“How to Save a Dog” Chapter 15 & 16 Lesson Plan
Subject: Reading
Grade: 4th
Date: 11/15/2010
Lesson Topic: “How to Steal a Dog” chapter book
Objective:
-Given the novel “How to Steal a Dog”, the students in a whole class setting will read chapter fifteen.
Purpose:
The purpose of the lesson is for the students to read and comprehend the material provided in the novel “How to Steal a Dog”. Through reading and comprehending the book, the students will expand their critical thinking skills along with their reading skills including vocabulary, reading fluency, and comprehension.
Materials & Resources:
O’Conner, B. (2007). How to steal a dog. Canada: Douglas & McIntrye Ltd.
Sequence of Lesson
Focusing Activity: 5 -8 minutes
The teacher will first ask the students to raise their hands and give a recap on what has occurred in the novel so far. The teacher will ask critical thinking questions based on what the students say about what they remember from the novel.
Instructional Procedures: 20-25 minutes
1. The teacher will begin reading the book “How to Steal a Dog” Chapter 15 and will read until the third page of the chapter has been reached.
2. Once the teacher has reached page 3 of Chapter 15, the teacher will ask the class the following comprehension questions:
1. Who did Georgina tell about Mookie -Toby
2. Where is Mookie living? –Outside with Willy
3. What did Georgina do when Toby put his head down? –She jiggled his shoulder.
4. Once the student has finished reading Chapter 15, the teacher will ask the class the following questions. Students will raise their hands if they have an answer and the teacher will call on students to answer:
1. How much does Carmella say she has for the reward money?
-fifty dollars
2. What does the amount say on the reward sign?
-Five hundred dollars
3. What did Mookie sleep in?
A sleeping bag.
Closing Activity
1. The teacher will instruct the students to write in their journals what they think will occur in Chapter 16 of the book “How to Steal a Dog”.
2. The teacher will call on 4-5 students who would like to share their predictions with the class. After each student has shared their predictions, the teacher will ask the following question:
1. What information from the story led you to predict that?
2. The teacher will inform the students that for homework they are to read chapter 16 of the novel and be prepared to discuss what they read next class.