Lesson Plan

Topic: Writing
Grades: 2nd Date: 2/28/17
Standard(s): Time: 30 min
LAFS.W.1.2 HOT Questions:
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a
topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a 1. What are some things that
concluding statement or section. we learned about colonial
LAFS.L.1.1 homes?
2. How do we write a diary
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and entry?
3. Is this going to be like a
usage when writing or speaking.
formal letter or a friendly
a. Print all upper- and lowercase letters. letter?
b. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. 4. What can we use to help
us know all of the parts of
c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g.,
a letter?
He hops; We hop).
Assessment:
d. Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they,

them, their, anyone, everything).

Type of assessment:

e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I Completed colonial diary entry
walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home). How will this assessment show
f. Use frequently occurring adjectives. you that students have
mastered the objective?
g. Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

h. Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives). This assessment will show

that students know how to
i. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
write a letter. It will also show
j. Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, what the students learned
interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. about colonial times

Objective:
Students will be able to: Exit Question:
Apply the knowledge that they gained about colonial life into
How is your house different
writing about if they were a colonist.
from a colonial house?
Vocabulary: colonist, diary
Materials: Notes from colonial powerpoint, reading
notebook, colonial diary paper
Opening (Engage)
Time Task
5 min Ask students to talk about some of the things that
they wrote down about colonial houses.
Pull up the PowerPoint if necessary.
Building Understanding (Whole Group Exploration /
Core):
Time Task

Tell the students that they will be writing as if they

were a colonist. Tell the students that they will be
20 min writing it as a diary entry. Go over how to set up a
diary.
Introduce the writing prompt: Colonial House

Home: What does your house look like? What

furniture do you have? What
chores do you have to do each day? Where do you
sleep? How does your
family prepare meals and what do you eat?

Tell the students that once they are done with their
sloppy copy that they will be making their pretty
copy.
Go over the importance of editing a piece of
writing. Their sloppy copy should not look the
same as their pretty copy.
Once students have completed their writing, they
can draw a picture of what their house looks like
Walk around and assist students.
Lesson Closure
Time Task
5 min Have students put away their writing. Tell them
that they will have more time to work on it after
reading.
Differentiation:
The teacher will differentiate and provide support in the
following ways:
Reteach (Greatest Support)
These students will be individually conferencing with me during
their writing. They will be focusing on coming up with ideas and
editing their work.
Enrich (Least Support)
These students will be encouraged to add more detail to
their writing. They will also be able to draw and label a
picture of what their house looks like.

Accommodations:
(What students need specific accommodation? List individual
students (initials), and then explain the accommodations you
will implement for these unique learners.)
C- he will be typing up his writing on the computer.
Connections:
How does this lesson connect to the real world? How does this lesson connect to the interests
and/or cultural backgrounds of your students?
Students will be writing letters for the rest of their lives. It is important that they fully
understand the format of a letter and know how to write different kinds of letters.

Notes for Teaching: