Calvin Book Club Leader: Libby Engle Grade: 4th Date: Wednesday, November 13

Subject area ELA. Main Focus: Chapter 6

Write the title of the book, pages to be read, main activity/issue to be reviewed.
In a ‘typical’ lesson plan (ELA) you should show about 3-4 common core standards in progress.
Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.10
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and
shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks,
purposes, and audiences.

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Teaching and Learning Outcomes (Goals)
 Students are able to write for 6 minutes without significant stopping points.
Assessment:
 Students respond to questions in reading journal.
Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.A
Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a
word or phrase.

2 Teaching and Learning Outcomes (Goals):

 Students are able to use Tier 3 vocabulary words appropriately – Sailboat terms
Assessment:
 Students follow along with powerpoint and label sailboat chart. Students re-read
Chapter 6 after learning sailboat terms to enhance comprehension.
Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

3 Teaching and Learning Outcomes (Goals):

 Students are able to read fluently and accurately.
Assessment:
 Students read Chapter 6 to a partner
Differentiation (UDL)
Content: Assisting students with words they cannot pronounce/do not know, even if not
on vocabulary list. Focusing on fewer vocab words to put on list.
Process: Allow students to listen to reading if they cannot read aloud.
Outcomes: Allow students to write bulllets, respond verbally, tell teacher what to write, or
draw picture if writing stamina is not strong yet. If students are struggling with prompt,
allow them to write about their prediction for Ch. 7.

Materials and other preparation

(Ready to Teach and the environment is considered)
Rules sheet displayed, student folders: important words, reading journals, word search,
Sailboat power point, Sailboat term chart, Ch. 6 recording
 TEACHER ACTIVITY STUDENT ACTIVITY
Motivating, Engaging. (Introduction)
1. Pre-select students’ seats, lay
out materials/folders
2. Welcome students back, check-
in
3. Teacher asks students to talk to 3. Students review Ch. 5 with a partner
the person next to them to and report to the group afterwards
review what happened in Ch. 5
*Captain Bill is telling his story,
he is sailing, his daughter Tia
gives him a puppy, he goes
sailing on Lady Tia, puppy
jumps overboard and he cannot
find her!
4. Group shares together what
happened in Ch. 5
5
Development (Process)

5. Ask students read Ch. 6 to a partner – 5. Students read Ch. 6 aloud to a partner
remind that Captain Bill is still
2 narrarating
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6. After students are finished, ask 6. Students report difficult vocabulary
students if there were vocabulary words words
in the chapter that they didn’t know –
write on white board

7. Tell students a lot of the words we

may not know are sailboat terms – terms
that Captain Bill would be very familiar
with

8. Review Sailboat PP – pass out term 8. Students fill out Sailboat chart while
chart following along with PP
-mainsail
-Tiller
-Bow
2
-Stern
6 -Mast
-Jib sail
3 9. Re-read Ch. 6 after reviewing 9. Students follow along to recording of
vocabulary words – play recording Ch. 6
0
*remind students to follow along with
notecard if they need
10. After reading, ask: 10. Students respond to comprehension
-Has Captain Bill found his puppy yet? questions
[no]
-Do you think he will soon? [varied
responses]
-Where do you think the puppy is? Is it
alive? [varied responses]
-What do you think the weather is like?
3 Can you find specific spots in the chapter
that prove your idea? [varied responses
3
– stormy/windy]

4 Closure.
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11. Ask students to write for 6 minutes 11. Students write sentences using
in their reading journals – create sailboat vocabulary [as if they were Uncle
sentences using the new sailboat Bill.] May use term chart!
vocabulary – write as if you are Captain
Bill for extra challenge

12. Collect books, remind students

not to read ahead
(TURN IN YOUR REFLECTIONS ASAP!!)