OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name__Ms. Saville____________________ Subject ______ELA_________________________________ Grade _______4______________
Week of ____1/20 to 1/24__________________________ Unit ____4_______ Week____1________
Unit Title__Animals Are Characters Too: Characters Who Gallop, Bark, and Squeak_________________________Essential Question_How are animals portrayed in literature?
Resources: A Book of Nonsense by Norman Lear
| 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
| MARTIN LUTHER KING”S | BIRTHDAY |
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Tues
| RL4.4 | Students define a limerick and its elements and explain how Lear’s poems exemplify these characteristics. | Students identify the vocabulary describing different character traits.
| Students read selections from Edward Lear’s The Book of Nonsense, discuss its meaning, structure, and vocabulary
| What different character traits are described in the selections? How can you use your voice t o read the limericks for proper effect? |
Wed
| L4.5 | Students identify the poetic techniques used in Lear’s limericks. | Students label the common rhyme scheme and meter in the limericks.
| Students create a T chart to list the poetic techniques and examples. | What is unique in how the animals are portrayed in limericks? How does the illustrator create imaginative pictures? |
Thurs
| COMPUTER |
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Fri
| RL4.5 | Students explain the major differences between poems, drama, and poems. | Students identify the correct genre based on the structural elements described. | Students compare and contrast the three genres based on the e-handbook lesson onhttp://mhschool.com/lead_21/grade4/ccslh_g4_rl_1_2c.html. Students record notes on the differences. | Which do you think is the most difficult to compose? Why? |
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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. limerick 6.T chart 2. narration 7.rhymr scheme 3. character traits 8.meter 4. first - person 9.simile 5. third - person 10.metaphor | Use of Technology: ____ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |