Content/Subject: English/Language Arts Lesson Title: Theme Name:Bailey Keller

EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN – STANDARDS-BASED LESSON PLAN

Standards CCSS CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from
details in the text, including how characters in a story or
drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a
poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

Objective/Target and I can statements – I CAN determine the theme of a story

written in student friendly language I CAN use evidence from the text to support my
response

Lesson Management: Focus and Response signals

Organization Using positive, specific language, focusing on students
who are demonstrating the correct behaviors or actions
Expecting 100% participation

Introduction: Creating excitement and Recite I CAN statements

focus for the lesson target
Place theme anchor chart on board, cover a few key
words and have students identify missing words

Review short story from yesterday “Alone”

Use football to toss to volunteers

Input: Setting up the Lesson for
Student Success
Modeling: “I DO”
Checking for Understanding:
1. Task Analysis:
Recite I CAN statements
Review anchor chart
Review yesterday’s short story
Have students identify theme
Model how to complete graphic organizer
Have students suggest evidence to use
Teacher will (TW) read-aloud “Island of the Blue
Dolphins”
Assign homework & use as formative assessment
2. Higher Level Thinking: Revised Bloom’s or
Webb’s D.O.K. Questions to engage students’
thinking:
Analyze & apply evidence from the text
3. Accommodations; differentiating to meet student
needs
After reviewing students’ assessments, TW meet with
students who continue to struggle in a small-group
setting, focusing on the students’ needs and redevelop
an additional way for students view the curriculum
4. Methods, Materials, and Integrated Technology
“Common Themes in Books” handout
“What’s the Big Idea” graphic organizer
Response signals
Using positive, specific language
Model how to complete “What’s the Big Idea” graphic
organizer for theme
TW ask for students to remember and apply
evidence from the text to support their response
Guided Practice: “WE DO” Teacher will (TW) read-aloud “Island of the Blue
Dolphins”
TW ask comprehension questions along the while to get
students thinking about theme

Collaborative (“YOU DO TOGETHER”) As we begin to read this week’s selection, students will
and/or Independent Practice (“YOU (SW) identify theme with evidence from the text
DO”)

Closure TW tell students that the idea of theme will be

continued in their homework

and/or

Restate the I CAN statements

Assessment SW complete a formative assessment “Find the
Theme” for homework
TW collect homework and use data to align
further instruction

Reflection: for every lesson - questions What do I think went well? Why?
to ask yourself after the lesson
What do I think I would change for the future/do
differently next time?

How do I know the students met the criteria?