GenericLessonPlanForm

MainIdeaMesa
Subject:Activity:MainIdeasandSupportingDetailsSetting:SelfContainedSpecialEducationRoom#ofStudents:9

StatementofObjective:
*Observable/Measurable(A,B,C,D)
*GLCE/IEP
Materials:
*Preparedandorganized
*Availableforall

Givenaclassreadaloudstudentswillbeabletoindependentlydiscernamainideaandthree
supportingdetails.Theywillwriteeachofthesedowninacompletesentence.

Accommodations

LemonySnicket(DanielHandler)readaloud
ConstructionPaper
Scissors
Glue

Opening:
*Gainattention/motivate
*Activatepriorknowledge
~link/relate;assess;preparefornew
learning(e.g.vocabulary)
*Stategoals/setpurpose
~explaintask:why,what,how,and
when
forstrategies
*Cleardirections

Wehavebeenworkingondecipheringthemainideaforafewdaysnow.Todaywearegoing
tofurtherourknowledgebymakingaMainIdeaMesa.

Allsheetsof
constructionpaper
willbeblank,but
materialsfor
tracingtheshapes
willbeavailable
forthestudentsto
aidindrawing.
Arepresentation
ofthiswillbe
displayedusing
theoverhead
projectortohelp
themvisualize
whattheyneedto
do.

Presentation:
Teacher:
*Varietyoflearning(T/S,S/S,S/T)
*Organizationalframework
~construct,clarify,andlinkconceptsin
ameaningfulcontext
*Presentvisually,verbally,
kinesthetically,
realworld(e.g.LESH)
*Modelandthinkaloudtomakevisible
~languagepractices/processes
~learningstrategiesandadaptations
(how,
whenandwhy)
~organization,relationships,andclues
*Transferofcontrol
~studentsexplain,justify,clarify,etc.
*Cleardirections
*Checkforunderstanding
~appropriatefeedback:praise,prompt
probe/question(inZPD)
~assess/errordrill
~monitorandadjustinstruction
Students:
*Participation
~overtandactive
~instructionaldialogue,thinkaloud,
explain,justify,evaluate,etc.
GuidedPractice:
*Activityrelatedto
presentation/objectives
*Activestudentparticipation
~providerationaleforassignment
~multisensoryandrealworld
~instructionaldialogue
*Transferofcontrol
~studentsexplain,justify,clarify,think
aloud
*Checkforunderstanding
~ensurehighsuccessrate
~appropriatefeedback:praise,prompt,
probe/question(inZPD)
IndividualPractice:

First,letmetellyouwhatthatmeans.MesaistheSpanishwordfortable.Thereforeweare
goingtomakeaMainIdeaTable,butIdontmeanagraphorchart.Imeanaliteraltable.It
willlooklikethis.Eachtablewillhavearoundorsquaretopandthreelegstosupportit.Now,
letstalkaboutwhatthelegsdoforatable.Howcanweconnectthattowhatthesupporting
detailsdoforthetable?
Wearegoingtolistentoareadaloud,highlightorunderlinekeypoints,andthenidentifyone
mainideaandthreesupportingdetails.

Asaclasswewilldefinewhatthemainideaisandwhatsupportingdetailsare

Thestudentswillcreatethesedefinitionswithminimalteacherhelpbeingthatthey
havebeenworkingonthisconceptforafewdays

Next,letsmakethepiecesthatweneedtobuildourMainIdeaMesas

Weneedthetopandthethreelegs

Chooseyourcolorofpaper

Drawacircle,squareorrectangleonthepaper(ifyouwantatemplatethenraise
yourhandandIwillpassthemout)

Nextdrawthethreerectanglesforthelegs(ifyouwantatemplatethenraiseyour
handandIwillpassthemout)

Asthestudentsdrawandcutouttheirshapeswewilldiscussandreviewwhatmain
ideasandsupportingdetailsare

Next,Iwillreadtheselectionoutloud

Allstudentswillfollowalongontheirowncopies

Now,underlinewhatyouthinkthemainideais.Rememberthedefinitionsthatwe
cameupwithandusethosetoguideyouranswers

Studentswillbegivenfiveminutestodothis

Nextunderlinethreesupportingdetails

Thingsthatholdupandmakeyourmainideastronger

Writetheseonyourtabletopandtablelegs(leaveenoughroomthatyoucanbend
thelegalittleatthetoptoglueitonthetable)

Onceyouhavethemallwrittenwearegoingtogluethelegsonthebottomofthe
table

Thestudentscreatetheirownmainideasandsupportingideas
Whentheycreatethetablestheyarefollowingaguidedpracticemodel
Thentheyarereleasedtoindependentlycreatetheirownideasandrecordthem

Thedefinitions
willbewrittenon
theboardfor
reference

~assess/errordrill
~monitorandadjustinstruction
*Management/monitoring
~scan,circulate,assess,support,praise
Closing:
*Adequatetime
*Studentssummarizecontentand
accomplishments
*Assess/identifynewgoals
*Linktofuturelearning

InclosingIwillhavestudentstellmewhattheythinkthemainideaofthelesson
was.
Theywillneedtousethreesupportingdetailstomakestatetheirclaim
Thiswillallowthemtorecapwhattheyjustdid,butitwillalsodrivehomemain
ideaandsupportingdetails

Reflection:
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