Mystery+in+the+Wings+(Day+8)+Lesson+Plan

= Mystery in the Wings (Day 8) Lesson Plan =

Jessica Thomas || **Grade ** 4th || **Class Size ** 7 || **Date / Time ** March 28 2:30 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 a BCR about who they believe stole the doll and why. ||
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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;">Lucas struggles with expressing his ideas through writing. |||||||| <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">A template with sentence starters will be given to help guide him through the BCR. The whole group will be given the option to use it because they all struggle in writing. ||

<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;">We will meet as a group and discuss what make a good BCR once again. Students will be asked to write a BCR just like they did the follow Monday. The students will be sent to their seats and write the BCR on their own. After the students are done we will remeet and discuss the BCR. We will read chapter 9 and discuss the clues the author gives us along the way.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> = <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; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> = I noticed much improvement in all the students' BCRs from the following week. I created a template with sentences starters for Lucas, but I realized how much the other students benefited from it also.