| Lesson Plan |
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| Goal |
To transfer self-monitoring of reading comprehension to students. |
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| English SOL |
7.1, 7.4, 7.5 |
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| Text |
The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell |
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| Reading level |
Independent |
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| Comprehension focus |
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Writing
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Inferring |
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Discussing |
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Predicting |
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Questioning |
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Clarifying |
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Summarizings |
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| Before reading activities |
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Journal writing: Dear Abby letter |
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Discuss Ramon’s feelings (inference and review). |
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Give summarizing strategies. |
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Review RT roles. |
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| During reading activities |
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Read aloud, with pause for checking understanding. |
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Independent reading. |
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| After reading activities |
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Group discussion. |
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Writing on white boards. |
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Presentation. |
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| Self evaluation |
The students are almost completely independent with RT. Their comprehension of the novel is quite deep. I need to choose a more challenging text for the next book: one with more opportunities for making inferences and defending one’s interpretations. |
