Melcher Lesson Plan
Lesson Type: Math/ELA/Writing/Science (underline) / 11/7-11/11
Unit Topic: Opinion Writing H / Weekly Health Focus____Calming Strategies______
Lesson Criteria / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Learning Target/
I Can……… / I can identify the structure an informational text is written in. / I can identify the structure an informational text is written in. / I can identify the structure an informational text is written in. / I can identify the structure an informational text is written in. / I can identify the structure an informational text is written in.
Anticipatory Set
(Video Clips, Demonstrations)
How you will introduce the topic to students: / Remind students of the 3 branches of government trifold they are working on. Focus students on executive branch.
Create KWL of executive branch. / Show voting day video / Show executive branch video
Add to KWL / Show other executive branch video
Add more to KWL / Show final executive branch rap video
Add more to KWL
Read Branches of Government (MW TE 138)
Review trifold. Add details to executive branch. / Read Vote! By Eileen Christelow. Explain that today is the day America votes for who will be our new president, along with other offices. Introduce how students will be voting in class. / Read Why We Need Government (MW TE 130)
Review branches, add more details to executive branch on trifold. / Read Our Responsibilities (MW TE 163)
Discuss responsibilities of being a citizen, and explain how it ties into branches of government. / Read The Librarian of Basra by Jeannette Winter.
Explain how executive branch helps keep our right for an education and other rights in our constitution.
Guided Practice;
Teaching Strategies
( add pg. #’s/Texts):
Students will add more details to executive branch portion of trifold / Students will cast their vote for president / Students will add detail to executive portion of trifold / Students will add detail to executive portion of trifold / Students will add detail to executive portion of trifold, finishing up this portion and adding final details and decoration
Independent Practice
Student Activity:
Check for Understanding:
(list 3 questions you will ask) / What is the executive branch?
What is the function of the executive branch?
What is another function of the executive branch? / What is the executive branch?
What is checks and balances?
What is a function of the executive branch? / What is checks and balances?
Who heads executive branch?
Why is it important to vote? / What is checks and balances?
What is executive branch?
What is a function of the executive branch? / Who else is a part of the executive branch?
Why are checks and balances important?
Is the executive branch most important of the three?
Small Group Instruction:
(list focus of each group) / pulling small groups during guided reading
Green, Blue, Purple – compare/contrast
Red – phonics, -at family
Orange – sight words, vowels
Yellow – compare/contrast / pulling small groups during guided reading
Green, Blue, Purple – compare/contrast
Red – phonics, -at family
Orange – sight words, vowels
Yellow – compare/contrast / pulling small groups during guided reading
Green, Blue, Purple – compare/contrast
Red – phonics, -at family
Orange – sight words, vowels
Yellow – compare/contrast / pulling small groups during guided reading
Green, Blue, Purple – compare/contrast
Red – phonics, -at family
Orange – sight words, vowels
Yellow – compare/contrast / pulling small groups during guided reading
Green, Blue, Purple – compare/contrast
Red – phonics, -at family
Orange – sight words, vowels
Yellow – compare/contrast
Assessments or
Re-teaching Lesson
(NWEA, STAR, etc.) / QRI, Make up STAR / QRI / QRI / QRI / QRI