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School/GradeEnglish9
DateReceived__________DateReviewed_________
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LessonTitleShortStoryVocabGames
TeachingTime40minutes
LessonConcept:
ThislessonutilizesvocabularythatisfoundonthePSSA/Keystonetestsinthegamesofpictionaryorcharadestohelpstudents
expandtheirvocabularyandassistinreadingcomprehension.
Standards:
C.C.1.3.9.10(I,J)Read,Understand,andRespondtoLiterature
C.C.1.4.9.10(B,E,F)Writewithperspective
C.C.1.5.9.10(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)Present,ListenCritically,Respond
Objectives
(Stateinmeasurabletermswhatthestudentsshould/willbeabletodoasa
resultofthelesson.)SeeBloomWheel.
Assessments
(Theassessmentshouldclearlystatehowstudentachievementofobjectivewill
bemeasured.)SeeBloomWheel.
1.Studentswillidentifywordsfromthestoriestheyhave
previouslyread.
1.Studentswillbeabletoidentifythetermsgivenandjudgedby
theresultsofthevocabularygroupwork.
2.Studentswilllearntoworkwellingroupsthroughinference
andapplicationoftheterms.
2.Futurereading,writing,andvocabularyworkwillalso
demonstrateproficiency.
Materials:
Directionsforpictionaryandcharades,food,smallprizes,coin,wordlists,gamecards
AnticipatorySet
Thestudentswillentertheroomandbesplitintoteamsbaseduponthenumberofstudents.Aftersplittingintoteamsthestudentswill
refreshwithabellringerreviewingtheirvocabularywords.
ActivatingPriorKnowledge:
ThestudentswillusetheirpriorknowledgeofvocabularytermstoidentifykeytermsusedonthePSSA/Keystonetestsandidentify
thesetermsineitherPictionaryorCharades.
Procedure:
TeacherActions
1.Uponenteringtheroom,theteacherwillbreakthestudentsup
intogroupsof3sor4sdependingontheclasssize.
StudentActions
1.Studentswillbebrokenupintogroups.
2.Teacherwillinstructstudentstoanswerthebellringer,recalling 2.Studentswillanswerthebellringerquestion.
certainvocabularywordsinordertorefreshthestudents
memories.
3.Afterthebellringer,theteacherwilllettheteamschoose
whethertheywanttoplayPictionaryorCharades.
3.StudentteamswilldecidebetweenPictionaryorCharades.
4.Theteacherwillhandoutthedirectionsforthegameeachteam
chose.
4.Studentswillreceivedirectionsfromteacherandreviewthem.
5.Teacherwillhandoutthedesignatedmaterialsforeachgame.
5.Studentswillreceivematerials.
6.Teacherwillinstructstudentstobeginplayingthegamefor30
minuteswhilekeepingtrackofthescore.
6.Studentswillspend30minutesplayingthegameinorderto
reviewandreinforcevocabularytermswhilekeepingtrackof
score.
7.Afterthe30minutesisup,teacherwillinstructstudentsto
collectmaterials,recordscores,andreturntotheirnormalseats.
7.Studentswillcleanuptheirmaterials,recordtheirfinalscore,
andreturntoseats.
8.Teacherwilltallyscoresandawardprizestothewinningteam.
8.Studentswhowonwillreceiveprizes.
Closure:
Studentswillreconveneandinthelast5minutesasaclasswilldiscusstroublesomewordsandwordsthatwereforgotten.