Lesson Plan EDUC 212

Descriptive Data

1.

Teacher ___Kandas Egner_____Class _Reading_______ Date _4/4/16_____ Age _1st grade

Topic or Theme: Determining Characteristics of a Story
Rationale: (reason for lesson) To teach students how to analyse a story
Anticipated noise level

(high, moderate, low)

Domain__________Reading comprehnsion___________________
2. Goals and Objectives (Identify 1 DESE Goal)

Describe Characters, setting, and major event in a story.

Specific objectives: (Write 2 specific objectives)

Students should be able to describe the characters in the story, and be able to say
what their part was in the story.

Students should also know the major events of the story.

3. Materials Needed (must include L.Arts/book):

Smart Board

Reading Analyses Worksheets

The Lorax Online Book

Power Point

Personal White Boards

Markers

Reading Journals

4. Procedure: (Procedure includes the following: step-by-step plan of action with materials,
modeling examples and planned transitions for each activity) Include the following part in your
plan: transition, opening, step-by-step, review, transition
This section of plans usually take up most of the space of lesson plan, often a full page.

Opening- asks the students What are some characteristics of you?

Allow students to give characteristics of themselves.

Discuss with students that books have different characteristics.
Write the words and definitions on Smart board using Microsoft word, and
describe what each term means. Have the students white definitions in personal
reading journal.
Use the smart board to play The Lorax online book.

After finishing the book bring up power point of the story describing the
events, setting, and characters.

While going through power point involve the students by asking them
questions over the story.

Have students write down the setting, characters, and major events of the
story in their personal writing journal.

5. Extension Activities (List the following: reinforcement & enrichment):

Reinforcement
Give students a worksheet over a setting, characters, and major events.

Enrichment
6.

Assessment, Reflection, and Revision

Assessment of student learning. What tools will you use?

Give the students a verbal quiz over the story read in class.
Reflective thoughts about lesson after taught:

I think the lesson went very well

The students really enjoyed the Dr. Seuss book.

Suggestions for revision if used again:

Read the story to the students, so you can go over the parts of the book while
reading.

7. Assignments and Reminders of Assignments ( special notes and reminders to

myself)
Make 20 copies of the story analyses worksheet.
Dont forget to bring up online story beforehand to give time to load.