Unit 2 Lesson 6: Characters & Summarizing Kayla Butterfield Lesson: Jack & the Wolf First Grade October

16, 2013 General Context Instructional Program Journeys: Jack and the Wolf by Chris Sheban Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012 Expectations/Requirements Journeys curriculum requirements for this lesson Target skill: understanding characters Target strategy: summarizing Time 25 35 minutes Ability Grouping/Tracking N/A Special Features of the Classroom Interpreter, mic system, SMART board Students and Their Learning Needs Males: 7 Females: 11 Total: 18 One female student with a hearing impairment who uses an interpreter and the mic system Information about the Lesson Standards RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story using key details

SL.1.1a
Follow agreed upon rules for discussion (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion)

SL.1.1c
Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion

SL.1.2
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media

SL.1.4
Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly

Essential Question What lessons can you learn from story characters? Objective(s) and DOK 1. After completing the lesson, students will be able to identify traits of characters in Jack and the Wolf. (2) Academic Language Away Call Come Every Hear Said Fable Adjective

Prior Learning Students will have already learned about story sequences and structure. Students will also have recently learned to analyze stories.

Lesson Implementation Procedure 1. Anticipatory Set Students will have a class discussion on adjectives and character traits, students will do a character building activity. Students will complement their teacher using adjectives such as kind or funny and writing things like good at teaching etc. The teacher will use the SMART board to make a list as the class comes up with ideas. 2. Purpose Statement We will be individually re-reading the fable Jack and the Wolf to learn about the main character, Jack, and what happens in his story. 3. Re-read Jack and the Wolf as a class. The students will read the story on their own, students who finish early will be asked to read it one more time and then can choose any story from the beginning of the Journeys book. 4. On the character traits worksheet, have students do a character study on Jack. Have them refer back to the ideas their classmates said about the teacher. Walk around and help as students need it. If students seem to be struggling, make it a class activity. 5. Closure Review the story from Jacks perspective using the character traits worksheet in a class discussion. If there is time, the students will act out the story in their table groups. Differentiation I will help the students if necessary. Most differentiation is mentioned in procedure. Materials/Resources Journeys text: Jack and the Wolf Character traits worksheet SMART board

Classroom Management positive pointers can be earned by the class if they collectively are following class rules When someone is acting out I will walk closer to their seat in hopes that they will self-correct but if they do not, I will quietly redirect their attention to what the class is focusing on Re-Focus forms are used for students that habitually act out, they will be assigned if the student repeatedly acts out. Assessment Formative Before: After: The students will participate in the classs final discussion of the story and their groups acting out of the story. Summative During: The students will complete the character analysis worksheet for Jack. They will use two describing words and write one sentence, using an example from the story, on each adjective. The students will participate in the character building brainstorming activity by suggesting an adjective about their teacher.