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

COMPUTER 

Tues

RI3.2

SL3.1

W3.1

L3.2

Students write an opinion piece on whether a law should be passed to tell people what they can eat and cannot eat.

  Students answer the ff: What do you think was the author’s purpose?  Support your opinion citing evidence from the data and illustrations presented in the book

What the World Eats by Faith D’Aluisio*

Students discuss nutrition and compare/

contrast the eating habits and typical diet of several different cultures by examining data and illustrations.  

Do you think the author fairly described the way people in the U.S. eat?  Why or why not?

Wed

RL3.5

SL3.2

Students explain how events build upon each other from

chapter to chapter in Frindle by Andrew Clemente**  

Students answer discussion questions on

 http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/frindle-discussion-guide

Students work with partners to discuss and

record  main ideas of several different chapters

Students answer discussion questions on web site cited.   

What is the purpose of keeping kids after school if it isn’t working?

If ain’t isn’t a proper word, why is it  in the dictionary? What is Nick trying to prove by bringing up these issues?

Thurs

Students write an opinion piece explaining if they believe Nick is a trouble

maker or not.  

Students do writing activity on: http://www.gigglepotz.com/bookunits/book_frindle_clements_upperelem.pdf 

Students answer comprehension questions on website covering first five chapters.

Students discuss their impressions of  Nick’s actions citing evidence from the story.

Write your own version of Nick’s report.

Fri

ELA Weekly Quiz 

Students complete writing assignments.

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. data                         6.reputation

2. nutrition                 7.thermostat

3.  applause                 8.tropical

4.  circular                  9.unparalleled

5.   florescent              10.annoying

Use of Technology:

   ____ Smartboard

   ____ Student Response System