MaureenJehling
Subject:
1st
Grade
Standard:
Writeinformative/explanatorytextsinwhichtheynameatopic,supplysomefactsabout
thetopic,andprovidesomesenseofclosure.(1.W.2)
Objective(Explicit):
Thestudentwillbeabletowriteaparagraphaboutpovertywithfactualinformationand
somepossiblesolutionstoendit.
EvidenceofMastery(Measurable):
Thestudentwillparticipateinthewholeclassdiscussionsaboutpoverty.
Thestudentwillcontributetothegoogledocumentwithinformationthatthey
researched.
Thestudentwillcomposeaparagraphwithfactualinformationaboutpovertyand
somesolutionsthattheythinkcouldhelptoalleviateit.
Subobjectives,SWBAT(Sequencedfrombasictocomplex):
Thestudentwillbeabletouseacomputertoresearchonline.
Thestudentwillbeabletotypeonanonlinedocument.
Thestudentwillbeabletotypeaparagraph.
Keyvocabulary:
Materials:
Poverty
Smartboard
Alleviate
Computers
Minimize
Googledocs
Organization
Opening(stateobjectives,connecttopreviouslearning,andmakerelevanttoreallife)
Iwillstartbyshowingandstatingtheobjectivesofthelesson.
IwillshowthestudentstheWordleofpovertyasaninterestingvisual.
Iwillshowthestudentsthevideoaboutpovertytointroducethetopictothem.
I
TeacherWill:
Iwillaskthestudentswhatthey
thinkpovertyisaftershowingthem
theintroduction.
theirjournalsabouttheirthoughts
fromthediscussion,alongwithany
othertimetheyhaveseen/heardof
poverty.
Wewillreadanarticleaboutadayin
thelifeofpovertyintheUnited
Statesandhaveadiscussionaboutit.
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t
Thestudentswillparticipatein
thediscussion.
Thestudentswillwriteintheir
Iwillaskthestudentstowritein
StudentWill:
journals.
Thestudentswilllistentome
readingtothem
Thestudentswillparticipatein
thediscussion.
CoTeachingStrategy/Differentiation
Ifitstoohardforthestudent
:Iwillpromptthestudentswithadditionalquestionsif
theydontvoluntarilyparticipateinthewholeclassdiscussion.
Ifitstooeasyforthestudent
:Iwillaskthestudentsadditionalquestionstohelpthem
thinkmorecriticallytocontributetothewholeclassdiscussion.
G TeacherWill:
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Iwillreadfromaninformational
websitewiththemaboutpovertyin
Arizonaandthenonprofit
organizationsthathelptoalleviate
povertyhere.
P
r
StudentWill:
Thestudentswilllistentome
read.
Thestudentswilllistento
directions.
Thestudentswillconducttheir
researchintheirgroups.
Iwilldividethestudentsintogroups
andgivethemaspecificorganization
toresearch.
thewholeclassdiscussion.
Iwillhaveadiscussionwiththe
c
e
Thestudentswillparticipatein
studentsaboutwhattheyresearched.
CoTeachingStrategy/Differentiation
Ifitstoohardforthestudent
:Iwillalreadybemonitoringaround,butwillpayextra
attentiontothestudentswhoarehavingahardtimefindinganyvaluableinformationto
contributetotheirresearch.
Ifitstooeasyforthestudent
:Iwillalreadybemonitoringaround,butwillaskthese
studentsadditionalquestionstochallengethemtothinkdeeperandwritemoreabout
theirresearch.
I
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d
TeacherWill:
Iwillreadanarticlewiththestudents
aboutwaystoalleviatepoverty.
Iwillintroducethestudentsto
googledocsbeforewestartthe
activity.
Iwilltellthestudentstheywillbe
usinggoogledocstowrite
individuallyaboutsomepossible
solutionstheymayhavetoalleviate
poverty.
P
r
a
c
Iwillhaveadiscussionwiththe
studentsabouttheirsolutions.
Iwillcreatealistontheboardabout
thosesolutions.
StudentWill:
Thestudentswilllistentome
readingtothem.
Thestudentswilllistento
directions.
Thestudentswillwriteabout
theirsolutionsindividually.
Thestudentswillparticipatein
thewholeclassdiscussion.
Thestudentswillindividually
typeoneparagraphwithfactual
informationaboutpoverty,and
theirsolutions.
Iwilltellthestudentstotypeontheir
computersoneparagraphabout
factualinformationaboutpoverty,
andthesolutionstheycameupwith.
CoTeachingStrategy/Differentiation
Ifitstoohardforthestudent
:AsImonitoraround,Iwillbeavailabletohelpthe
studentsbyaskingthemadditionalquestionsthatmayassistthemintheirtrainof
thoughtiftheyarenotsurewhattowrite.
Ifitstooeasyforthestudent
:AsImonitoraround,Iwillaskthestudentsadditional
questionstochallengethemandencouragethemtowritemoreintheirparagraph.
Closing/StudentReflection/Reallifeconnections:
Iwillcollectthestudentsprintedpaperswiththeirtypedupparagraphs.
Iwillaskthestudentsaboutwhattheyfoundinterestingaboutthisunit.
Iwillaskeachstudenttoshareonethingthattheylearnedfromthisunit.