Teacher Name : Amanda Metrick Subject : ELA Proposed Dates: 12/15-12/23 Grade Level (s) 3rd Building : MMEMS DAILY PLAN Day Objective (s) DOK LEVEL Activities / Teaching Strategies Grouping Materials / Resources Assessment of Objective (s) 1 Students will- follow rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). Build background knowledge on immigration. 1 Introduce the essential question “Why do people immigrate to new places?” Provide students with background knowledge and their own life experiences on immigration. W S Reading Writing Workshop book pg. 114-225 Formative- Summative- Student Self - Assessment- sharing in pairs 2 Students will- determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language. 1 2 Students will define new vocabulary words and use words in context following; define, example, ask routine. W Reading Writing Workshop book pg. 116-117 Vocabulary Cards Formative- Teacher observation of student engagement Summative- Student Self - Assessment- practice book pg 51 3 Students will-Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring 1 2 Close Reading of “Sailing to America” W Reading Writing Workshop book pg. 118-123 Formative- Summative-
explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Student Self - Assessment- On level practice book pg 53-55 4 Students will- Identify meanings of words in context. 2 Students reread Sailing to America and identify meanings of words used in context. W S Reading Writing Workshop book pg. 118-123 Practice Book pg 61 Formative- Summative- Practice Book page 61 Student Self - Assessment- 5 Students will- Discuss key characteristics of historical fiction. Identify elements in the story that indicate it is historical fiction. 1 2 Share with students the following key characteristics of Historical Fiction. It is a made-up story that takes place in the past. Characters and events may be made-up, but it takes place at a real time in the past. It has a beginning, middle, and an end. Students can use the illustrations from the story to better understand the characters, setting, and plot. In historical fiction, the clothing the characters wear may help students think about the time and place in history in which the story takes place. W Reading Writing workshop book pg. 126 Practice book pg. 66 Formative- Summative- Student Self - Assessment- Students complete page 66 in your turn practice book 6 Students will- information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others. Describe characters in a story. Identify meanings of words in context. 1 Close reading of “Castle on Hester Street” W Literature Anthology pgs. 124-139 Formative- Summative- Student Self - Assessment- Students complete graphic organizer of theme. 7 Students will - Know correspondences for additional common vowel teams Use spelling patterns and generalizations in writing words. Distinguish kinds of nouns. 1 Model long e sounds Identify singular and plural nouns. W Spelling Phonics workbooks pages long e Grammar workbook for singular and plural nouns. Formative- Thumbs up/down long e –or singular plural yes or no Summative- Student Self - Assessment- 8 Students will- use sentence level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. 1 2 In small groups students will complete word squares with vocabulary words. First box write the word, second box write their own definition of the word, third box draw a picture showing the word, fourth box write synonyms of the word S Vocabulary books Formative- Summative- Student Self - Assessment- Students will share their squares with the class