1. Higher order questions
Lesson Topic(s): Reading
Second Grade
Week of: 4-29/5-02
Objectives: Students will be able to identify and explain what makes a play or drama different from other texts.
TEKS:2.3b questions, 2.3C purpose, 2.5B context for meaning, 2.3A predictions, 2.14D text features,
ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as summarizing,
Essential Question: What makes a play different from other texts?
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Lesson Plan
Discuss vocabulary words. Make vocabulary page in journal with definitions and pictures.
Read different plays aloud to students and discuss.
Reading Rotation
Read other texts with different voices and discuss what makes them different.
Mini lesson:
Play Structure
Audition different plays and parts.
Brainstorm puppet ideas and background suggestions
Mini Lesson: Problem and solution
Break into play groups to begin working on background, puppets and props.
Continue working on plays.
Vocabulary
Narrator
Scene
Act
Characters
Setting
Background
Props
Puppets
Dialogue
Higher order questions
What predictions about the play can we make with the vocabulary words?
ELP: personal dictionary
How is reading a play different than reading a regular story?
How does visualizing help you understand?
ELP: graphic organizer
Why is knowing the purpose helpful in understanding the story?
ELP: think, pair, share
Analyze how words affect purpose of the poem. How can you compare texts to find information?
ELP: think aloud
How does visualizing help you understand the story?
ELP: journal notes
Assessment Strategy
Journal page and worksheet.
Rotation-Word work 1, Word work 2, RTS, Word work 3, Teacher group
Teacher observation during discussion.
Rotation- Word Work 1, Word work 2, RTS, Word work 3, Teacher group
Completion of work.
Students will do RTI as needed to reinforce skills.

2. Guided Reading/Writing
Lesson Topic(s): Rotations/ELPs
Second Grade
Week of: 2/25-3/01
TEKS:2.3b questions, 2.3C reread, 2.5B context for meaning, 2.14C sequencing, 2.3A predictions, 2.15A directions
ELPS: C4G increased comprehension, C4I demonstrate skills such as summarizing, ,
Essential Question:
Word Work Spelling
Word Work Reading
Read to Self/Partner
Word Work Grammar
Guided Reading/Writing
Plan
Students will work on spelling sort using patterns from our phonics.
Students will use spelling words in sentences.
Students will practice reading skills that go along with the mini lesson that week.
Students will practice using vocabulary words in different situations.
Using a book of their choosing students will read and respond with a partner.
Students will use a writing convention in practice. It could be in journals or to turn it.
Students will work on the grammar convention for the week.
Meet with the teacher. Using a text I provide, they will practice comprehension skills.
ELP activity
Cloze sentence activity
Word sorts
Word analysis
Comprehension strategies-Sequencing
Partner reading
Hi-Lo Readers
Sentence mark up or coding
Grammar instruction
Literature circles
QAR-question, answer, respond
I will
Allow processing time to complete assignment.
Provide visual cues and materials to go with the content.
Allow wide range of text.
Grade level appropriate writing tasks.
Allow grade level support to reading comprehension.
They will
Word sort
Sentence page
Vocabulary page
Skill practice
Read high interest text with understanding.
Use sticky notes to identify words they don’t know or understand.
Grammar page
Journal entry
Writing story
Read and discuss appropriately.