Evaluating Lesson Plans

Teacher Candidate Name:

Susan Darling

Grade Level:

First Grade

Date:

Nov 20, 2019

Unit/Subject:

Reading/writing

Instructional Plan Title:

Fact or opinion

Lesson Summary and Focus:

Facts and opinions will be the subject of the day. Students will talk about the two words just as utilizing key vocabularies to decide whether it is an opinion or fact. This exercise will allow students to become good writers and readers. This unit acts as an introductory lesson for students to start writing an opinion paper.

Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping:

During the group activity, students will work with pre-determined partners. The reason being some behavioral students perform better with their peers. Student’s comprehension is enhanced when the teacher makes sure all students are involved and focused. The instructor will move around the classroom to manage the classroom while students are working in a group of two.

National/State Learning Standards:

1.RF.4, 1.RL.5, 1.W.1, 1.W.2, 1.SL.1, 1.L.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1,

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2

Specific Learning Target(s)/Objectives:

Through context clues, students will be able to differentiate fact and opinion by describing why a story is a fact or an opinion.

Agenda:

· Teacher will open with the anticipatory set.

· The educator will start the lesson.

· Student’s participation will be highly focused.

· Lesson closure will end the class to measure mastery.

Academic Language

Key vocabulary:

Informative

Fact

Falsehood

Opinion

Function:

I will help my students understand and explain the meaning of each vocabulary so that every learner comprehends the types of passages. For instance, students should decide if the passage is an opinion piece or is an informative one.

Form:

Pupils must understand that everything they hear or say is not a fact. They should as well as listen to their ideas and determine whether it is a fact or an opinion.

Resources, Materials, Equipment, and Technology:

Sticky notes, pencil, projector, paper, website for fact and opinion game, crayons, fact or opinion worksheet, whiteboard, computer tablet, markers, and coloring sheet.

Prior knowledge connection: The educator will open the class discussion about facts or opinions by asking students whether they have ever heard about the two words. Students will be given enough time to read and answer. 

Anticipatory Set: There will be two sentences written on the board. The teacher will explain the sentence that is a fact and one that is an opinion. Fact: I went to my friend’s place twice this week. Opinion: the best dish in the world is spaghetti. Every pupil will be given two sticky notes and opinions on each of them. Pupils are allowed to select the written sentence and determine which one is a fact and opinion. To help students understand why they labeled each sentence and its meaning, the teacher will initiate a discussion to transpire that. Subsequently, students with the aid of the instructor will understand the sentence that is a fact and which one is an opinion. 

Time Needed

10 min

Multiple Means of Representation

· Fact and opinion will be the key terms defined by the teacher to enhance the student’s understanding. To achieve this objective, a whole-brain teaching method will be used whereby the teacher will say, and the pupils repeat with hand signals. 

· On a whiteboard, the educator will draw a KWL chart, to enable all pupils to examine what they know, what they wish to know, and what they have understood. In the response diagram, pupils will demonstrate what they think about Howler monkeys. Thereafter, the instructor will ask pupils what they are looking forward to gaining from Howler monkeys and compose their reactions on the graph.

Differentiation

Throughout the lesson, the teacher will involve students by using different learning needs because it includes physical interaction, visuals, writing, and discussion. The student from topic 4 will benefit from Flocabulary video, the interactive game, and peer interaction. Special needs students learn best when they are engaged in the classroom instead of just following the traditional style of sitting and listening.

Time Needed

10 min

Multiple Means of Engagement

· To connect with pupils, the instructor will continue with pre-read which will comprise of flipping through the book to search for facts.

· The educator will read loudly to the class about Howlers monkey.

· Then, to determine whether other responses are facts or opinions, the educator will refer back to the KWL chart. Students will differentiate why they are called fact or opinion by the aid of the teacher.

· Afterward, students independently on the worksheet will demonstrate their understanding.

Differentiation

· To accommodate every student, activities such as re-reading sentences for clarification will be emphasized with simplified guidelines. These students will be allocated enough time to complete their worksheet assignment and to process information. In case they feel frustrated, they will be reminded if important and expected to utilize their stop, select, and go tool kit for completing assignments. After completing the task, the students will earn their reward. Those who complete the task first, they can color the howler monkey coloring page.

Time Needed

10 min

Multiple Means of Expression

Every child will be monitored by the teacher as they interact in the game. Students will be considered have mastered the concept when they have answered 8 questions correctly out of 10on the game. The teacher will circulate in the classroom to help struggling students by scaffolding as necessary to help them gain understanding. Also, during the discussion, the teacher will monitor every pupil’s answer and provide immediate feedback for their responses.

Differentiation:

Special need students should not type or select answers on them but instead allowed to orally give answers. Additionally, they can draw pictures or give examples to demonstrate understanding. Pupils are as well given more time to process questions and provide answers.

Time Needed

10 min

Extension Activity and/or Homework

· Together with their parents at home, students should read a short book. Every student should come the following day with a written homework of 5 sentences and determined whether they are fact or opinion and become part of the morning work.

Time Needed

5 min