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Steps
Step 1:
Book
Selection
Step 2:
Standards
TEACHER
CANDIDATE
ELISEO PEREZ
LANGUAGE
ART(S)
Reading
Comprehension
GRADE
4th Grade
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
The book that was chosen was How to Eat Fried
Worms by Thomas Rockwell. This book teaches
valuable morals and standards according to peer
pressure and how to deal with it. It provides examples
of how students use peer pressure into affecting their
overall stature.
LITERATURE
FOR UNIT
How to Eat Fried
Worms
4.4 The student will expand vocabulary when
reading.
a) Use context to clarify meanings of unfamiliar
words.
b) Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms,
antonyms, and homophones to determine the
meaning of new words.
c) Use word-reference materials.
d) Use vocabulary from other content areas.
4.5 The student will read and demonstrate
comprehension of fictional texts, literary
nonfiction, and poetry.
a) Describe how the choice of language, setting,
and characters contributes to the development of
plot.
Steps
Step 3:
Activities
(use
activities
that would
be
appropriate
for at least
one of the six
Language
Arts)
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Activity 1: The first activity will heavily
involve reading. The students will begin reading
the book to understand its contents. This will
ensure they learn the story elements. Once the
reading is finished, a classroom discussion will
commence to improve comprehension skills
and critical thinking skills.
Activity 2: The second activity will focus on
vocabulary that is specific to the story. Students
will be given a list of vocabulary words to
search within the book. They will then use
context clues to identify what the definition of
the words may be.
Activity 3: The final activity will focus on
inferencing and drawing conclusions about the
ending of the book. They will use personal
experiences and/or critical thinking to
b) Identify the theme(s).
c) Summarize events in the plot.
d) Identify genres.
e) Identify the narrator of a story and the speaker
of a poem.
f) Identify the conflict and resolution.
g) Identify sensory words.
h) Draw conclusions/make inferences about text
using the text as support.
i) Compare/contrast details in literary and
informational nonfiction texts.
j) Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Steps
Step 7:
Schedule
Overview
Step 6:
Assessment
Step 5:
Digital
Resources/
Technology
Step 4:
Differentiati
on
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
determine how the story will end and what the
moral of the story is trying to teach its readers.
In the case of students who may struggle in
reading the book, there will be differentiated
text to provide an easier read, audio versions of
the book, and the teacher will also provide read-
aloud sessions.
Students will be grouped up with their peers to
improve collaboration and reading
comprehension.
Specific assignments, with guides, will be
provided to the students.
Audio books are provided on teacher-allowed
sites to improve overall reading levels.
If the book has a film attached to it, then
showing the film will increase their
comprehensive skills in understanding the
content they have read.
Assessments will be given on a weekly basis to
ensure they understand the material and content
Assessments will include simple questions
about the book or defining vocabulary
Students are provided with a reading block that
consists of one hour and 30 minutes. This time will
be broken up into smaller sessions to include:
30 minute read-aloud/instructions
15 minute independent reading
15 minute group discussion about the book
30 minutes whole group working on
assignments
Steps
NOTES
[Any additional information you important for this unit plan.]
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
References
Education, V. D. of. (n.d.). English. VDOE:: English Standards of Learning Resources.
Retrieved April 2, 2022, from
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/index.shtml
Language arts: Patterns of practice (9th ed.). Pearson.
