Higher order questions Lesson Topic(s): Reading Second Grade Week of: 12/10-12/14 Objectives: Students will be able to inference or draw conclusions to find answers. TEKS:2.3b questions, 2.14A main idea, 2.5A suffixes, 2.3A predictions, 2.5D making inferences, ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as finding main idea Essential Question: Why is being able to inference important to understanding text? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Lesson Plan Discuss vocabulary words. Read Stirring Up Memories. Make vocabulary page in journal with definitions and pictures. Mini lesson: Inferring Strategy group: Drawing Conclusions Word Work: word attack skill practice Read the story. Discuss author’s purpose in writing. Sequence the story. Practice vocabulary. Read the story. Use context clues to understand. Practice identifying Cause and Effect. Comprehension assessment on the story. Skill check on summarizing and cause and effect. Vocabulary Creating Familiar Glamorous Imagination Memories Occasion Inference Cause Effect Drawing Conclusion Compound words Higher order questions Why do you like to write? How does the author use her life to write stories? How is an autobiography different from biography? Does drawing conclusions help you when you read another story? How does visualizing help you sequence the story? Assessment Strategy Journal page and worksheet. Use the mini lesson pages to assess. Inference practice pages. Drawing conclusion task cards. Journal page summary of story. Summarizing practice page. Students will do RTI as needed to reinforce skills.