Mystery+in+the+Wings+(Day+10)+Lesson+Plan

= Mystery in the Wings (Day 10) Lesson Plan =

Jessica Thomas || **Grade ** 4th || **Class Size ** 7 || **Date / Time ** March 31 2:45 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 determine different suspects in the book and their possible motives. || Students will write about what character they would be if they were in a play based on //Mystery in the Wings.// ||
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**<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 ** ||
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Savannah and Samuel struggle with reading comprehension. |||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">We will read as a group and everyone will discuss their comments. This will help students by hearing their classmates ideas. ||
 * Lucas struggles with expressing his ideas through writing. |||||||| We will first discuss our ideas to get the students thinking and then Lucas will use his fusion to write his response. ||

<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? // =
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 * < Perspective-Taking |||| The students will have to think as the suspects in the book to determine what their motive maybe in stealing the doll. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">As a group we will read the last chapter of the book and talk about the book as whole. We will talk about what we liked and possibly what we did not like. After the students will write about which character they would want to be if they were in a play based on //Mystery in the Wings.//

= <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) // = = = The students were all able to write about which character they play if the book was a play and then give me three reasons why. Some students handed in writing that was not in complete sentences but I would send them back to their seats and they were to rewrite it. I feel as some of the students were trying to get through the assignment. I would point out that they were in fourth grade and they knew better and knew how to write in complete sentences. I could tell they knew I was right and would return to their seats without hesitation. I feel like sometimes students need to be called out for them to realize that teachers are smart and we know what they are thinking.