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Lesson Topic/Title: Reading and Writing With Gary Soto Author: Melissa Baker Grade Level/Subject: 3-5 Content Area: 1.1.5 By the end of first grade, students will respond to fiction and non-fiction text through writing, drawing, and verbal responses. Example indicators:
Objectives: 1. The students will review author schema. 2. The students will identify literary aspects of a story, including plot, setting and dialogue. Assessment: 1. The students will correctly identify the literary aspects of Too Many Tamales. 2. The students will write cogent (and perhaps amusing) paragraphs using the three prompts. Materials/Technologies: 1.Tortillas Like Africa, poem by Gary Soto 2. Too Many Tamales, picture book by Gary Soto 3. Biographical information on Gary Soto 4. "Writer's Words" (index cards labeled: plot, setting, problem, solution, mood,etc.--as many literacy aspects we cover) 5. Three bags with prompts. Bags labeled: "dialogue," "setting," "item." Each bag contains appropriate prompts, for example the setting bag contains slips of paper reading Mars, a dessert, the beach, a pizza place, while dialogue has "What did you say?" and "I heard it approaching." Items can be keys, toys, etc. Closure: At the end of the week, I would of the students share their paragraphs, and then turn them all in. I would then hang them on the wall so they can see each others awesome work. Explanation: I chose this lesson plan because I thought the class would have fun doing it. Second I think the class learned a lot from this lesson plan. Last it introduce the class to a new author. Procedure: 1. Introduce Gary Soto (author schema) 2. Share poem 3. Read Too Many Tamales aloud, then use Writer's Words to discuss literary aspects of the story. Students take turns drawing "Writer's Words" and explain how their words relates to the story. For example, the problem=lost ring. 4. Draw one prompt from each bag and write paragraph. 5. Share paragraphs. |
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