeaning MakerExperienced Writer

I fill a paper with whatever I want.I can make a picture and a story that goes together.I use words and pictures to create a clear message.My writing expresses thoughts with more meaning.My text matches the topic, main idea.

My drawing matches my topic, idea, story.

I can tell the order of how to do something.Creates layout with more purpose/balanceMy writing has a message that is clear with complete sentences.My writing has lots of sentences with details.I have an interesting title.

I can name the beginnings and endings of stories read to me.I can use more than one picture to go with my story.I can create pictures that tell a storyMy picture matches my writing.My first sentence is a strong lead.

I know the title is the beginning of a piece of writing.I write many sentence that are about the same topicMy picture has details: eyes, fingers, toes etc.My last sentence is a strong conclusion.

I know THE END is the end of a piece of writing.I can read my story to someone.My reader can understand my story.My story is in an order that makes sense.

I can create different types of writing: Poems, notes, labels, listsI can read my story to someone.I wrote an easy to follow text, or story.

I can tell the main idea and give details about my story.I have a collection of stories that I wrote.I connect ideas.

I can predict what will happen next in a piece of writingI choose my writing topics.I use strong transition words, like: After a while, the next day, because of this, the first thing, finally

My writing looks goodI can make predictions about others writingI can create different kinds of text like stories, how to pieces, directions, short essays, poetry, letters

I can organize my writing in different ways:

Step by step, chronological comparison,

problem-solution,

main idea +detail

I can revise my text for order, lead, ending.