OUR LADY QUEEN OF MARTYRS SCHOOL WEEKLY LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s Name__Ms. Saville____________________ Subject ___________ELA ____________________________ Grade ______4_________________
Week of ____4/29 to 5/3__________________________ Unit ____5_______ Week_____1_______
Unit Title____Stories of Earth and Sky______________________Essential Question__How are the earth and sky portrayed in fiction and non-fiction?______________
Resources used: Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss* and Constellations (True Book)*
| 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
| L4.3 | Students explain how the placement of a comma can change the meaning of a sentence based on text* | Students place commas correctly in a set of sentences based on the given meaning. | Students make a list of times when commas are used for effect. Discuss how the placement of the commas changes the meaning of the sentence. | Create a sentence of your own in which the placement of the comma changes the meaning of the sentence. |
Tues
| L4.3 W4.3 RI4.7 | Students explain how the different constellation are described in the text and illustrations of Zoo in the Sky | Students use examples of recorded words to write a description of one of the constellations. | Students choose a constellation based on an animal figure from the book to research. Students record use of vivid verbs and adjectives used in the text’s descriptions. | Students evaluate how their partner makes use of descriptive verbs and adjectives. Are they vivid? appropriate? |
Wed
| ART CLASS |
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Thurs
| SL4.4 RI4.7 | Students take notes and refer to them to list descriptive details from informative text Constellations | Students list four details based on facts recorded during note taking. | Students record vocabulary definitions used in the text. Students listen and take notes as excerpts from the text are read aloud. | Students compare/contrast information and check if actual facts are stated correctly. |
Fri
| ELA Weekly Quiz Spelling/Penmanship Quiz
| Formative assessment Script sample |
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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.details 6.comma 2. facts 7. part of speech 3.word choice 8.verb 4.research 9.adjective 5. theme 10. | Use of Technology: ____ Smartboard ____ Student Response System |