Intern Name: Kayla Rockhill

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic): Language Arts

Grade: 2nd
Length of Lesson: approx. 20 minutes (1st small group session was from 9:50-10:10)
Date Taught: 2/3/22
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson… Students will create an alternative ending to a fictional story.
Overview (“How Rabbit Lost His Tail”)
Standards of 2.8
The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts.
Learning
What fictional books are best to use to analyze the ideas of theme and
Essential Questions characterization?

Students will be able to…discuss the theme of a story, see how character traits
Objectives may change with an alternative ending (or even identify some traits)
— look at writing goals
Students will be able to…
Learning Target - I can identify the theme or lesson learned from a fiction story
- I can make predictions and inferences about character traits
have a little understanding on Native Americans, Pourquoi Tales, and theme;
Necessary Prior students will also be familiar with the CUPS & ARMS (revise & edit) methods
Knowledge to their papers
- the board for presentation
- students will need to bring their notebook & a writing utensil for my
Materials small group
- computers for independent work
To open, we will review theme first with examples and make
Introduction/Hook predictions/discuss with their table what they think the story is about.
Then, the instructor will provide a little background before starting to read.
Group Lesson (GL) PowerPoint - from Mrs. Ennis
- start with opener questions
- listen to the story and pause at certain points to make predictions
(ex. rabbit is selfish)
Instructional
Small Groups
Activities & - a few groups will be working on independent assignments
Strategies (resources like ReadWorks, SeeSaw, Epic, SmartyPals?)
- Mrs. Ennis has a group at the back table for spelling chunks
- My own small group was at the rocking chair to discuss and start
papers for alternative endings/make appropriate edits while
drafting
Key Vocabulary or theme, characterization (character traits), revise, edit, Porurqoui Tales, fictional
Concepts
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Assessments
Closure Activity
No specific instructions for individual needs…
- some students moved their seats so that they could see the board for GL
Accommodations - they are split into different small groups based on their reading and
writing levels
Resources from Mrs. Ennis (Group lesson powerpoint) &
Resources https://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/2010/stds_engli
sh2.pdf (this is where I found the standards of learning for 2nd grade English)

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)