FindingEvidenceinaText

Title:FindingEvidenceinaText/CloseReading
Author:SamanthaCook
School:HolualoaElementary
Date:10/03/13
Grades:3rd
TypeofLesson:GroupWork
Time:35minutes
ContentAreaReadingandWriting
ContentTopicReadingtofindevidence/meaning
CCSSStandards
RL.3.1Askandanswerquestionstodemonstrateunderstandingofa
text,referringexplicitlytothetextasthebasisfortheanswers
RL.3.4Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareused
inatext,distinguishingliteralfromnonliterallanguage
SL.3.1aCometodiscussionsprepared,havingreadorstudied
requiredmaterialexplicitlydrawonthatpreparationandotherinformation
knownaboutthetopictoexploreideasunderdiscussion
L.3.4dUseglossariesorbeginningdictionaries,bothprintanddigital,
todetermineorclarifytheprecisemeaningofkeywordsandphrases.
Overview
Theessentialquestion(s)inthislessonisHowcanIfindevidenceina
fictiontexttosupportmyopinion/conclusions?
ResourcesNeeded
Copiesofchapter5ofTheMiraculousJourneyofEdwardTulane
Highlighters,pens,pencils
Questionsaboutthetext
Numberedpopsiclesticks(toselectstudentgroups)
InstructionalPlans
1.DirectInstructionIwillremindstudentsoftheactivitytheydidlast
weekwithEdwardTulane,andthattheywillbedoingitagaintodaywith
smallerchunksofalargerchapter.Iwillreadtheentirechaptertothem,
remindingthemtolistenforthewaycharactersinteractwithandrespondto
oneanother.IwillpromptthembyaskingthemtothinkWhyisPellegrina
tellingthisparticularstory,andwhydoesshethinkitssoimportant?We
willdiscussthewordinferenceandhowyouneedtoreadbeyondthe
actualwordsonthepage.Remember,goodreadersasquestions:Why,
who,how,where,when,what?
2.ModelingandguidedpracticeIwillremindstudentsthattheyare
usingtheirhighlighterstokeeptrackofimportantinformation,andIwill
demonstrateonthetheboardwhattheirpapershouldlooklikewithan
inference,adirectquote,andapagenumber.
3.IndependentPracticeStudentswillmeetwiththeirpartnerstoread
throughthetextandquestionstheyvebeengiven,andwillthenformtheir
answerstogether,findingtexttosupporttheirideas.Studentsare
encouragedtodiscusstheiranswerswithoneanother,especiallyifthey
havedifferentideas,andareremindeditsokiftheydontagree,aslong
astheythinktheyhaveevidencethatsupportstheirclaim
4.SharingandreflectionIftimeallows,wewillhavedifferentgroups
sharetheirquestions,answers,andevidence