VTFT Intern Name: Eliza Hendrick

Subject of Lesson: Language Arts

Topic of Lesson: Summarizing
Grade Level of Students: 4th
Time/Length of Lesson: 30 minutes
Date Taught: May 10 (AM) and May 17 (PM), 2023
LESSON PLAN: Summarizing
In this lesson…
Overview students will identify the important details in a text and use them to write a
summary in the form of a Tweet.
Standards of ELA.4.5.3 Identify the main idea.
ELA 4.5.4 Summarize supporting details.
Learning
How do good readers stop and think about the text so they can summarize
Essential Questions events?

Students will be able to…

Objectives identify the important details in a text and use them to write a summary.
I can…
Learning Target summarize a nonfiction text
Necessary Prior - Reading
- Writing
Knowledge
- Tweet Summary Template
- Popcorn article
Materials - Smart board
- Highlighter
Key Vocabulary or - Summarizing
Concepts
1. Teacher will hand out papers with the article printed.
2. Today we’re going to practice summarizing again and we’re going to
read this article about popcorn. I learned a lot from this article that I
Introduction/Hook didn’t know so I think you’ll all find it pretty interesting. To get started,
can everyone take out a highlighter, or a pencil or pen, so we can mark
the important parts of this passage as we read?
3. Students will take out a writing tool to mark up the article with.
1. Teacher will read the article out loud while showing it on the board,
stopping at important details to highlight.
2. Teacher will ask students what important details they think they should
highlight.
3. Students will follow along, highlighting what the teacher highlights.
Instructional 4. Teacher and students will discuss what the main idea of certain
Activities & paragraphs are and the main idea of the passage overall.
5. So now that we’ve found the most important details and ideas in this
Strategies article, you’re all going to write a summary of the article. This isn’t just
any old summary though. I want you guys to write me a tweet.
6. Teacher will explain the rules of writing a tweet.
a. word limit (must be short)
b. hashtags (most important ideas)
 c. have to convey all the main ideas in a short way
7. Students will have about 5 minutes to write their summary on the Tweet
Summary Worksheet individually.
8. After about 5 minutes, students will find a partner and will have about 5
more minutes to work together on their worksheets.
1. Teacher will ask if any students want to share their summaries with the
class.
Closure Activity 2. Students who volunteer will read their summaries aloud to the class.
3. Teacher will comment on what students did well in their summaries.
4. Students will turn their papers into the completed work bin.
Assessments - Tweet Summary Worksheet
- Article read aloud
Accommodations - Help writing if necessary
Article
Resources
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VTFT II Lesson Plan Rubric

 Excellent Good Acceptable Needs Revision
Organization 25 Information is presented in a 21 Content is sequential. 18 Plan has some organization 15 Plan is unorganized and
& Detail clear, logical, coherent Plan contains specific detail but ideas may not be in logical lacks clear sequence. Plan
sequence. Plan is detailed and for most elements. A few order. Parts may be vague, is described only in basic
25 each section is thoroughly sections may not be very missing detail in multiple detail or list of activities.
explained. detailed or not fully sections. Many sections left blank.
explained.
Content 25 Plan is based on a standard 21 Content is full in 18 Content has some missing 15 Content lacks coverage,
25 or specific goal & thoroughly coverage, clarity, elements in coverage, clarity, clarity, information, and/or
addresses standards/goals, information, and analysis; information, or analysis; analysis;
Content is superb in coverage, Plan mostly addresses the Plan misses fully addressing the Plan doesn’t address the
clarity, information, detail. standards/ goals. standard/goal. stated standard or doesn’t
Perhaps goes above & beyond. achieve the lesson goal.

Teaching 20 Plan includes multiple (3+) 17 Plan includes 2+ 14 Plan includes one effective 12 Presentation relies solely
Strategies creative & effective strategies strategies to share content strategy and one that is not fully on lecture and does not
to share content and fully and engage students. explained or not effectively attempt to implement
19 engage students. Strategies are effective but used. Plan may lack additional strategies to
not necessarily creativity/engagement. engage students.
creative/unique.

Supplemental 20 Plan includes links or
Materials attachments to all supplemental
materials. (Slides, handouts,
25 directions, etc.) All are
well-designed and easily
accessible to students.
Mechanics 10 Plan and visuals are
10 polished and contain NO written
errors
16 Plan includes links or 12 Plan includes only one 8 Plan does not include
attachments to all supplemental material OR supplemental materials; or
materials. Some may be multiple that do not enhance materials are inappropriate/
hard to read/too much info overall presentation and/or ineffective.
and/or handouts may be contain inappropriate content.
slightly ineffective. (Ex: Slides are hard to read with
too much content)
8 Plan and visuals contain 6 Plan and visuals contain 3-4 4 Plan and visual include 5+
only 1-2 errors errors/errors begin to distract written errors
listener

TOTAL: __99__/100
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