Sarah E.

Goode
Common Core Standard:

CC.1.2.4.C Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a text,

including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
CC.1.2.4.L Read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational text
on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
CC.1.4.4.J Create an organizational structure that includes related ideas
grouped to support the writers purpose and linked in a logical order with a
concluding statement or section related to the opinion.

Objective: Students will be able to read and comprehend information from a

biographical article.

Materials:

Biography
Timeline Page
Quote Page
Bubble Brainstorm Page
All about Sarah Goode Organizer
YouTube Video

Motivation:

I will show a video of the selected person, we will talk a bit about what we
already know about the individual and this will lead us into our article
reading.

Instruction:

I will present the biography on the smartboard

We will read through the biography together and highlight important facts
o Unlike writing, we are only highlighting key facts in order to
understand who Sarah Goode is and why she is important.
After reading the biography, I will present a PowerPoint with the student
pages included.
 We will complete the timeline where the facts will pop up one by one as
students fill out the timeline.
As a class, we will then fill in the Bubble Brainstorm with facts provided by
the teacher.
o Does not have to be written in complete sentences.

Guided Practice:

Students will fill in the All about Sarah E. Goode sheet.

Assessment:

Students will be assessed on the filled out All About worksheet for
completion.

Closure:

Review facts we learned from the article, and why the person is important to
Black History Month