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Topic Literature Lesson Plan

General Information
Name: Whitney Mengel
School/Mentor Teacher: Mr. Keen/Dewar Elementary School
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subject Areas: Technology Integration with English Language Arts & Fine Arts
Date Taught:
Total Duration of Lesson: About 45 minutes

Title of Lesson
 Dear Zoo

Primary Learning Outcomes (PLO)
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. Student will be able to listen to a literature story and gain information.
B. Student will be able to develop a drawing to illustrate his/her answer to critical thinking question.

Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
A. Grade K
English Language Arts
ELAKR5  The student gains meaning from orally presented text.
   a. Listens to and reads a variety of literary (e.g., short stories, poems) and informational texts and materials to gain knowledge and for pleasure.

Related QCC Standards
B. Grade: K
Fine Arts
Strand: Visual Arts
3 Topic: Artistic Skills and Knowledge: Creating, Performing, Producing
Standard: Uses a variety of art materials and techniques to model, construct, and compose original artworks.



Materials and Equipment

   1. Book: Campbell, R. (1982). Dear zoo. New York: Four Winds Press  
2. Computer with Internet connection
   3.  Poster with critical thinking questions
   4. Drawing paper
   5. Drawing materials (magic markers, crayons, paint, and/or colored pencils)
   6. Your product of activity to show as an example
   7. Pencil and paper (to make notes for lesson plan assessment and reflections)
   8. Modification of  lesson developed by Whitney Mengel
        URL: http://www.valdosta.edu/~whmengel/literaturelesson.html

Technology Connection
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include: computer with Internet connection to share Topic Mini-Research & Literature website and connecting topic link.  Copy of my Topic Mini-Research & Literature website included with this lesson plan.
Website Title: Dear Zoo  and URL: http://www.valdosta.edu/~whmengel/topic.html

Procedures
Step One: Introduction
I will have a small group of students go to a computer.  I will tell the students that today they are going to study  zoo animals. I will show the students my zoo animal website and explore the one of the zoo animal linking sites, , on my topic page.  I will read a special book to the students about the zoo animals.  I will explain to the students the book I am going to read is about I will tell the students that after reading the book, Dear Zoo, they will write (or dictate to me) answers to questions on a poster.  Then they will draw a picture on paper to illustrate both of their answers.  I will explain to the students that I will put their pictures on the Internet. 

Introduction questions: (Introduce lesson topic & find out students' previous knowledge with three or more questions)
1. Have you ever read any of the books about zoo animals and the where they come from? 
2. Have you ever been to the zoo?
3. Can you tell me what you saw at the zoo?

Spark the students' interest by showing the students my Topic Mini-Research & Literature Web Page and my topic Paint picture.  I will also share (name of linking site) with the students.  I will have students contol the computer and go to my topic website.  I will show the students my Paint picture and one selected topic website linked on my Topic Mini-Research & Literature web page.  (Students will take turns and control the mouse and computer to view the topic page and connecting topic link.  Assist students, if needed, to scroll up and down the topic page.) 

Relate lesson to students' lives today and/or future: Dear Zoo book will tell us some interesting facts about zoo animals.   I will explain to students that learning about zoo animals will be useful information for the class drawings.
Estimated Time:
About 10 minutes

Step Two: Teaching the Primary Learning Outcomes
I will read selected topic book, Dear Zoo, by Rod Campbell, to the students. 

I will use the picture walk, oral reading strategy, to introduce the book to students.  While reading the book to students, I will discuss the story with students and ask questions to check for their understanding of story. 

Check for understanding before going on: (List four or more questions about the literature story that you will ask students while reading the book.)
1.  How many animals are in the book?
2.  What did the animals get sent in by the zoo?
3.  What was the first animal sent from the zoo?
4.  What was the last animal sent by the zoo and is it a zoo animal?

Provide practice and feedback related to the primary learning outcomes:  Teacher will ask at least two critical thinking questions and take notes of students' answers for lesson assessment.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. How would you send send an animal to a friend?
2. If you were the author of this book, what animals would you send from the zoo?

Guided Practice: I will assist students to write their answers to the critical thinking questions on the poster, or have students dictate answers and I will write them on the poster.

Independent Practice: Students will draw a picture to illstrate their answer to one and if they have time to both of their critical thinking questions.  (The students' pictures will be saved to share with the ECED 3000 class at the end of the semester.)

Estimated Time:
About 25 minutes

Step Three: Closure

Students will discuss some of the interesting facts about zoo animals that they found on the topic website and in the story.   Students will also share and tell about their pictures.  

I will tell students that I am going to put their picture on the Internet and they will be able to go on the Internet and share their pictures with friends and family.  (If possible teacher should take brief notes during the lesson and concluding discussions for the lesson plan's assessment and reflections to be added later.)

Estimated Time:
About 10 minutes

Accommodation
Links for Accommodations for Special Students
1. For the gifted students, the teacher will have those students pair up to review the zoo animals that were in the book

2. For the learning disabled students, the teacher will need to ask the student more questions about what the student needs to draw for the teacher to understand that the students knows what he or she needs to draw.

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Assessment the Primary Learning Outcomes

Rubric for Evaluation of English/Language Arts & Fine Arts PLOs

GPS  &  QCC Standards	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
A. English Language Arts (GPS - ELAKR5)	Student is able to listen to information to gain much knowledge.	Student is able to listen to information to gain some knowledge.	Student is not able to listen to information to gain knowledge.
B. Fine Arts (QCC Visual Arts K Level 3 Topic)	Student will be able to develop a drawing to illustrate his/her answer to a critical thinking question.	Student is able to develop a drawing to illustrate his/her answer to a critical thinking question with teacher guidance.	Student is not able to develop a drawing to illustrate his/her answer to a critical thinking question with teacher guidance.

Evaluation of Students

Student	Performance Level	A. English Language Arts (GPS - ELAKR5) Descriptions of Students' Evidence that Illustrate the Achieved Performance Level of their Language Arts PLO: Student will be able to listen to a literature story and gain information.  (* To receive full credit description must include minimum of two sentences and a detailed example of the students' evidence.)
1	3	Student was able to lesson to the story and record the information onto paper.  The student had to make a prediction at the end of the story.
2	3	The student was able to answer questions about the story.  Student was engaged in the story from beginning to end.
		B. Fine Arts (QCC Visual Arts - K Level - 3 Topic) Descriptions of Students' Evidence that Illustrate the Achieved Performance Level of their Fine Arts PLO: Student will be able to develop a drawing to illustrate his/her answer to a critical thinking question.   (* To receive full credit description must include minimum of two sentences and a detailed example of the students' evidence.)
1	3	The student produced a beautiful picture for this answer.  He used great detail and a good use of color without the picture.
2	3	She drew one picture as her prediction as a puppy, which the right prediction.  Then she changed her  and drew an alligator with a bird sitting on his  back.

Reflections: 
1.  Describe and give examples of how your Topic Literature lesson created learning experiences and activities that implemented a variety of instructional strategies.   (* To receive full credit description must include a minimum of two sentences and detailed examples.)  I created this lesson for the students to make prediction and use their artist side.  I thought having a toy book, that the students cold use would be a better engaged activity.

2. Describe and give examples of how your Topic Literature lesson encouraged students' development of critical thinking.   (* To receive full credit description must include a minimum of two sentences and detailed examples.)  By making prediction, helped my students critical thinking skills.  Throughout the whole book, the students were making predictions.  Toy book are great for students to practice their critical thinking skills.

3. Describe what you would change or do differently if you taught this lesson again.   (* To receive full credit description must include a minimum of two sentences and detailed examples.)  The next time I teach this lesson, I would have the website pulled up on the computer before students arrived.  I would let the students play an activity game from my website after the students finished their work.

Topic Literature Lesson Pictures by Elementary Students
(Give grade level and school of students)

             Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Critical Thinking Questions from Topic Literature Lesson
1. What are the ways to send the animals back to the zoo?
2. If you were the author of this book, what animals would you send from the zoo?

1st Student's Answers & Comments to the Critical Thinking Questions	1. Place Elementary Student's Answers Here to 1st Critical Thinking Question  A basket or a box.	2. Place Elementary Student's Answers Here to 2nd Critical Thinking Question An alligator
1st Student's Pictures from the Topic Literature Lesson
1st Student's Description of Picture & Comments by Student about their Picture	1. Give two or more sentences that describe student's product. The student used his crayon only on one of his pictures.  He decided to draw 2 different items the zoo sent the animals in. 2. Give two or more sentences with comments made by your student.    I really enjoyed reading that book.  I have been  to the zoo before.	1. Give two or more sentences that describe student's product. It is a great alligator.  The alligator has so much color and detail to it. 2. Give two or more sentences with comments made by your student.  I saw a giraffe and elephants at the zoo.  I went to the zoo in Florida.

2nd Student's Answers & Comments to the Critical Thinking Questions	1. Place Elementary Student's Answers Here to 1st Critical Thinking Question       A basket or a crake.	2. Place Elementary Student's Answers Here to 2nd Critical Thinking Question A dog or an alligator with a  bird on the alligator.
2nd Student's Pictures from the Topic Literature Lesson
2nd Student's Description of Picture & Comments by Student about their Picture	1. Give two or more sentences that describe student's product. She used one crayon to draw a picture.  She did not color in the itams she drew. 2. Give two or more sentences with comments made by your student. I drew a basket with a monkey in it.  The monkey is in the cage eating bananas.	1. Give two or more sentences that describe student's product. She used great coloring to give detail to the picture.  I love the bird the student drew on the alligator.  2. Give two or more sentences with comments made by your student.   Look at my picture.  Does my picture look good?

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