Subject/Course: Language Arts Date: November 26, 2013 Lesson Outcomes / Purpose of the lesson; Key Ideas to be learned:

The Write Traits, Word Choice: Introduction/ Setting Title of Lesson: Curriculum Outcome: Speaking and Listening 2 Students will be expected to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically. Reading and Viewing 5 Students will be expected to interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies. Reading and Viewing 7 Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form, and genre. Writing and Representing 8 Students will be expected to use writing and other forms of representation to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learning; and to use their imaginations. Writing and Representing 10 Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and other ways of representing, and to enhance clarity, precision, and effectiveness. Class Objective: Big Ideas, Key Assessment (Products): Questions: The students will be Final project will be a short video on a introduced to the write trait of word memory or themselves in which they must choice. As a class we will discuss the use the writing trait of word choice to importance of word choice and the effect express their ideas. it has on our writing. We will look at a sample piece of writing about setting. Materials/ Resources: The Hunger Games http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dEqVy66HW8 Methods / Structure: The students will work individually to understand the importance and use of word choice. Text/Audio/Video-based Features: Vocabulary: Resources Connections Work Sensory sheet. Enhancing Word Choice Thesaurus Instructional Strategies/ Procedure for the Class: Independent Reading/ Informal booktalks. This section of the class is to get students engaged in their reading. This also may give students additional information to make connections with when working later in the term. Time: 15 min. (be sure to walk around at the beginning of this read to self time and ensure all are reading a good-fit book. Especially 6G and 6H) Read aloud/ Think Aloud During this part be sure to point out connections within the text being read. An example of

each connection can be made, although in an attempt not to crowd the reading with Think-aloud some of these observations can be made after. Time: 10 min. I Listen, I Draw, I See Using a very descriptive reading. As a class we will read the assigned reading with a focus on the description in the passage. After that students will be asked to read the reading again to themselves underlining parts they think are interesting. After students have completed their second reading they will use the task of creating a drawing of the description. Once the students have had a chance to do a rough sketch the teacher will ask the class to go up to the board one at a time and identify an aspect of the paragraph that helped them draw the setting. This activity is meant to help students see the importance of Word Choice. Some important questions to raise might be: Does the writing make a clear picture in your mind? Does the writers word choice enhance the voice of the piece? At the conclusion of the activity ask the students what in the piece of writing helped them to draw their picture. Are there any words you drew from to draw your picture? Use this activity to introduce the class to the idea of word choice. Show video clip of Hunger Games: Arena only until 1:35. Time: 15 min. Explaining Word Choice Word choice, is a tool authors use to help enrich their writing. All writers use word choice, some are just pickier than others. When you use the thesaurus to choose better words for your own work you are actively making word choices. Word choice can help an to create a picture in your mind, change the mood of the story, or project the voice of the characters. The language of a research paper isnt the same as the language of a love letter. Define Word Choice Word Choice refers to the words, and phrases a writer uses to create images, define concepts, or express thoughts. Effective words are clear, precise, and vivid. They fit the moment. As with any trait, appropriate word choice depends on audience and purpose. Time: 15 min. References: Collins, Suzanne, and Phil Falco. The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. Print. Differentiation: Majestic, Ethan, Corey, Sheldon: Dominic: Individualized Education Plan. Dominic works on Reading and Word Work with an EA. ATTACH any materials you created to use with the lesson.

Word Choice: Setting For instance, only a few steps from my feet lies a three-foot square of plastic. Certainly it could be of some use in a downpour. But there in the mouth, I can see a tent pack that would protect from almost any sort of weather Were on a flat, open stretch of ground. A plain of hard-packed dirt. Behind the kids across from me, I can see nothing, indicating either a steep downward slope or even a cliff. To my right lies a lake. To my left and back, sparse piney woods.