ELA CC 6Th Grade Lesson Plan

ELA CC 6th Grade Lesson Plan

Teacher: Click here to enter text. Lesson Name: INFERRING ABOUT CHARACTER: CLOSE READING OF THE LIGHTNING THIEF (Chapter 3) Date: Click here to enter text.

CC Lesson: Module: 1 Unit: 1 Lesson: 5

NYS ELA Common Core Learning Standards:
Reading: Literature
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Reading: Informational Text
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Writing
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Speaking and Listening:
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Language:
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Miscellaneous:
VOCABULARY: gist, inference, context clues, dyslexic, resent, stalk, broad, hallucination
ELA Shifts:
Shift 3: Staircase of Complexity Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is centered. Teachers are patient, create more time and space and support in the curriculum for close reading.
Materials:
Entrance Ticket: Comprehemsion Quiz, Chapter 3: “Grover Unexpectantly Loses His Pants” (one per student), “Things Close Readers Do” anchor chart (From previous lessons) – reviewed, Equity Sticks, Sticky Notes (3-4 per student), Evidence Flags, Exit Ticket: Actions vs. Inner Thoughts (one per student), Homework: Purpose for Reading Chapter 4 (one per student)
1.)  Opening
Learning Target(s):
-  I can get the gist of an excerpt from “The Lightning Thief”.
-  I can make inferences about Percy citing evidence from the text.
-  I can cite evidence from the text when answering questions and discussing Percy’s character in The Lightning Thief.
Engaging…/Practice:
1. Opening
A. Entrance Ticket: Comprehension Quiz, Chapter 3: “Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants” (5 minutes)
B. Unpacking the Learning Targets and Reviewing Our “Things Close Readers Do” Anchor Chart (5 minutes)
2.)  Work Time
Instruction:
A. Getting the Gist: Pages 38-40 (10 minutes)
B. Rereading to Make Inferences About Percy: Choosing Important Details (15 minutes)
C. Triad Discussion: Making Inferences (10 minutes)
Differentiation:
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3.)  Closing, Assessment, Homework
Closing/Exit Ticket/Homework:
Closing and Assessment –
A. Exit Ticket: Action vs. Inner Thoughts (5 minutes)
Homework –
First draft read of Chapter 4: “My Mother Teaches Me Bullfighting”