Belinda Quimby

TCH ED 4391
Beth Knoedelseder
Spring 2017

Episode 1 Lesson Plan

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular
details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or
judgments.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well
as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.D
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain
the topic.

I can identify the main idea and key details of a non-fiction

article using a graphic organizer.
I can make an inference by combining what I know with what I
learned on a graphic organizer.
I can use a sentence starter with academic language to write
my inference.

Hook: READ 180 video clips about the Harlem Renaissance (HR):
introduces famous artists, musicians, and social issues of 1920s and
30s Harlem, NY.

Key Vocabulary: agony, universal, incident, minor, inquiry

Using a graphic organizer, students rate the words to show how well
they already know them, repeat correct pronunciation after me, write
or add to the meaning, and generate their own sentence examples
and some using sentence frames.

Accessing/Building Background Knowledge:

To build background knowledge, students will view a brainpop
video on the Harlem Renaissance and take notes on key people,
places/events, and issues.
To access prior knowledge, I show photos of HR art, and played
music of HR musicians and hold a class discussion.
Keep in Mind:
The 8 Cs targeted by this lesson include curiosity, controversy,
cooperation, and connections. Curiosity is peaked by the HR art,
music, and poetry that helps me access prior knowledge. Curiosity
and Controversy are weaved into the READ 180 video clips.
Connections for the students can be made to prior knowledge from
elementary school and beyond.
The learning styles hit by this lesson include mastery,
understanding, and interpersonal. The Mastery students will
appreciate the vocabulary learning and graphic organizer while the
Understanding students will appreciate the knowledge provided by
the Brainpop video, and the Interpersonal students will enjoy working
together in partners to complete and compare their work and notes.
DIFFERENTIATION
READING DISABILITIES ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
partly filled graphic paired with native partners
organizer for key vocabulary
sentence frames for word bank for brainpop
writing with vocabulary video notes
partly filled notes for google translator
brainpop video
CC captioning on brainpop CC captioning on brainpop
video video
sentence starters for word bank for academic
making inferences language making inferences
sentence starters for
making inferences

Closing the Lesson:

Exit Ticket questions:
1. When did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
2. Name two famous artists, writers, or musicians from the Harlem
Renaissance.
3. How do you make an inference?

Materials:

READ 180 video clips: Workshop 9 Streets of Harlem

computers with internet for brainpop video:

https://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/musicalgenres/harlemrenaiss
ance/

List/Group/Label sheet for brainpop notes

Vocabulary Graphic Organizer

Main Idea Map Organizer

Name____________________________________________ Date____________ HR_________________

Harlem Renaissance: www.brainpop.com
Notes: List/Group/Label

People of
the
Harlem
Renaissance
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Places and
Events of
the
Harlem
Renaissance
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Key Issues
of the
Harlem
Renaissance
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Workshop 9: Streets of Harlem
Rating Scale: 1= Ive never heard it/dont know it at all 2= Ive heard it or seen it.
3= I think I can explain it. 4= I know it and could teach it.
Target Words Meaning Examples (Sentences)

________________________________________
agony
_____________________________________________
The woman was in agony because ________
Rate
1 2 3 4 _______________________________________________
At the store, I had an inquiry about ________
inquiry a _______________________________________________
question
Rate
1 2 3 4 _________________________________________
_______________________________________________

Music is a universal language.

universal

Rate _________________________________________
1 2 3 4
_______________________________________________
An incident I would not like to be a part of
incident an event is
__________________________________________
Rate
1 2 3 4
______________________________________________
_________________________________________
______________________________________________

minor _____________________________ is a minor

mistake.
Rate
1 2 3 4
__________________________________________

_______________________________________________