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: The students #i$$ 'e t $d a sh rt st ry a' ut me !ersuading & #hy #e sh u$d change the sch $ $unches #ith a !icture sh #ing t ma*e sure they understand 'etter. Teachin"/ #nstructional $rocess: + am g ing t e)!$ain the de&initi n & !ersuasi(e #riting, and the students #i$$ 'e using #hite' ards t #rite their de&initi n and then #e #i$$ c m!are it t my de&initi n n my #hite' ard, and + #i$$ then gi(e them a !a!er #ith ten e)am!$es & !ersuasi(e #riting that #i$$ 'e mu$ti!$e ch ice and n$y &i(e #i$$ actua$$y 'e !ersuasi(e the ther &i(e # n,t, s they sh u$d n$y ha(e &i(e circ$es n their !a!er. + #i$$ 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 at $east 3 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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My three students are s!ecia$ needs students in &i&th grade and need e)tra he$!, s + ch se my $ess n !$an (er !ersuasi(e #riting t m di&y. The &irst thing + changed in this $ess n #as the antici!at ry set. + d n,t thin* any & my students # u$d *n # anything a' ut !ersuasi(e #riting right a#ay s + changed the T-chart and instead # u$d te$$ them a sh rt st ry & s mething + #ant t !ersuade. + # u$d a$s sh # !ictures t ma*e them understand, 'ecause + *n # i& my students d n,t see !ictures they #i$$ 'e $ st. The sec nd thing + #ant t m di&y & r my students is the teaching/instructi na$ !r cess. + #i$$ sti$$ e)!$ain the de&initi n & !ersuasi(e #riting, 'ut + # n,t 0ust ta$*. My students #i$$ 'e using #hite' ards t #rite #hat they thin* !ersuasi(e #riting is and then #e #i$$ c m!are t my de&initi n n my #hite' ard. + #i$$ then gi(e them a !a!er #ith ten e)am!$es & !ersuasi(e #riting that #i$$ 'e mu$ti!$e ch ice and n$y &i(e #i$$ actua$$y 'e !ersuasi(e #hi$e the ther &i(e # n,t, s they sh u$d n$y ha(e &i(e circ$es n their !a!er. We #i$$ a$s !ractice #riting a !ersuasi(e !aragra!h. The third thing + #i$$ change t m di&y my $ess n & r my students is the guided !ractice. We #i$$ ha(e e(ery ne !$ay the game !ersuasi(e r n t !ersuasi(e in sma$$ gr u!s instead & t# gr u!s, and they #i$$ ha(e #hite' ards t use t sh # me the ans#er. The game #i$$ sti$$ 'e n a ! #er! int s they can see the sentence 'ut they #i$$ ha(e $ nger time t &igure ut the ans#er instead & 'eing the &astest team t sh # me. The gr u! #ith the m st ! ints #i$$ get a !ri.e, and 'y ! ints there #i$$ 'e ta$$ies n the 'ig #hite' ard in &r nt & the r a$s & r the c$ sure + #i$$ gi(e an ther e)am!$e that + #ant t change & r !ersuasi(e #riting and + #i$$ sh # su!! rting reas ns and he$! my three students c me u! #ith su!! rting reas ns i& they,re strugg$ing. + #i$$ a$s he$! them 'rainst rm t !ics t #rite a' ut i& they can,t thin* & any. They n$y ha(e t #rite three sentences at the m st. Then + #i$$ 0ust ha(e the students share t me. My !ers na$ re&$ecti ns n my $ess n !$an m di&ied is it,s e)tra !ractice t g 'ac* (er and re(ie# y ur $ess ns 'ecause y u #i$$ usua$$y end u! #ith a &e# di&&erent students in y ur c$ass #hether it 'e: s!ecia$ needs, tag students, 1ng$ish $earners, etc. And y u d n,t #ant t act $i*e y u ha(e n thing !$anned & r them 'ecause y u a$#ays sh u$d. + a$s thin* its &un thin*ing & ne# ideas and im!r (ing y ur $ess n 'ecause y u get t 'e creati(e and the students get t see that. +t,s m #ith y ur gr u! name n it and e(ery ans#er y u get right, y u get a ta$$y r ! int. And

a$s hard s metimes trying t thin* & ideas 'ecause + *n # +,m n t a !r at teaching di&&erent students and s metimes + d n,t *n # i& this is s mething they #i$$ $earn &r m. 2 + # u$d say a$#ays 'e !re!ared n matter #hat 'ecause y u ne(er *n # #h y u #i$$ ha(e in y ur c$assr m.