This Week's Lesson Activities

THIS WEEK'S LESSON ACTIVITIES

INSTRUCTOR___Ratchada Scott_____ DATE______CLASS LEVEL__B-Beginning Basic Education_____

Length of Unit ______5 days____ Length of each lesson ___2 hours/lesson___

Topic: Close Read
Colorful Crayons: Inside a Crayon Factory
From ReadWorks.org
Lesson Objectives:
The students will:
1) Identify evidence from the text to support answers to who/what/where/why questions.
2) Describe the process how to make crayons by writing and speaking.
3) Summarize the main point of the passage and describe the fun facts of crayons.
CCR Standards Aligned to this Lesson:
RI/RL.2.1; RI.3.3; RI.2.5; RI.2.6; W.3.4; SL.3.3; SL.3.4; SL.3.6; L.2.1; L.2.2; L.2.4; RF.2.3& RF.3.3
Reading: (to include text dependent questions and pre-reading strategies as needed, such as vocabulary, grammar, spelling, phonics, sentence structure)
Vocabulary: colorful, crayon, factory, mix, melted, pigment, wax, mold, cool, pushed out, come out, check, batch, label, machine, sorted, box, facts, experts, scents, recognize, wear down
Grammar Points: passive voice, phrasal verbs
Text Dependant Questions Overarching understanding intended for students
What is the main purpose of the passage? / Line 1; Students can use clues from the title to answer this question or after they read the first paragraph. The main point is to describe the process how crayons are made.
Where is hot liquid wax poured into? / Lines 4-5; The hot liquid is poured into crayon shaped holes called molds. Students will also learn a new word and use the context clue to understand a new word.
What does the machine put on each crayon? / Lines 10-11; The machine puts a label on each crayon. Students can find the answer in Step 5: Label.
What happens in the last step? / Lines 13-14; The labeled crayons are placed into boxes and the tops are closed.
What is the nickname of worn-down crayons? / Line 18; It’s “leftolas”.
What would happen if the crayon wax is not cool enough before it’s pushed out of the molds? / Lines 6-7; Students can refer to Step 3 and discuss as a class.
“Expert says that the smell of a crayon is one of the easiest scents to recognize.” How would you compare the crayon scent to? / Line 17; Have students smell the crayons that teacher brings to the classroom. Each student writes down the answer and compares to their peers.
Writing:
Teacher will write the text dependant questions on the board and students will answer them in a piece of paper. Also, teacher will also provide students with worksheets that students have to identify evidence from the text to support answers to who/what/where/why questions. Finally, students will write a paragraph of the process of making crayons.
Listening/Speaking:
Whole class, students will repeat after the teacher reading the passage. Then, each student will take turn reading one sentence at a time until the last sentence.
In groups (3-4 people), students will describe the process of how crayons are made. They can help each other explain the process by having the first student start with the first step and then the next student will say the second step and another student will have his/her turn. Continue taking their turns until all steps are mentioned.
How I will scaffold my lessons to reach all of my students' levels:
- Whole group discussion of how crayons are made and ask students if they know about the process before.
- Show students pictures of crayons, the factory and bring real crayons to the classroom. Also, show a video how to make crayons. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMU-wXsgyR8)
- Read alouds in pairs or in groups.
- Go over the definitions of vocabulary and grammar points and use lots of pictures to help students understand.
- Teach grammar points by explaining how to use passive voice and phrasal verbs and give a lot of examples. Practice using them by looking at different pictures and making sentences.
How I will assess my students' mastery of the lessons:
Having a small group discussion, reviewing their answers, correcting their pronunciation, spelling and grammar points.
Suggested Five Day Plan:
Day One: Students read the text aloud with teacher and then in pairs. After that, students read the text silently and underline words that they don’t know. Teacher goes over the vocabulary and provides examples.
Day Two: Teacher teaches grammar points; passive voice and phrasal verbs.
Day Three: Watch a video clip how crayons are made. In groups, students read the text together, discuss, and answer questions.
Day Four: Students summarize how crayons are made and share their first drafts with another student. Then, they edit it and write the final draft.
Day Five: Teacher checks students’ writing for grammar, spelling, and punctuations. Students do an experiment with crayons. They can smell the crayons and discuss about the scent if they agree with the expert as it mentioned in the colorful crayon facts. Another activity, teacher tells students what to draw by using crayons and then compare their pictures with classmates and teacher.

Sources: 1. Murphy, Raymond. 1997. Essential Grammar In Use. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

2. www.readworks.org

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMU-wXsgyR8

Non-fiction: Colorful Crayons: Inside a Crayon Factory

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Colorful Crayons: Inside a

Crayon Factory

If you are like most kids, you've probably drawn a picture with crayons. Have you ever wondered how crayons are made? 1

1. Mix

Crayon wax is melted in pots at the factory. Colored powder called pigment is mixed into the wax.

2. Mold

Colorful hot liquid wax is poured into crayon shaped holes called molds. The liquid wax fills up the molds. 5

3. Cool

The crayon wax is left to cool. Then it is pushed out of the molds. Hard crayons come out!

4. Check

Workers check the hard crayons. Crayons that are not perfect are put aside to be melted in another batch.

5. Label 10

Perfect crayons are taken to a machine. It puts a label on each crayon. Finished crayons are sorted by color.

6. Box

The labeled crayons are placed into boxes, and the tops are closed. The colorful crayons are ready!

Colorful Crayon Facts

_ It takes about three to five minutes to make a crayon. 15

_ Most 2- to 8-year-olds color for about a half hour every day.

_ Experts say that the smell of a crayon is one of the easiest scents to recognize.

_ The nickname for worn-down crayons is "leftolas."

_ Most children in the United States will wear down 730 crayons by the time they are 10 years old!

Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or phrase that best answers the questions.

Perfect crayons are taken to a machine and labels are put on each crayon.

1. What?

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2. Where?

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3. Why?

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