1. Topic-
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| Text Structure/Text Features in informational text |
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2. Content-
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"I use a Robot to go to School" Lexile 920, From Scholastic Action
magazine
CCSS ELA 7.1 Textual evidence to support an idea/analyze text
CCSS ELA 7.5 Identifying text structure
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.Students will be exposed to various text structures and features
in informational text
2.Do a close and critical read of an information grade level appropriate
article
3.Begin filling out a teacher directed organizer to write a well constructed
paragraph on text features. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will participate in large group and small group discussion
2. Students will read an informational article about a student that
is unable to attend traditional school
3.Students will work in groups and with teacher to brain storm and
work on a graphic organizer about text features/structures |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Projector, "I Use a Robot to go to School," advanced organizer,
text structure hand out, text features hand out, exit ticket, pencils,
highlighters |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1.Introduce article/vocabulary
2.Generate discussion related to topic
3.Assess students familiarity with topic
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B. Development-
1.Read article as a class
2.While reading stop and have students look at text features list
3."Talk to the text" while reading to highlight text features
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C. Practice-
1. In small groups discuss text features found- use white boards
2.Students will pick a text structure and support answer
3.Students will see organizer modeled for them, and they will fill
in blanks or write on separate sheet of paper. |
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D. Independent Practice-
Students will finish organizer after watching several examples
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1.Physical copies of articles and projected copy at all times
2.Articles at different levels if needed
3.Small group/full group instruction, cooperative groups
4. Organizer if needed |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1.Organizer
2.Reflection/Exit Ticket
3.Group discussion |
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G. Closure-
1.Review text structure that we assigned to article
2. Review text features discussed and how they relate to an author's
purpose of writing |
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