Ed 411: Teaching Children Mathematics

Fall 2013
INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING TEMPLATE
Your name: Jacqueline Orr
rade le!el and school: 4th and "
th
grade# $ines Elementar%
Title o& lesson'acti!it%: (esson1# $hat does )ersuade mean*
Teaching date+s, and time+s,: Tuesda% 3'1-'14 at 3)m
Estimated time &or
lesson'acti!it%:
3" minutes
O!er!ie. o& lesson:
/ .ill as0 students to .rite in their 1ournals a de&inition o& )ersuade2 and
then .e .ill share some o& the de&initions and discuss some o& the
similarities 3et.een the ones shared4 / .ill then gi!e the dictionar%
de&inition and ha!e students .rite that de&inition2 and an% o& the ones
their )eers shared2 in the 1ournals as .ell4
/ .ill as0 students .hat might ha!e 3een a time the% )ersuaded
someone4 $ho the% .ere tr%ing to )ersuade2 .hat .ere the% tr%ing to
)ersuade them a3out2 did it .or02 ho. long did it ta0e* The% .ill .rite
on a sli) o& )a)er and )ut in 3as0et4 / .ill then )ic0'read a &e. and
discuss .hat the% had to do to )ersuade that )erson4
/ .ill ha!e students start .riting a )aragra)h on lined sheet o& )a)er +to
turn in, a3out the time the% )ersuaded someone or a time someone
)ersuaded them4 The% can use a time in a 3oo0 as .ell4 The% .ill &inish
this )aragra)h as their .riting home.or04
Conte5t o& lesson:
This is the &irst lesson o& m% unit4 /t .ill 3e &ollo.ing a unit o&
3iogra)hies that include a )ro1ect and .ritten s)eech4 6tudents ha!e
also 3een .or0ing throughout the %ear on .riting sound )aragra)hs on
!arious to)ics4
This lesson .ill 3e &ollo.ed 3% a read aloud o& the 3oo0 7$hen The
Cra%ons 8uit9 .here .e .ill discuss ho. the cra%ons use )ersuasion in
.ritten &orm to con!ince a 3o% to ma0e some changes in their use4
6ources:
$e3ster:s ;ictionar%
Learning Goals
Learning Goals Connection to Standards Connection to
Activities
<e enthusiastic a3out
.riting and ta0e initiati!e in
their classroom learning
(CE $=T40"401: /s enthusiastic a3out .riting and tries
to a))l% classroom learning inde)endentl%4 N/A
$rite .ith a )ersonal
st%le'!oice .hile
considering audience and
)ur)ose
(CE $>?40"401'$>640"401: Esta3lishes a )ersonal
st%le'!oice .hile considering audience and )ur)ose
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Ed 411: Teaching Children Mathematics
Fall 2013
@nderstand .hat a
)ersuasi!e essa% is and
.hat is needed to
)ersuade someone4
CC664E(=#(iterac%4$4"41 $rite o)inion )ieces on
to)ics or te5ts2 su))orting a )oint o& !ie. .ith reasons
and in&ormation4
+re)ort card, (CE $A0"401'02'03'04: ;e!elo)s and
)u3lishes .riting )ieces attending to s)eci&ic &eatures
o& the )articular genres'&orms 3eing used
Attending to the Learners
Anticipating student ideas / antici)ate that students .ill ha!e di&&erent understandings o& the
.ord )ersuade 3ut .ill o!erall 3e a3le to de&ine it as a time .hen %ou
ma0e someone do something %ou .ant or thin0 a .a% that %ou do4
6tudents ma% 3e reluctant to .rite a )aragra)h 3ut / ho)e the
discussion 3e&ore .ill gi!e them )lent% o& ideas to .rite a3out and
3ecause it is a )ersonal e5)erience2 or can 3e &rom a 3oo0 the%
read% +and almost e!er% student lo!es to read,2 the% .ill all ha!e
things to .rite a3out4
/ antici)ate that some students ma% 3e sh% to share their )ersuasion
idea i& it is )ic0ed so / .ill gi!e the o)tion o& )assing4 This random
)ic0ing ma% get some students tal0ing .ho do not usuall% share4
Ma!ing the content
accessi"le to all students
/ )lan to ma0e the content accessi3le to all students 3% ha!ing all the
students on the car)et in a circle so the% can easil% hear and see
each other4 The% .ill also 3e !olunteering de&initions at the
3eginning and then / .ill chose randoml% .ith the sli)s o& )a)er4 This
allo.s students .ho do not al.a%s &eel com&orta3le sharing a
chance to share as .ell as limit the amount o& sharing &rom the
students .ho al.a%s share4 ;uring the random sharing / .ill allo. a
student to 7)ass9 i& the% .ould not li0e to share4 This eliminates an%
student &rom &eeling uncom&orta3le4 / am also allo.ing students to
.rite a3out a )ersonal time the% )ersuaded someone or a time in a
3oo0 so i& a student does not &eel com&orta3le sharing a )ersonal
e5)erience or cannot thin0 o& one easil%2 the% ha!e another o)tion4
The )ur)ose o& this acti!it% is to get students .riting as .ell as
thin0ing a3out )ersuasion and .hat it ta0es to ma0e a good
argument4
Assess#ents
T$pe o%
Assess#ent
Learning&Goals Connection
>aragra)h a3out a
time the% )ersuaded
someone +i& time
)ermits,
O3ser!ations o&
sharing a time the%
)ersuaded someone
and the de&inition o&
)ersuade4
;ra. on )rior 0no.ledge a3out ma0ing an argument or )ersuading someone in
order to &orm an o)inion and use e!idence
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Fall 2013
Instructional Se'uence
Materials
$riting 1ournals
>encil
6cra) )iece o& )a)er
(ined sheet o& )a)er
Cli)3oard
<as0et
Cli)3oard and )a)er &or me
Ti#e Steps (escri"ing )hat the Teacher
and Students )ill (o
Notes and
Re#inders
(including
management
considerations)
2:"0#
3:00
Call students to the car)et sitting in a circle .here e!er%one can 3e seen +li0e
.e do &or class meetings,4
<ring %our .riting note3oo02 )encil and a scra) )iece o& )a)er4
+coming in &rom
recess so need to
ta0e stu&& o&&,
3:00#
3:1-
$rite do.n in %our note3oo0s a de&inition o& the .ord )ersuade4
$hen .e ha!e a de&inition .ritten )lease )ut %our &inger on %our nose4
/ .ill gi!e %ou a3out 3 minutes to thin0'.rite4
$ho .ould li0e to share their de&inition*
$rite do.n on )a)er to 0ee) trac0 o& all de&initions gi!en
$hat are some similarities 3et.een the de&initions shared* $hat do the% all
include*
The dictionar% de&inition is:
$rite do.n the dictionar% de&inition and then underneath the dictionar%
de&inition 3e read% to .rite a de&inition that .e came u) .ith4
@sing the de&initions .e thought o& and the dictionar% one2 .ho has an idea o&
.hat a good de&inition that .ill 3e O@? C(=66 de&inition*
et a &e. ideas and then do a e%es closed thum3s u) !ote &or our class
de&inition4 +do not gi!e names 1ust read the de&inition,
# / need a
)a)er .ith cli)
3oard
# Bee) our
class
de&inition so /
can )ut on
3ulletin 3oard
3:1-#
3:32
Ao.2 / .ould li0e %ou to ta0e %our scra) sheet o& )a)er and .rite do.n a time
%ou )ersuaded someone or ma%3e someone )ersuaded %ou4
$hen %ou are &inished &old u) %our )a)er and / .ill )ass around a 3as0et so
%ou can dro) it in4
>ic0 a &e. and read out loud4 =s0 .ho .rote this one and i& the% .ould li0e to
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Ed 411: Teaching Children Mathematics
Fall 2013
Ti#e Steps (escri"ing )hat the Teacher
and Students )ill (o
Notes and
Re#inders
(including
management
considerations)
e5)lain +the% can )ass,4
E5)lain .hat %ou had to do to )ersuade that )erson* O? them %ou*
Can someone re)eat .hat CCCCCCC said*
# Bee) a list o& things that students did' shared
# ?ead some .ithout ha!ing them e5)lain so more !oices are heard
DD$atch time
3:32#
3:3"
Ao. / .ould li0e %ou to use .hat .e tal0ed a3out toda%# the de&inition o&
)ersuade and the e5am)les %our classmates shared to .rite a )aragra)h a3out
the time %ou )ersuaded someone or the% )ersuaded %ou4 Thin0 a3out .ho %ou
.ere )ersuading2 .hat %ou .ere )ersuading them to do2 did it .or0* Eo. long
did it ta0e*
You can .rite a3out a time %ou )ersuaded someone2 someone )ersuaded %ou2
%ou .atched someone )ersuade someone or ma%3e a time this ha))ened in a
3oo04 You need to ha!e enough to .rite at least one )aragra)h4
8uestions*
You .ill ha!e time to .or0 on %our )aragra)h no. +i& time )ermits,
Re%lection on Planning
Learning goal %or sel% = learning goal &or m%sel& is to 3e a3le to ac0no.ledge students:
res)onses .hile still )ro!iding them .ith correct in&ormation4
Preparing to teach this
lesson
/n )re)aration &or this lesson / tal0ed to m% mom2 colleagues and mentor
teacher4 / )racticed the instructional sequence in &ront o& the mirror and
made sure / had all the materials / needed4
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