| Lesson Plan |
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| Goal |
To transfer self-monitoring of reading comprehension to students. |
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| English SOL |
6.3, 6.4 |
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| Text |
Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse |
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| Reading level |
Instructional. |
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| Comprehension focus |
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Setting purpose |
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Clarifying |
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Summarizing |
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| Before reading activities |
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Summarize independent reading (homework). |
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Summarize the previous letter. |
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Read the poem three times. |
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Set purpose for reading with “stop and jot." |
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List purposes for reading. |
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Preview for “speed bumps." |
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Clarify “speed bumps.” |
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| During reading activities |
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Shared reading: each student will read aloud the page he or she has previewed. |
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| After reading activities |
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Summarize in a 1, 2, 3. |
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Discuss summaries and list key points. |
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Rewrite summaries in one or two sentences. |
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| Homework |
Independent reading. |
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| Self evaluation |
Most of the students are still confusing purpose with prediction. They are clarifying well and finding similes with ease. Their summaries are improving: brief and generally to the point. I need to clarify the difference between purpose and prediction better and to fade from the direct instruction during clarification. Summarizing continues. |
