1. Higher order questions
Lesson Topic(s): Reading
Week of: 10/29-11/2
Objectives: Students will compare/contrast inventors from the story.
TEKS: 2.3C purpose, 2.14A main idea/topic,2.13 culture, 2.5A prefixes/suffixes, 2.4 fluency
ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as finding main idea
Essential Question(s): How can compare/contrast help aid comprehension?
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Lesson Plan
Discuss vocabulary words. Read African American Inventors. Make vocabulary page in journal with definitions and pictures.
Read the story. Students create questions. Model compare/contrast help understanding. Discuss finding main idea.
Use vocabulary words in new sentences. Read the story. Use a graphic organizer to model compare/contrast.
Practice vocabulary. Read the story. Compare and Contrast the story with another using a timeline. Create a chart to show differences.
Comprehension assessment on the story. Skill check on main idea and compare/contrast.
Vocabulary
Allowed
Powerful
Invented
Instrument
Products
Design
Higher order questions
How can inventions make your life easier?
How are the inventors alike/different?
How does a biography differ from other nonfiction?
What are some questions you could ask the inventor to gain more information?
How can a nonfiction text be retold?
Assessment Strategy
Students will describe inventions that make their lives easier.
Students will create chart explain how the inventors are alike/different.
Students can explain the difference between kinds of non fiction.
Students will be able to explain how questions aid in comprehension.
Students will do RTI as needed to reinforce skills.