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Mrs. Ingle’s lesson is an example of explicit instruction and review of English SOL 8.4 the student will apply knowledge of word origins, derivations, inflections, analogies, and figurative language to extend vocabulary development, as well as SOL 8.5 b the student will read and analyze a variety of narrative and poetic forms and describe inferred main ideas or themes using evidence from the text as support.
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| The lesson also includes opportunities for students to: |
| 9.3c |
explain the relationships between and among elements of literature: character, plot, setting, tone, point of view, and theme, and |
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| 9.3f |
describe the use of images and sounds to elicit the reader’s emotions. |
Mrs. Ingle uses a text from the students’ anthology that may be beyond the instructional level for some of her students. She prepares them by focusing on the vocabulary in an interactive and collaborative way, designed to help students take responsibility for their own vocabulary development while internalizing and personalizing words.
She then scaffolds the text by reading a portion aloud, requiring students to read with the support of partners, and finally, giving students the opportunity to practice independent reading. The use of sticky notes and a graphic organizer helps students focus on connecting inferences to the evidence and implications in the text.
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