Lesson Date/Time: Tuesday March 4, 2014, 10:35 a.m. Content Area: Language Arts- Writing Materials Needed: C m!

uter- " #er! int, !a!er, !enci$ Number of Students: 24 What is the lesson objective% The students #i$$ $earn the di&&erence 'et#een !ersuasi(e and n n !ersuasi(e sentences, and #i$$ understand h # t #rite !ersuasi(e !aragra!hs and turning them int essays. Standards addressed and expectations of students W. 5.1- Write !ini n !ieces n t !ics r te)ts su!! rting a ! int & (ie# #ith reas ns and in& rmati n. Anticipator! Set: We #i$$ 'e ma*ing a T-chart & #hat they *n # and #hat they #ant t $earn a' ut !ersuasi(e #riting. Teachin"/ #nstructional $rocess: + am g ing t e)!$ain the de&initi n & !ersuasi(e #riting, gi(e e)am!$es. + #i$$ 'e d ing a T-chart & #hat the students a$ready *n # and #hat they #ant t *n # a' ut !ersuasi(e #riting. + #i$$ a$s e)!$ain h # t #rite !aragra!hs & !ersuasi(e #riting. %uided $ractice and Monitorin": , r my guided !ractice the students #i$$ 'e !$aying !ersuasi(e r n t !ersuasi(e game. This game #i$$ ha(e students *n # the di&&erence 'et#een !ersuasi(e and n n !ersuasi(e sentences. The students #i$$ 'e se!arated int t# di&&erent gr u!s and #i$$ te$$ me i& the sentence is !ersuasi(e r n t. +& the gr u! gets the ans#er right a#ay they #i$$ get a ! int. The team #ith the m st ! ints #i$$ get a !ri-e. Closure: + #i$$ sh # an e)am!$e & a !ersuasi(e !aragra!h + #r te and #e #i$$ 'rainst rm a $ist & t !ics & #hat they c u$d #rite their !ersuasi(e !aragra!h n. + #i$$ then e)!$ain #hat the !aragra!h has t inc$ude. #ndependent $ractice: The students #i$$ 'e #riting a !ersuasi(e !aragra!h that they !ers na$$y #ant changed. +t must 'e 3 t 5 sentences and must ha(e t# su!! rting reas ns #hy. We #i$$ then share #ith the gr u! i& the students #ant t share.

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The $ess n !$an + taught (er #as !ersuasi(e #riting t &i&th graders. The &irst thing + did #as ma*e a T-chart t see #hat the students a$ready *ne# a' ut !ersuasi(e #riting and #hat they #ant t *n #. + then had a game ca$$ed !ersuasi(e r n t, #hich #ere sentences, and the students had t te$$ me i& the sentences #ere !ersuasi(e r n t and !r (e #hy. + then had the students 'rainst rm t !ics & r the !aragra!hs they #ere g ing t 'e #riting n h # they #anted t change s mething in their sch $ and read (er the !aragra!hs. + then returned th se !a!ers 'ac* t them a&ter + ga(e c mments s they c u$d re&$ect n this t #rite a &i(e !ersuasi(e !aragra!h essay in the &uture. My re&$ecti n n my $ess n !$an #as it #as (ery &un actua$$y 'eing a'$e t teach in &r nt & a$$ the students. + #as rea$$y ner( us #ith my teacher sitting in the 'ac*, 'ut it turned ut a$$ right. + thin* #hat c u$d ha(e g ne 'etter #as #hen + had the .teacher m ment/ teaching my &irst $ess n, and techn $ gy #asn0t # r*ing, + !r 'a'$y c u$d ha(e 1ust read the sentences && the ! #er! int and #e c u$d ha(e sti$$ #ent n #ith the $ess n. 2ut (era$$, my students en1 yed ha(ing a di&&erent teacher teach, and they t $d me + sh u$d 'e their teacher. An ther thing that me$ted my heart #as #hen + came 'ac* t 'ser(e in the a&tern n, the su' came u! t me and said, .The students #ere rea$$y ner( us & r y u #hen y ur game #asn0t # r*ing, and h !e + !assed./ + th ught it #as rea$$y great h # much the students cared a' ut me. + h !e&u$$y can im!r (e n my teacher ( ice in the &uture and n t 'e a&raid t !u'$ic s!ea* any#here + am.