The IPG

Interns Name: Lisa Sietstra Date: October 15, 2014

Subect: English Language Arts and Reading Gra!e Le"e#: $
1. T%&S: 'ea!in()*om+rehension o,
Informational/Expository Text
Students are expected to summarize the main ideas and
supporting details in text demonstrating an
understanding that a summary does not include opinions.
Obecti"e: !e "ill summarize the main idea and
supporting details from a ne"spaper article.
2- .i( /n!erstan!in(s
It is important to #e a"are of current e$ents in our society.
Learning ho" to read informational articles and pull out
the main points "ill help in future grade le$els and
#eyond school in the "or%place-
0 1ssessment %"i!ence
Students "ill state the title of the article and #riefly explain in their o"n "ords its message and rele$ant information.
4- O+enin( 2oo3
!rite on #oard and read for students &Extra' Extra' Read all a#out it'( !hat %inds of information might come next) *o
you thin% it "ill #e important to %no") +se &,on-.iction Sources( handout to re$ie" pre$ious %no"ledge a#out
informational/expository text sources. !hy is it important to %no" a#out and understand current e$ents) /lay a clip
from the mo$ie &,e"sies( to introduce and hoo% the students to the lesson.
5- Instructiona# Strate(ies ) Stu!ent 1cti"ities
Teacher In+ut45Extra' Extra' Read all a#out it'( 0uestions and re$ie" &,on-.iction Sources( handout and discuss
differences #et"een expository/informational and narrati$e texts. As% students if they1$e e$er read a ne"spaper article
or seen their parents read the paper. !hat %inds of information and %no"ledge can you get from reading this %ind of
text) !ho can explain "hat &current e$ents( are)
6o!e#in(4Teacher "ill pass out ne"spapers to groups ensuring each student gets a section/page to read.
Summarize a short article as a demonstration/model for the class to follo".
Gui!e! Practice42a$e students ta%e 13-14 minutes to choose and read an article. They should identify the main
points and #e prepared to share "ith their group or "hole class.
*7/ 8*hec3in( ,or /n!erstan!in(94Teacher "ill mo$e around the room chec%ing on each group to see "hat
0uestions need ans"ering.
In!e+en!ent Practice4Teacher "ill ha$e at least one student per ta#le group summarize their article for the class.
This acti$ity "ill #e done a fe" times each "ee% ensuring all students participate and expand their summarization
s%ills.
$- 6ateria#s ) 'esources
Se$eral ne"spapers paper for note-ta%ing "riting utensils
:- Grou+in( Patterns
Students can discuss the articles in their ta#le groups and "or% together to come up "ith the summaries.
;- %n!in(, Summar< ) 'e,#ection
!hy is it important to %no" a#out current e$ents in the "orld) 2o" can you use summarization s%ills in the future)
=- Techno#o(<
/lay a clip from the mo$ie &,e"sies( to introduce and hoo% the students to the lesson. Students "ill use a
ne"spaper1s "e#site instead of a physical ne"spaper to search for and read articles to summarize for the class
acti$ity.
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