Finishing+Persuasive+Letters+Lesson+Plan

= Finishing Persuasive Letters Lesson Plan =

Jessica Thomas || **Grade ** 4th || **Class Size ** 24 || **Date / Time ** April 12 2:00 pm || Language Arts |||| **School ** Waverly Elementary || **Mentor ** Brian Eisentraut || = I. Value of the Lesson  – //What will the students learn? Why is this learning meaningful, important and appropriate? What will the students say or do that will serve as evidence of learning? // = Students will continuing editing and begin writing final drafts. ||
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 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lesson Objective ==
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Formative Assessment <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;"> (planned for use in this lesson) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">I will observe students peer editing and walk around assisting.  == ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">II. Context for Learning ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">What factors will influence my instructional decisions? How will my instruction respond to these factors? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">(Ex. IEP Accommodations, ESOL, Social Concerns, Etc.) |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**Differentiated Practices for <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">this Lesson ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Specific Individual or Small Group Needs **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Savannah and Samuel struggle with writing and put their ideas on paper. |||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I will conference with the these students to give them extra help and editing. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">(Ex. Family/community/cultural assets; Perspective- <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Taking; etc.) || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**Implications for this Lesson** || = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">III. Instructional Procedures //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">– What instructional strategies will I use to ensure that every child is a successful learner? // =
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Specific Diversity / Multicultural Factors **
 * <  |||| The students are writing from their perspective on something they want and are writing to persuade. ||

The students will continue to work on peer editing based on the expectations we talked about. After the students have peer edited with at least two other students they will begin to write their final drafts.

= <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">IV. Analysis and Reflection <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">To what extent are my students learning? How can I improve my professional skills? (complete ////<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">after ////<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">teaching) // = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">The students all were able to peer edit with at least two other students. Some were able to begin writing their final draft on a fresh sheet of paper. Students enjoyed reading each others reading.