Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:30-1:15 Outlining the Personal Citizenship Pledge GOALS/OBJECTIVES 1.

SWBAT outline their Personal Citizenship Pledge using the graphic organizer STANDARDS 1. 1.4.2.A Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. 2. 1.4.2. B Identify and introduce the topic 3. 1.4.2.C Develop the topic with facts and/or definitions MATERIALS AND PREPARATION Materials Overhead projector Transparency with a version of my graphic organizer Written copy of my Personal Citizenship Pledge Graphic Organizer Worksheet (1 per student) Preparation Create graphic organizer worksheet Photocopy my graphic organizer onto a transparency CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES Arrangement Students will be seated on the rug for the beginning of the lesson as I introduce my Personal Citizenship Pledge and we discuss a time that they acted out of character/were not a good citizen, what they could have done differently, and character traits that describe the type of citizen they want to work to be. Students will transition to their desks so that I can model the use of the graphic organizer on the overhead projector and so that they can work on their own independently. Management issues I do not anticipate any major behavior management issues. If they do arise, I will move students closer to me on the carpet or stop and remind them to stay on task. BODY OF THE LESSON Introduction: For the next few days you all will be writing a Personal Citizenship Pledge in response to JFKs call. You will be thinking about his big question, What can I do for Room 119? Your pledge will include a trait that you want to work toward becoming, and the actions you are going to take to do so. On Friday we will have a swearing-in

ceremony, and you will all be sworn-in as citizens of Room 119 by reading your pledges! I Do-Model With My Pledge Sometimes I get overwhelmed when lots of students ask me questions and I lose my patience. When this happens I am not a very good listenerI ignore people or interrupt them. As a citizen of Room 119 I pledge to be more patient. I will look at the person who is talking to me. I will pay attention to what they are saying. I will not cut them off, I will wait to respond until they are done talking. We Do- Teaching Self-Reflection 1.) Think about a time when you acted out of character: Just like the characters we read about in our stories, sometimes we do things when we are feeling upset or confused or frustrated that we wouldnt normally do. Think back to ____________ in the book Wanted: Best Friend. He got upset with his friend and decided that he didnt want to be friends anymore, so he said some mean things to him. But he realized later on that he was wrong, and so he apologized. We described him using the character trait thoughtful because he recognized his mistake. Think about a time when you did something in school that seemed out of character. Maybe you got annoyed with a classmate and yelled at them, or you got mad or anxious when you didnt understand something and you gave up, or you noticed that a classmate needed help but you didnt offer any. Call on a few students. 2.) Think about something that you could have done differently (actions): Good citizens are not people who always do the right thing and are absolutely perfect. Good citizens are people who recognize when they make mistakes and try to fix them. Good citizens think about what they could do differently the next time. (Make connection to a character who made a mistake but thought about how he/she could fix it.) Students share out some of their ideas. So what could you have done differently? Think about actions that you could have taken.

Go back to one of the students that shared originally and have them answer this question. 3.) Think about a character trait that would help you in that situation if it came up again Now, heres the part that is going to be a bit more challenging. Think back to that time when you acted out of character. What is a character trait that would help you in that situation if it came up again? Is there a character trait that describes the type of person you want to be more of? Go back to same students example and offer a suggestion of a trait that that student could try to be more of. *Transition to desks We Do--Components of Pledge Describe three components of the pledge 1. A time when you have acted out of character/not been a good citizen 2. A trait that you would would like to work toward becoming more of in order to make sure that you are always a good citizen 3. 3 actions that you will take to support the trait that you are working on Model three components of the pledge. Use overhead projector to show students the graphic organizer with the thoughts and ideas for my pledge filled in. You DoStudents Begin to Fill in Graphic Organizer Each student will fill in the graphic organizer individually. ASSESSMENT OF THE GOALS/OBJECTIVES Formal assessment will occur through the individual graphic organizers. I will look them over at the end of the lesson to get a sense of how much each of them was able to get done, how well the understand the task, and how well they are executing. Informal assessment will occur through teacher observation. I will pay attention to student responses during the class discussion on the carpet. ANTICIPATING STUDENTS RESPONSES AND YOUR POSSIBLE RESPONSES I anticipate that it may be challenging for many of the students to outline their pledges in a way that is thoughtful and deliberate. It would be very easy for them to give a canned answer, like As a citizen of Room 119 I pledge to be more kind. I am asking them to do some real self-reflection, and that can be hard for second gradersits hard for many adults! I have built a lot of scaffolding into the

process of choosing a trait to work toward becoming more of, but I recognize that it still may be a challenge. In fact, I am hoping that it is! ACCOMMODATIONS For students who find the material too challenging I will be circulating around the room during this time helping students individually. If it seems like enough students are struggling I will pull a small group aside to the carpet and go over it with them. If it seems like a lot of students are having trouble with the graphic organizer, I will begin Writers Workshop the next day by sharing an example of one of the students who did seem to grasp it and was able to fill it out in a meaningful way. I will point out the things that he/she did well. I will also acknowledge and address the challenges that other students are having. For students who may need greater challenge and/or finish early These students will be asked to think about another character trait that they would like to work hard to become. They will fill out a second graphic organizer for this trait. Then, when it comes time for them to write the pledge (the next day), they will get to choose between the two graphic organizers.