Differentiating Literacy Lesson

LESSON #

Subject/Topic: English Language Arts/ Reading Comprehension

Grade Level: 4th Grade

Lesson Structure or Grouping:

Whole Class ☒ Small Group ☐ 1:1 ☐

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Learning Segment Theme:

Cause and Effect

Resources and Materials:

White board, Cause & Effect Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDXvCWROW6w, C&E Day 1 Intro Lesson and Sorting Activity- https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQXxpde3uKYYFflfsTEqIKwTn6hvxHy3zhTu5eyKeDYGz6rM0ra8n9DlS6slCpHzqIfsY0jZA2p9-H-/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g836230790f_0_46, C&E Day 3 Task Cards Google Forms Version- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv101vLiHXvCOtUImzf0BbooOOVZQun_Fh70ZnFqkwoPOFZg/viewform independently.

Standards:

State: 4.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, literary nonfiction, and poetry. J) Identify cause-and-effect relationships.

National: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5 Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Objective:

The student will be able to determine which of two events is the cause and which is the effect on 9 out of 12 questions independently.

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE DEMANDS

Language Demands: The 4th grade students will need to know that a cause is an action, and the effect is what happens. Student must also be familiar with conjunctions, prepositions, and transitional phrases.

Language Supports: The teacher will provide the following example of Cause & Effect –Ms. Bauer’s shirt was wrinkled, so she ironed it.

Essential Vocabulary: Cause, Effect, Relationship, Conjunctions, Preposition, Transitional Phrases

INSTRUCTION

Direct Instruction/Modeling: The teacher will explain that author’s write stories and will organize them using different text structures and today we will be learning about Cause & Effect. The teacher will ask students have ever heard of Cause & Effect before. The teacher will call on students and record answers on the white board. The teacher will then show the following Youtube video to introduce Cause & Effect -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDXvCWROW6w. After watching, the teacher will provide several examples of Cause & Effect relationships making sure to write them on the board and pointing out what the “Cause” is and what the “Effect” would be. The teacher will explain that sometimes the Effect is listed first, and sometimes the Cause is listed first. The teacher will go over conjunction, preposition and transitional phrases and show how they relate to Cause-and-Effect relationships. The teacher will then call on students to provide examples orally.

Guided Practice: The teacher will then project the activity “C&E Day 1 Intro Lesson and Sorting Activity” - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQXxpde3uKYYFflfsTEqIKwTn6hvxHy3zhTu5eyKeDYGz6rM0ra8n9DlS6slCpHzqIfsY0jZA2p9-H-/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g836230790f_0_46, The teacher will guide students through this as a whole group activity. Students will take turns answering aloud and the teacher will drag and drop each event from the left side to the empty box next to the cause or effect it matches.

Independent Practice: Students will log into Google Classroom and complete the C&E Day 3 Task Cards Google Forms Version- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv101vLiHXvCOtUImzf0BbooOOVZQun_Fh70ZnFqkwoPOFZg/viewform independently.

Closure:

DIFFERENTIATION

Supporting Students with Special Needs: The fourth-grade classroom consists of 22 students. There are 12 girls and 10 boys. There are 9 Hispanic students, 8 White students, and 5 African American students. 9 students review ELL services and accommodations, 2 students have IEPs, and 2 students have 504 Behavior Plans. Student 1 with an IEP receives IEP services under his Other Health Impairment disability. He gets collaborative math and language arts. His accommodations include access to word prediction software for writing assignments, breaks during instruction and testing (at least 1 time per hour) and independent work modified to be on instructional level. Student 2 with an IEP receives IEP services under her Other Health Impairment and Emotional disability. She gets collaborative math and language arts and receives adult support during Virginia Studies. Her accommodations include chunked information, complete copy of notes, positive behavior chart, breaks during instruction, small group testing and reduced assignments. During independent practice, the teacher will group ELL and IEP students together. The teacher will read each question and possible answers aloud, and students will choose their best answer.

Challenging Above-Average Students: For this lesson, above-average students will be given a more challenging assignment that includes writing 2 sentences that include Cause & Effect relationships.

Facilitating a Classroom Environment that Supports Student Learning: The teacher will consider each students learning needs and academic ability. The teacher will go over classroom expectations when completing independent work and remind students of expectations and behaviors in a whole group lesson. The teacher will also use words of encouragement and positive praise to support student learning.

Extension: Students can engage in further exposure to the weekly comprehension skill by drawing a picture that represents Cause & Effect relationship. Above-average students can write a sentence to go with each picture.

ASSESSMENT

Diagnostic/Pre-Assessment: Individual student performance can be assessed during the introduction of the lesson. The teacher will assess students’ interaction during class discussion relating to the Cause & Effect examples provided.

Formative Assessment: Teacher evaluation of the whole group Cause & Effect activity will help determine if students need additional instruction and examples provided.

Summative Assessment: