1. Higher order questions
Lesson Topic(s): Reading
Second Grade
Week of: 11/26-11/30
Objectives: Students will be able to identify topic and author’s purpose.
TEKS:2.3B questions,2.3C purpose, 2.5B multiple meanings 2.14C order of events
ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as finding main idea
Essential Question(s): How can finding the main topic help you decide the author’s purpose?
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Lesson Plan
Discuss vocabulary words. Read Music of the Stone Age. Make vocabulary page in journal with definitions and pictures.
Read the story. Students discuss generating questions.
Discuss story elements of nonfiction text.
Use vocabulary words in new sentences. Read the story. Discuss author’s purpose in writing. Nonfiction text features.
Practice vocabulary. Read the story.
Practice summarizing the story in small groups. Use context clues to understand.
Comprehension assessment on the story. Skill check on summarizing and context clues.
Vocabulary
Impossible
Pleasant
Talent
Treasures
Author’s Purpose
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
Summarize
Higher order questions
How can you tell the meaning of a word with multiple meanings?
How do we know people made music thousands of years ago?
How do the photographs, map and sidebar help give information?
Which parts of the article help you figure out the author’s purpose?
What information did you learn about sound by reading this article?
Assessment Strategy
Journal page and worksheet
Using other texts point out and explain elements of nonfiction texts.
Using other texts determine author’s purpose.
Journal page summary of story.
Context clues worksheet.
Students will do RTI as needed to reinforce skills.