VTFT Intern Name: Eliza Hendrick

Subject of Lesson: English/Language Arts

Topic of Lesson: Summarizing
Grade Level of Students: 4th
Time/Length of Lesson: 45 minutes
Date Taught: 12/19 (AM class), 12/21 (PM class)
VTFT LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
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In this lesson…
Overview students will learn how to summarize a book by practicing with a holiday novel.
Standards of n/a
Learning
How do good readers stop and think about the text so they can summarize
events?
Essential Questions

Students will be able to…

summarize the beginning, middle, and end of a book to create a summary for
Objectives the book as a whole.

I can…
Learning Target summarize a fictional text.

Necessary Prior Writing, basic knowledge of summarizing

Knowledge
The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco, worksheet, device to show
Materials video, rubric (on paper)

Key Vocabulary or Summarizing

Concepts
1. Teacher will ask students what they already know about Hanukkah so
they can be reminded of the basic facts. Teacher will call on various
students to share.
2. Students will watch a video with fun facts about the history of Hanukkah
Introduction/Hook and how it is celebrated today.
3. Teacher will ask students what they learned and what surprised them
from the video. Teacher will call on various students to share.

1. Teacher will randomly create groups with 2 students each. Students will
sit with their partner on the rug at the front of the room with their
whiteboard/clipboard and a pencil.
Instructional 2. Teacher will pass out the worksheet to each student and instruct them to
Activities & write their name.
3. Teacher will begin reading The Trees of the Dancing Goats, projecting
Strategies the book onto the Smart Board. Teacher will pause occasionally to help
students figure out the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. The teacher
will ask students what they think it means and call on students to share.
 If it is correct, the teacher will confirm the meaning and ask students
how they came to that conclusion (reaffirming the importance of
inferences). If it is incorrect, the teacher will correct the meaning or call
on other students to give a different definition.
a. Vocabulary: Babushka, menorah, spitzerinkto, latkes, epidemic,
cherished, till the soil
4. At the designated spot, the teacher will stop reading and instruct students
to work with their partners to summarize the part of the story that was
just read.
5. After students work with partners, the teacher will call on students to
share their summaries. Based on student responses, the teacher will write
a summary on their own paper as an example, correcting any mistakes
students may have in their summaries. Teacher will project their paper
onto the Smart Board so students are able to see what is written.
6. Teacher will repeat parts 4 and 5 for the beginning, middle, and end of
the story.
7. Once the teacher has finished reading the entire book and has gone over
summaries for all sections of the book, students will return to their
desks.
8. Teacher will instruct students to work independently to summarize the
book as a whole, using the summaries of the separate parts as a
reference. The teacher will remind students that only the most important
details of the book as a whole should be included, which may not be all
the details included in the summaries of the separate parts.
1. Teacher will display the summarizing rubric for students to view.
2. Students will have a paper copy of the rubric where they will grade their
final summary. If they are not happy with their score, they will revise
their summary to score better on the rubric.
Closure Activity 3. Teacher will walk around the room and assist students as needed.
4. After students are finishing grading and revising, they will turn their
paper into the collection bin at the front of the classroom.
5. Teacher will review and leave comments on the worksheets and later
return them to students for them to review the feedback.
Responses to teacher’s questions
Assessments Responses on worksheet

Repeat instructions when needed

Accommodations Read book aloud and show text simultaneously

https://youtu.be/RGX2BKyW5xg
Resources Rubric from Mrs. O’Shea

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VTFT II Lesson Plan Rubric

Excellent Good Acceptable Needs Revision
 Organization 25 Information is 21 Content is 18 Plan has some 15 Plan is unorganized
& Detail presented in a clear, sequential. Plan organization but ideas may and lacks clear
logical, coherent contains specific detail not be in logical order. sequence. Plan is
sequence. Plan is detailed for most elements. A Parts may be vague, described only in basic
and each section is few sections may not missing detail in multiple detail or list of activities.
thoroughly explained. be very detailed or not sections. Many sections left
fully explained. blank.
Content 25 Plan is based on a 21 Content is full in 18 Content has some 15 Content lacks
21 standard or specific goal & coverage, clarity, missing elements in coverage, clarity,
All solid but missing thoroughly addresses information, and coverage, clarity, information, and/or
an SOL? standards/goals, Content analysis; information, or analysis; analysis;
is superb in coverage, Plan mostly addresses Plan misses fully Plan doesn’t address
clarity, information, detail. the standards/ goals. addressing the the stated standard or
Perhaps goes above & standard/goal. doesn’t achieve the
beyond. lesson goal.
Teaching 20 Plan includes multiple 17 Plan includes 2+ 14 Plan includes one 12 Presentation relies
Strategies (3+) creative & effective strategies to share effective strategy and one solely on lecture and
strategies to share content content and engage that is not fully explained does not attempt to
and fully engage students. students. Strategies or not effectively used. implement additional
are effective but not Plan may lack strategies to engage
necessarily creativity/engagement. students.
creative/unique.
Supplemental 20 Plan includes links or 16 Plan includes links 12 Plan includes only one 8 Plan does not include
Materials attachments to all or attachments to all supplemental material OR supplemental materials;
supplemental materials. materials. Some may multiple that do not or materials are
(Slides, handouts, be hard to read/too enhance overall inappropriate/
directions, etc.) All are much info and/or presentation and/or ineffective.
well-designed and easily handouts may be contain inappropriate
accessible to students. slightly ineffective. content. (Ex: Slides are
hard to read with too much
content)
Mechanics 10 Plan and visuals are 8 Plan and visuals 6 Plan and visuals contain 4 Plan and visual
polished and contain NO contain only 1-2 errors 3-4 errors/errors begin to includes 5+written
written and/or spoken distract listener and/or spoken errors
errors

TOTAL: __96__/100
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