Grade: 2.2
Subject: Language Arts
Title-
Expository text - Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest
 
Background-
Cause and effect
fierce, attacked, mostly, pretend, gentle, leader, wander, suddenly
 


Expected Outcome Of This Lesson Plan-
1.To be able to identify cause and effect in a story
2. To be able to answer story related questions
3.To be able to identity base words plus endings
 
Teacher Objectives-
1.Students will have a clear understanding of cause and effect.
2.Students will have a better understanding of gorillas and why they need our help.
3. Students will understand how scientists learn about gorillas
 
Resources-
Text Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest
Treasure Hunt Packet
Teacher Edition - Treasure Hunt Packet
PP on Cause and Effect
United Streaming - Gorillas
 
Teaching Methods-

1. Lesson Introduction-

1.Mini lesson and review on "what is meant by cause and effect".
2.Vocabulary presentation
3.Set the stage - acquire background knowledge
 

2. Lesson Progression-

1. Remind students to use part of the question in their answer
2. Remind students to answer all parts of the TT questions
3. Model a meaningful sentence
 

3. Guided Practice-

1.PP presentation
2.Modeled cause and effect situations
 

4. Student Practice-

1.Vocabulary reading
2.Team Talk Activities
3.Adventures in Writing
 

5. Learner Accommodations-

1. Some students will only answer one question
2. Use of graphic organizer for AIW
3. Use of meaningful sentence graphic organizer
 

6. Assessment-

1. Teamtalk question review
2. Conferencing
 

7. Lesson Closure-

1. What have we learned today about gorillas
2.How do we identify cause and effect
 
Measuring Student Progress-
1. Treasure Hunt activities

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