Read%Aloud%Lesson%Plan:%Homelessness%

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A"Home"in"Our"Car"by%Monica%Gunning%
Problem%Confronted:%Homelessness%
Briana%Reid%
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Readiness(
I.! Goals/Objectives/Standard(s)%
•! Goal(s)F%the%students%will%be%able%to%identify%and%explain%the%key%literary%
elements%in%individual%pieces%of%literature.%%%
•! Objective(s)F%The%students%will%state%how%the%characters%in%A"Shelter"in"Our"Car%by%
Monica%Gunning%influenced%the%plot.%%
•! Standard(s)F%3.RL.2.3F%Describe%characters%in%a%story%and%explain%how%their%
6.RL.2.3- Explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the
actions%contribute%to%the%plot.%% characters respond or change as the
II.! Materials:% narrative advances and moves toward a resolution.
•! The%book,%A"Shelter"in"Our"Car"by%Monica%Gunning.%%
III.! Anticipatory%Set:%
•! I%will%talk%about%my%brother%and%I’s%experience%when%we%first%visited%Chicago%and%
saw%people%living%on%the%sidewalks.%I%will%ask%students%to%raise%their%hands%if%they%
had%ever%experience%something%similar%to%me.%%
IV.! Purpose:%“I%am%going%to%read%you%the%story%of%A"Shelter"in"Our"Car"by%Monica%Gunning.%I%
want%you%to%notice%the%main%characters%and%determine%how%their%roles%in%the%story%
contributed%to%the%story.”%
Plan(for(Instruction(
•! Foundation%Theory:%ReaderFresponse%criticism%is%a%school%of%literary%theory%that%focuses%
on%the%reader%and%their%experience%of%a%literary%work,%in%contrast%to%other%schools%and%
theories%that%focus%attention%primarily%on%the%author%or%the%content%and%form%of%the%
work.%%
•! Adaptation%to%Diverse%StudentsF%
o! In%the%grand%conversation,%discuss%the%discriminatory%experiences%the%children%
have%had.%The%actions%the%children%take%in%responding%to%the%question%will%allow%
time%for%all%levels%to%think%and%get%a%chance%to%share.%%
•! Lesson%Presentation%(Input/Output)%
o! I%will%gather%the%students%on%the%floor%at%the%front%of%the%room.%%
o! I%will%read%the%story%using%inflection%in%my%voice%for%different%characters.%%
o! I%will%model%appropriate%reading%strategies%and%expression.%%
•! Check%for%understanding:%
o! In%a%grand%conversation,%I%will%start%by%accepting%natural%response%and%then%direct%
the%conversation%to%my%objective.%I%will%ask%questions%such%as:%
!! How%did%you%like%the%story?%
!! What%did%you%like?%
!! What%did%you%not%like?%
!! What%stuck%out%to%you?%
 !! What%do%you%think%the%problem%in%the%story%was?%
!! What%big%idea%can%you%take%away%from%the%story?%
•! Review%learning%outcomes/closureF%%
o! ClosureF%Asking%questions%such%as%
!! How%did%you%like%the%story?%
!! What%did%you%think%of%it?%
!! What%did%you%like/dislike%about%it?%
!! What%stuck%out%to%you?%
o! Response%ActivityF%
!! Students%will%be%broken%up%into%their%table%groups.%They%will%create%small%
posters%on%one%or%two%ways%that%the%characters%of%the%story%influenced%or%
played%into%the%plot.%They%will%turn%their%posters%into%me%at%the%end%of%the%
lesson.%%
o! AssessmentF%%
!! I%will%assess%the%students%based%on%their%group%posters.%This%will%help%me%
understand%what%groups%understood%the%lesson%and%what%groups%need%a%
little%more%teaching.%%
Reflection(and(Post2Lesson(Analysis(
1.! How%many%students%achieved%the%lesson%objective(s)?%For%those%who%did%not,%why%not?%
2.! What%were%my%strengths%and%weaknesses?%
3.! How%should%I%alter%this%lesson?%
4.! How%would%I%pace%it%differently?%
5.! Were%all%students%actively%participating?%If%not,%why%not?%
6.! What%adjustments%did%I%make%to%reach%varied%learning%styles%and%ability%levels?%
a.! Bloom’s%Taxonomy%
b.! Gardner’s%Multiple%Intelligences%
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