Student Teaching edTPA Lesson Plan Template

Subject: Reading Informational Texts Central Focus: Key Ideas and Details

Essential Standard/Common Core Date submitted: 4/12/2018 Date taught:

Objective: 3/12/2018
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and
explain how it is supported by key
details; summarize the text.

Daily Lesson Objective:

Performance: Students will determine the main idea and come up with a main idea statement
title using different articles.

Conditions: Students will work in pairs and individually and read articles to determine the main
idea and come up with a title that reflects the main idea.

Criteria: Students are expected to earn 6 out of 8 points on the exit ticket.

21st Century Skills: Academic Language Demand (Language Function

Productivity and accountability and Vocabulary):
Communication and collaboration Determine, come up with

Prior Knowledge: What a main idea is, how to find the main idea, reading skills

Activity Description of Activities and Setting

Time

1. Focus and Review Say to the class: Today we will be reading non-fiction 1 min
articles to determine the main idea and to come up with
a title for the article that represents the main idea. The
title usually tells us what the article is going to be about.

2. Statement of I can determine the main idea of a non-fiction text and 1 min
Objective summarize the text by writing a title that represents the
for Student main idea.
3. Teacher Input Read the main idea task card about hurricanes outloud: 5-8 min
“Hurricanes are large, intense storms that begin over the
ocean, where they gather heat and energy from the
water. Hurricanes move slowly toward land, usually
moving 10-20 miles per hour for more than one week.
The most dangerous part of the hurricane is the storm
surge, when it reaches land and causes flooding. Wind
and waves also contribute to the damage caused by
these surges.”
Say to the class: This passage tells me about hurricanes
and how they can be dangerous over water and on land.
I think the main idea of this passage is that hurricanes
are intense and dangerous storms. (Write the main idea
on a sticky note and put it on the anchor chart) I think a
good main idea statement title for this passage would be
“The Dangers of a Hurricane” (write this on another
sticky note and put it on the anchor chart).
Draw a line underneath the passage and sticky notes
and tape on the “How Mountains are Formed” article.

4. Guided Practice Students will work in partners to determine the main 10-15 min
idea and come up with a title for the “How Mountains are
Formed” article. Each group will come up with a main
idea and title and write them on sticky notes to put on
the anchor chart. Circulate the room to see if students
are mastering or struggling with finding the main idea or
coming up with a title that represents the main idea. Ask
students the following questions:
What was the article talking about (if the student
struggles go by paragraphs)?
What do you you know about mountains?
How can we come up with a title that hints to the main
idea?
After everyone is finished, bring the class back to the
carpet and ask students what the main idea was. Call on
a student to answer. Read all the sticky notes out loud
and as a class vote on the best main idea statement
title.

5. Independent Students will independently read an article about the 10-15 min
Practice different ways erosion can happen. Students will
determine the main idea of the article and come up with
a main idea statement title. Walk around the room to
check students understanding. Ask students: What did
 you learn from this article? What were some important
points in the article?
After students are finished they can share their main
idea and title with a partner.

6. Assessment Students will independently read the rescue dog article. Students will
Methods of have to determine the main idea of the article and come up with a
all main idea statement title. Students are expected to earn 6 out of 10
objectives/skills: points for an 75% accuracy.

7. Closure Restate that titles can help gives us clues as to what 1 min
the article/book is going to be about and also gives us
hints as to what the main idea might be.

8. Assessment There were 24 students in the class, 15 students scored 8 out of 8

Results of points for 100%, 6 students scored 6 out of 8 for 75%, and 3 students
all scored 4 out of 8 for 50%.
objectives/skills:

Targeted Students Student/Small Group

Modifications/Accommodations
Students who need a challenge: match
the title with the article
ELL’s: Translate articles to native
language, pair student with another
student who speaks English and native
language
IEP’s:
Modifications/Accommodations
I will have informational paragraphs and we will
read the paragraphs aloud together and talk
about what the paragraph was about. I will have
cut up strips of paper that have the main idea
written on them. Students will pick the one they
think is the main idea.

Materials/Technology: Anchor chart, sticky notes, erosion article, mountain article, rescue dog
article exit tickets

Reflection on lesson:

CT signature: ________________________ Date: ______ US signature:

____________________________Date: ______
Articles for activities:

T.I

Hurricanes are large, intense storms that begin over the ocean, where they gather heat and
energy from the water. Hurricanes move slowly toward land, usually moving 10-20 miles per
hour for more than one week. The most dangerous part of the hurricane is the storm surge,
when it reaches land and causes flooding. Wind and waves also contribute to the damage
caused by these surges.

Main idea: Hurricanes are intense and dangerous storms

Title: The dangers of a Hurricane (main idea task card teachers pay teachers)

G.P How Mountains Were Formed

Mountains can form in two ways. Some were formed by volcanoes. Others were formed
by movements in the Earth's surface. The surface is called the crust.
Volcanic mountains are made up of rock that melted deep within Earth. At some point,
the rock bubbled up. It came through the Earth’s crust. The liquid rock, called lava, then flowed
out into the open. Lava looks like red-hot goop. When it cools, it hardens into solid rock. The
lava built up year by year. After a very long time, the hardened lava can grow into a mountain.
Mountains formed this way are usually steep. They are shaped like cones. Mount Fuji in
Japan and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa are volcanic mountains. Mount Rainier in the United
States is another.

The other way mountains form can be explained by a scientific theory. It is called plate
tectonics. A scientific theory is an explanation. It says how some part of the world works or came
to be. A theory is not just a guess by scientists. It is supported by facts and evidence.
The theory of plate tectonics says that Earth’s crust is broken up into huge pieces. Each
piece is called a plate. These plates move around very slowly.
Earth's continents sit on top of the plates and move with them. Sometimes, two plates will
smash into each other. When this happens, the rock between them is pushed up. That can form
long chains of mountains. The Himalayas of Asia are one example. They were formed when the
plate carrying India jammed into the plate carrying Asia.

Main idea: The two ways mountains can be formed.

Title: Landforms: Mountains (part of the article taken from newslea)

I.P How does Erosion Happen?

The Earth becomes worn away. This process is called erosion. It can be caused by water, wind,
or ice. Weathering is similar. Weathering means that rock is broken down or weakened by the
weather. Weathering can also turn rock into tiny pieces. Weathering and erosion created the
peaks of the Himalaya mountains. The Himalayas are in Asia. Weathering and erosion also
carved the rock towers of Bryce Canyon in Utah.

Erosion By Water
Moving water causes most erosion. Rain washes away soil and rock. Flowing water wears away
river banks. It creates larger valleys. Over 5 million years, the Colorado River eroded the land.
The river eventually formed the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River running through the Grand
Canyon. [Click to enlarge] Erosion changes the shape of coastlines. Waves crash against
shores. They pound rocks into pebbles. Then they turn the pebbles to sand. Water sometimes
washes sand away from beaches. This moves the coastline farther in.

Erosion By Wind
Wind also erodes land. It carries dust and sand from one place to another. Wind can blow sand
to create huge dunes. It can also erode rock. Sometimes, nothing remains at all.

Erosion By Ice
Ice can also erode the land. Glaciers are large, moving pieces of ice. They move slowly downhill
and across the land. As they move, they pick up rocks and dirt. The rocks scrape against the
ground, eroding it. Moving glaciers can form mountain valleys.

Huge glaciers once covered parts of the Northern Hemisphere. These periods of time are
known as ice ages. Parts of North America and Europe are flat because of glaciers.

Erosion And People

Erosion is a natural process. Human action can make it happen more quickly. Trees and plants
hold soil in place. When people cut down forests, the soil washes or blows it away more easily.
The same thing happens when people plow up grasslands. Landslides become more common.
Erosion causes flooding, as well. Water rushes over the soil, instead of soaking into it.

Global warming means the Earth is heating up. Global warming is making erosion happen even
faster. The heat means more storms. Large waves can erode miles of a coast.

The rise in temperature also melts glaciers. This causes the water in the sea to rise. Beaches
are eroding more quickly. The Chesapeake Bay is in Virginia and Maryland. Experts predict the
sea may rise 3 to 4 inches. The rising sea will erode land. Buildings, roads and tunnels could be
in danger.

Main idea: The ways in which erosion happens

Title: How does erosion happen? (newslea)

ASSESSMENT:
Rescue Dog
Good dog! A Labrador retriever has earned worldwide praise. She is being called a hero for her
efforts to rescue people after two earthquakes struck Mexico.

The dog’s name is Frida. She works for SEMAR, the Mexican Navy. She looks for people who
are lost after a natural disaster. So far, the pooch has found 52 people. Twelve of them were
found alive.

Frida was put to the test after the Mexican state of Oaxaca (wuh-hah-kuh) was hit by an
earthquake on September 7.

She went to work again after Mexico City was struck by a quake. It happened on September 19.
People around the world took notice. That is because SEMAR posted on its Twitter account a
video of Frida at work.

Emmanuel Hernandez is one of Frida’s handlers. When Frida was young, Hernandez saw that
she had what it takes to be a rescue dog. She is easygoing. She is a good hunter. She has a
strong sense of smell.

Hernandez has thought about what will happen when Frida retires. “If someone asks me if I
would want to take Frida, I would say yes,” Hernandez says. “But we will have Frida [at work] for
a long time yet.”

Main idea: dog earns praise for being a rescue dog

Title: Rescue Dog (time for kids)