Lesson Plan : The Westing Game
Teacher Name: | Mrs. Waddell |
Grade: | Grade 5 |
Subject: | Literature Activities |
Topic: | The student will descibe his/her favorite character in the Westing Game. |
Content: | Grade level material. Literature/characters |
Goals: | The student will describe his/her favorite character in the book - The Westing Game. Student will read for detail and write in complete sentences. |
Objectives: | TLW describe in detail his/her favorite character in the book. They must state why it is their favorite character. |
Materials: | pencil, paper, journal |
Introduction: | This lesson uses the story The Westing Game to motivate students to think and read for detail. |
Development: | Teacher will choose a character and describe why she likes a particular character in a book. This will be done on the overhead as a guided practice activity. |
Practice: | Teacher will choose a character and describe why she likes a particular character in a book. This will be done on the overhead as a guided practice activity. |
Accommodations: | EC students can list reasons they like a character or in some cases EC teacher will scribe for the student. |
Checking For Understanding: | Teacher will conference with students and edit for correct grammar and spelling. Students will edit their work after conference. |
Closure: | Student will copy edited paper into their journal. Rough draft will be kept in writing folder. |
Evaluation: | Teacher will read papers to determine if the student has given enough information to support the assignment - Why is the character their favorite. |
Teacher Reflections: | Teacher will evaluate papers. The story is being read in class. Do the students understand the story and characters? |
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