Name: Melissa Goodman

Lesson Title: Important Details P. Hermes demonstrated in Westward to Home: Joshs

Story
Subject Area: ELA
Grade Level: 4
Unit Title: Historical Fiction
GLCEs Common
Core Standard
CCS !nte"ration o# $no%led"e and !deas& !denti#' t(e reasons an aut(or "ives to
su))ort )oints in a te*t+
NETS&T Model di"ital a"e %or, and learnin"
a+ -emonstrate #luenc' in tec(nolo"' s'stems
and t(e trans#er o# current ,no%led"e to ne%
tec(nolo"ies and situations
Essential
.uestions:
/(at is t(e main idea o# t(e stor'0
/(at is t(e settin"0
/(o %as t(e main c(aracter0
/(at details %ere "iven to su))ort t(e aut(or1s messa"e0
2bjectives: Students %ill com)lete a teac(er created %or,s(eet t(at describes t(e main idea3
settin"3 c(aracters3 and details #ollo%in" t(e teac(er created rubric+
Tools and
4esources:
Teac(er created %or,s(eet
/est%ard to Home: 5os(ua1s Stor' b' 6+ Hermes
Teac(er created lecture video
4ationale: /it( t(e "ro%in" )o)ularit' o# online learnin"3 it is im)ortant #or students to be
able to listen to a lecture t(rou"( a video+ !t is also im)ortant #or students to
understand %(at details are used in t(e stor' to su))ort t(e aut(ors )oint+ T(is s,ill
%ill (el) t(e students %(en t(e' be"in %ritin" essa's in secondar' sc(ool+
Sequence o !cti"ities:
Antici)ator'
.uestionsActivit':
Teac(er %ill read /est%ard to Home: 5os(ua1s Stor' to t(e class
7od' o# Lesson
6lan:
86la' t(e 9ouTube video #or t(e class t(at e*)lains t(e %or,s(eet t(e' %ill need to
com)lete (tt)s:%%%+'outube+com%atc(0
v:;aaHnj<=,;4>list:HL?4@<@@A<@@>#eature:m(Blol; C
86ass out t(e %or,s(eetC
Students must %or, on t(is %or,s(eet inde)endentl'+ Teac(er ma' %al, around t(e room
to ensure t(e students are on tas,+
Conclusion Students %ill turn in t(e %or,s(eet
Lesson Dierentiations:
Sim)li#ications: Allo% students to %or, in )airs to (el) eac( ot(er %it( t(e %or,s(eet
E*tensions: Allo% t(e students to researc( t(e section t(at as,s t(em %(at else t(e' %ould li,e to
,no% about in relation to t(e detail t(e aut(or )rovided in t(e stor'+
Assessment
6iece:
Teac(er
Created
Handouts:
.ualit' Student
Sam)le: