Lesson Plan for Reading: Character Traits

3/18/14

Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 23 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Objectives: Students should be able to list the character traits for two different characters in a fiction story. Students should be able to answer and discuss comprehension questions related to the story. Materials: Envelopes(7) Comprehension strips (1 in each envelope) Sticky Notes Character Trait Poster Chart Paper Anticipatory Set (Hook): I will hook students by asking students a question, What character trait describes you? Direct Instruction: I will begin the lesson by reviewing character traits with students and look at the poster at the rug. I will ask students if they know what certain words mean. I will tell students that instead of using the word nice or funny, there are other synonyms we can use to describe people. After we talk about different character traits, I will ask students to think of a trait that describes themselves. Next, I will tell students to think of character traits that describe Officer Buckle and Gloria (the story we have just finished reading). I will give students an example. (Officer Buckleresponsible, Gloria- energetic). I will then give students two sticky notes and have them write at least one character trait of Officer Buckle and one trait of Gloria. I will tell students that they cannot use the words nice or funny. After character traits, I will tell students we are going to be playing mystery envelope. I will give each table group an envelope and it will ask a question inside. The person I hand the envelope to gets to read the question aloud to their table.

Check for Understanding: Looking at student responses on the sticky notes. Guided Practice: Students will write the traits on sticky notes and then come up and stick them on the chart under the right character. After, we will discuss all of the traits as a class. I will ask, Do these characters have any traits that are the same? Which character are you most like? For mystery envelope, after students discuss I will pick someone at each table to share their answers aloud. Closure: I will finish up the lesson by discussing answers I have heard during mystery envelope. I will tell students that tomorrow we are going to review the vocabulary in Officer Buckle and Gloria. Independent Practice: N/A Self-Reflection/Evaluation: Students loved the poster of the books and characters they read about and were very engaged! Sticky notes are a good idea for a lesson on character traits and it is also a good formative assessment. Mystery envelope was great for students and I would use this again for any type of lesson. The questions helped students to be critical thinkers and it reached those deeper level thinking questions.