OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name__Ms. Saville____________________ Subject ________ELA _______________________________ Grade _________3______________
Week of ___3/11 to 3/15___________________________ Unit ____4_______ Week____3________
Unit Title__The People, the Preamble, and the Presidents_____Essential Question__Why is it important to choose words carefully?___
Resource used: The Constitution Of the United States (True Book) by Christine Taylor-Butler*
| CCSS Code e.g. RL.K.5 | OUTCOMES (Lesson Focus) What will the students know or be able to do at the end of the lesson? | ASSESSMENT How will the students demonstrate that they have accomplished the desired outcome? Please state the question that will be asked during your formative assessment. | STRATEGIES In what activities will the students be engaged to accomplish the desired outcome? Please list in the order that you will implement. | 3 HOTS QUESTIONS e.g. one should be on knowledge, one on application, and one on synthesis or evaluation. |
Mon
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Tues
| SL3.5 RI3.4 |
Students perform a cumulative choral reading of the Preamble to the Constitution.
| Oral presentation assessments | Class is divided in eight groups and each group reads up to the next comma adding voices and phrases till entire class is reading the Preamble.
| Why is it important to choose these words carefully? What might happen if the words were more vague? |
Wed
| RI3.4 L3.6 | Students create a semantic map using one of ff: preamble, people, presidency | Students complete a semantic map of six entries | Students listen to and take notes on related words from the book listed above* Students use dictionary and thesaurus to find synonyms, phrases, & similes for each of the words. | Explain how your word or phrase is connected to your chosen topic. Use the words in sentences describing the topic. |
Thurs
| L3.3 L3.4 | Students create an acrostic poem using ONE of the key words of the Preamble using words associated with topic. | Acrostic poem | Students use dictionary or thesaurus to find suitable words for their poem. Students share their work and explain terms they used. | What different shades of meaning do you notice among the words? Are all synonyms suitable? Why or why not? |
Fri
| TEACHER | CONFERENCE DAY |
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| Bloom’s Taxonomy (HOTS Questions) -Knowledge -Comprehension -Application -Analysis -Synthesis -Evaluation | School Grade Weighting Scale: Tests (40%): Quizzes (20%): Classwork/ Participation (15%): Homework (5%): Projects/ Portfolios (20%):
| Vocabulary words for week: 1.constitution 6.congress 2. preamble 7.executive 3. delegates 8.judicial 4. amendments 9. legislative 5. compromise 10.represetatives | Use of Technology: ____ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |