Teacher Candidate Name: Kristen Incorvaia

Date: November 25, 2013

UDL Lesson Plan
DESCRIPTION
The teacher will read the students "Fireflies", by Julie Brinckloe. To keep the
students engaged, the teacher will ask students questions about the book while
reading, and have the students "buddy talk" or "turn and talk" before answering
the question. Students will also fill out a graphic organizer while reading the story.
After reading, the students will determine the main character's motivation for his
actions at the end of the story by identifying and analyzing his thoughts,
emotions, and actions. After the class discussion, the students will complete a
worksheet independently or with a partner.
PREREQUISITES: Students have some knowledge of comprehension.
ESTIMATED TIME: 1 hour
PURPOSE: Classroom Instruction
GRADES: 2
CONTENT AREAS: English/Language Arts
COMMON CORE: English Language Arts
Reading: Literature
Key Ideas and Details
o CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1 (grade 2): Ask and answer such
questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
o CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3 (grade 2): Describe how characters in a
story respond to major events and challenges.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
o CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.7 (grade 2): Use information gained from
the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS
Learners will be able to identify the main characters motivation for his actions at
the end of the story by identifying and analyzing his thoughts, emotions, and
actions.
OBJECTIVES

Teacher Candidate Name: Kristen Incorvaia

Date: November 25, 2013
UDL Lesson Plan

Learners will be able to describe how the main character in the story
responds to major events and challenges.
Learners will identify and analyze the main character's thoughts, emotions,
and actions.

VARIABILITY
With a wide variety of learners in the classroom, each student learns and shows
what they learn differently. This lesson provides several different ways for the
students to express their learning of the information and keep them involved and
engaged.
Variability in Representation and Background Knowledge
1.1 Offer ways to customizing the display of information The teacher is reading
Fireflies to the class from a big book. There is a classroom set of Fireflies books
for students to read a long with if needed and on the iPads there is a digital copy
as well.
2.4 Promote understanding across languages Johanna has a German to
English dictionary she leaves on her desk to help her with any words she needs
help with.
Variability in Action and Expression
4.1 Vary the methods for response and navigation Students are allowed to use
the classroom set of Fireflies to read along with the teacher or they are allowed to
read with the digital copy on the iPad. For the worksheet given at the end of the
lesson, they are allowed to work alone or with a partner. Beverly works better
when she works alone so this gives her the option too.
4.2 Optimize access to tools and assistive technologizes Every student in the
class has a laptop and iPad available to them. Mike uses the iPad and
headphones to read him text on the worksheet. Beverly uses Kurzweil 3000 to
allow her to answer questions since she has no productive speech. Johanna has
a German to English dictionary and also on the iPad there is a translator for her.
Mike uses highlighter tape to highlight sentences in the book to help him keep
focused on the words and helps him read.
6.3 Facilitate managing information and resources This lesson uses a graphic
organizer for students to record events in the story. Beverly has a schedule on
her desk for each day to keep her on track.

Teacher Candidate Name: Kristen Incorvaia

Date: November 25, 2013
UDL Lesson Plan

Variability in Engagement
7.3 Minimize threats and distractions Beverly has a Board-Maker schedule she
leaves on her desk to keep her in the class routine. Mike uses his headphones
and iPad to read him text on the worksheet to keep him from being distracted
from the rest of the class. The entire class is given the options to use the class
set of books, their iPads or just read with the teacher so that they are able to pick
which method works best for them and is less distracting.
Assessments
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Learners will be able to describe how the main character in the story
responds to major events and challenges. After the teacher reads Fireflies
aloud to the class they will work together to answer the questions on the graphic
organizer. On the organizer the questions will be to see if the students
comprehended what they read. The first section will be the Somebody section,
which is where the students will put the main character of Fireflies. The next
section will be the Wanted section, which is where the students will put what the
main character wanted. The third section will be the But section, the teacher will
ask the what got in the way of what he wanted and what happened to the fireflies.
The last section will be the So section and the students will put what happened
in the end of the book.
Learners will identify and analyze the main character's thoughts, emotions,
and actions. While reading to the students the teacher will ask the students
questions about the book. The students will buddy talk with a neighbor before
answering the question. The teacher will ask questions about the setting, the
main character, what the main character is doing at a particular part in the story
and feelings of the main character. The teacher will be able to see which students
comprehend the story and who responds to the questions.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Learners will be given a worksheet at the end of the lesson to work on with a
partner or independently. They will be given the option to complete the worksheet
with a pencil and paper or on the class set of laptops. The worksheet will have
multiple-choice questions that ask the students to put events of the story in order,

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tell the setting of the story, and answer questions about the story. Also the
worksheet will have fill in the blanks and complete the sentence questions. This
allows the teacher to see if the students fully comprehended the story.
OPENING
Introduction
The teacher will tell the students they are going to read the book Fireflies. The
teacher will tell the students that they are allowed to read along while the teacher
reads aloud and they are allowed to get a book from the class set or on of the
iPads for a digital book. The teacher will say to the class, The main character
does something interesting at the end of the book. So lets keep track of what the
main character thinks, feels, and does during the story so we can figure out why
he does what he does at the end of the story.
DURING
Guided Practice
The teacher will keep the students engaged by asking the students questions
about the book while reading. The students will buddy talk with a neighbor before
answering the question. After reading page 1 out loud, the teacher will think out
loud and say The author just gave us important information about the setting of
the book. Remember, setting is when and where a story takes place. The author
says it is summer, and it is evening. That tells us when the story takes place.
Then, the author writes that the boy is looking through the open window to the
backyard. Thats where the story takes place. I wonder whose backyard it is. The
read pages 2-3 out loud and ask the students some questions, What is in the
backyard? Whose tree house is it? So, whose backyard is it? What did the
boys see over by the fence? Then continue to read the story like that, asking
questions every couple of pages to keep the students engaged and thinking.
- Beverly is allowed to use Kurweil 3000 to answer the teachers questions.
Johanna is allowed to use her German to English dictionary if she needs to help
define a word she might not understand. Mike uses highlighter tape to highlight
words in the book to help him stay focused on the sentences and help him read.
After finishing the book, the class will complete a graphic organizer that was
made on Pixie. Students will be given the option of using a paper and pencil to

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complete the graphic organizer or they will be allowed to complete it on Pixie on
the class set of laptops. The teacher will read allowed the first section
Somebody and the students will put the main character of Fireflies in that
section. After students provide a correct answer, the teacher will have one of the
students go up to the Promethean Board and reveal the answer on the graphic
organizer. The next section is the "Wanted" section, where the learners will put
what the main character wanted. The third section will be the "But" section, the
teacher will ask what got in the way of what the main character wanted and what
happened to the fireflies. The last section is the "So" section and the learners will
put what happened at the end of the book .
Independent Practice
Learners will be given a worksheet at the end of the lesson to work on with a
partner or independently. They will be given the option to complete the worksheet
with a pencil and paper or on the class set of laptops. The worksheet will have
multiple-choice questions that ask the students to put events of the story in order,
tell the setting of the story, and answer questions about the story. Also the
worksheet will have fill in the blanks and complete the sentence questions. This
allows the teacher to see if the students fully comprehended the story.
- Mike uses the iPad and headphones to read him text on the worksheet. Also
Mike uses a voice input device to record his answer for the worksheet. Beverly
works alone on the worksheet to reduce behaviors. Johanna has a GermanEnglish dictionary and also uses a translator on the computer to help her with
words she doesnt know.
CLOSING
Review
After completing the worksheet, the teacher will go over the answers with the
class. They will review the story and have a quiz the next day.
Materials
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
- Promethean Board- Class set of iPads- Kurzweil 3000- German to English
Dictionary- Headphones- Class set of Laptops- Board Maker- Graphic Organizer
Worksheet- Pixie- Worksheet- Class set of Fireflies book - Big Fireflies book