| Lesson Plan |
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| Goal |
To transfer self-monitoring of reading comprehension to students. |
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| English SOL |
7.5, 7.8 |
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| Text |
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien |
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| Reading level |
Instructional. |
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| Comprehension focus |
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Using writing to enhance reading comprehension: finding and mimicking models. |
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| Before reading activities |
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Preview a model of a riddle. |
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Infer the meaning of the riddle. |
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Discuss definition of riddles. |
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Review the book so far. |
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| During reading activities |
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Read aloud and pause to check understanding. |
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Read first riddle together and pause to figure it out. |
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Read in groups of four pausing to discuss and decipher each riddle. |
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Try to finish chapter five. |
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| After reading activities |
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Discuss chapter five. |
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Discuss rules for writing riddles. |
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Assign homework. |
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Share riddles the next day. |
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| Homework |
Write a riddle of at least five lines; must rhyme to earn an A. |
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| Self evaluation |
Most of the students could figure out the riddles with the help of their groups. Everyone understands the story. The quality of the riddles was very high. I’d like to try this assignment again, but I know they’ve gotten it. I’ll look for other writing models in the books we read. |
