Createdby:AshleyLeonard

DAILYLESSONPLANTEMPLATE

(CORE)
Datedeveloped:June16th,2016

LESSON
Grade:4thgrade
NumberofStudents:18
Unit/Theme:Spacescienceunit
Whereintheunitdoesthislessonoccur?
Middleoftheunit

PreliminaryInformation
DateofLesson:June16th,2016
Course/Subject:ELA

Period/Time:
EstimatedDuration:12days
Structure(s)orgroupingforthelesson(underlineanythatapply):
Wholeclass
Onetoone

1.GOALS:Whatareyourgoalsforstudentlearning
,
andwhyaretheyappropriateforthese
studentsatthistime?
BigIdeaorConceptBeingTaught

Thestudentswillpracticetheirabilitytofindthemainideaofatextandwhatthedifferenceisbetweenmainideas
andthekeydetails.Theywillseparatemainideasfromkeydetailsintheirbrainstormingandshowthattheirkey
detailssupportthemainideaofthearticle.Thentheywillsummarizethemainideasandkeydetailsofthearticlein
theirownwords.

StudentLearningGoal(s)/Objective(s):
(Identify1or2goalsforstudents;belowyourgoalsstatehowyouwillcommunicatethegoalstostudents.)

Studentswillbeabletoidentifythemainideasofanarticle.
Studentswillbeabletoidentifykeydetailsinthearticlethatsupporttheirmainideas.
Studentswillbeabletousebubbl.ustomakeabrainstormingmapoftheirmainideasandkeydetails.
Studentswillbeabletousetheinformationintheirbrainstormingmaptowritea35sentencesummaryofthearticle
weread.

Standards
(ListtheCommonCoreLearningStandardsorotherdisciplinespecificstandardsaddressedinthisCommonlesson.)

CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.4.2
Determinethemainideaofatextandexplainhowitissupportedbykeydetails;summarizethetext.

ISTEstudentstandard6:TechnologyOperationsandConcepts
a. Understandandusetechnologysystems

2.
ASSESSMENT:Howwillyouknowanddocumenttheextenttowhichstudentsmake
progresstowardsormeetyourgoals?
EvidenceandAssessmentofStudentLearning
(Howwillyouknowwhetherstudentsaremakingprogresstowardyourlearninggoal[s],and/orhowwillyouassessthe
extenttowhichtheyhavemetyourgoal[s]?)
Iwillassesstheirbrainstormingonbubbl.usandIwillassesstheirsummarytheycreateastheirendproduct.Iwill
makesuretheybrainstorm2mainideasandkeydetailsforeach.ThenIwillmakesureintheirsummarytheyinclude
theirmainideasandthemostimportantkeydetailforeach.

3.THELESSON:Howwillyousupportstudentstomeetyourgoals?
Launch/Hook/AnticipatorySet

(Howwillyougetthelessonstarted?Whatquestions,texts,inquiry,modeling,and/orothertechniqueswillyouuseto
engagestudents?)
*Beforethislesson,toinroducebubbl.usIwouldhaveusedthisprogramseveraltimesasawholeclass,justshowing
themonthesmartboardtobrainstormmainideasandsupportingdetailssothattheyarefamiliarwiththetool.Each
timeIwouldremindthemasweuseitasawholeclasswhatwehavetodo,whatkeystopressandwheretoclickto
makethebrainstormingbubbles.*

Explaintothestudentsthattodaywewillbereadinganarticleaboutreusablerocketsandthatafterreadingthearticle
finallytheywillhavetheopportunitytousebubbl.usontheirownindependentlyformainideasandkeydetails.Before
evengivingthemthescholasticnews,talktothestudentsaboutwhattheyhavelearnedaboutspacesofarinour
scienceunit.Then,askthestudentswhattheythinkanarticletitledreusablerocketsmightbeabout.Whywouldwe
wantreusablerocketsforspacetravel?Promptstudentswithquestionstothinkaboutthearticlebeforereadingit.
Handoutthescholasticnews.

Explore/InstructionalStrategies
(Howwillstudentsengagewithideas/textstodevelopunderstandings;whatquestionswillyouask;howwillyou
promotequestiongeneration/discussion;howwillyouaddresstheacademiclanguagedemands?Detailyourplan.
Note:Formathlessonplans,pleasewriteorattacheverytask/problemstudentswillsolveduringthelesson.)

Together,asawholegroup,wewillreadascholasticnewsarticletitledReusableRocketsabouttwonewspace
rocketsthatcouldmakespacetravelcheaperbyusingreusablerocketsthatdontgetdamagedwhenmakingtripsto
spaceandcanbeusedagain,savingapproximately400milliondollars.
http://sni.scholastic.com/SN4/02_01_16_SN4/book#/2

Aswereadthisarticlewewillstopandtalkaboutwhatishappening,whattheideasareforreusablerockets,and
othervocabularyandideasthatthekidsmightneedhelpunderstanding.

Then,independentlythestudentswillgototheirseatsandworkonbubbl.us(
https://bubbl.us/mindmap
).Iwillexplain
tothemthatIwantthemtocreate2mainideasofthearticleandthenanysupportingkeydetailstheycanfindto
supporteachmainidea.Aswehavealwaysdoneasawholeclass,theirmainideagoingintheyellowbubbleandtheir
keydetailwillgointhegreenbubblebranchingofftheyellowbubble.

Aftertheyaredoneonbubbl.us,Iwillchecktheirworkandthenaskthemtotypeupashortsummary(35sentences)
aboutthearticleonGoogleclassroom(whereIwillalreadyhavetheassignmentsetup)thatincludestheirmainideas
andthemostimportantkeydetailforeachmainidea.

Closure
(Howwillyoubringclosuretothelesson?)

Onceallstudentsaredonewritingtheirsummaries,Iwillinvitestudentstosharetheirsummaryoutloudtotheclassif
theywouldlike.IfIdonotgetafewvolunteerstoreadouttheirsummariesthenIwillpullstickswithnamesonthem
andchoosestudentstosharetheirsummarieswiththeclass.

Differentiation/Extension
(Howwillyouaddresstheneedsofalllearnersinthislesson,i.e.,howwillyourespondtodiversityamongstudentsin
suchareasaspriorknowledge,abilitylevel,learningneeds,culturalbackground,andEnglishlanguageproficiency?)

MylowerELAstudents,orstudentswhoareEnglishLanguageLearnerswillsitwithmeatthebacktabletoworkon
theirbrainstormingandsummarysoIcanhelpthem,monitortheirworkclosely,supportthem,andkeepthemon
task.
Iwouldlikethisassignmenttogetdonein1ELAblockbutifIfinditistakinglongerthanIexpectedthenIwillallowthe
students2ELAblockstoworkonit.

ResourcesandMaterials
ScholasticNewsArticleReusableRockets(acopyforeachstudent)
Computerforeachstudent
https://bubbl.us/mindmap
GoogleClassroom