Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 10, Reading and Literature Std # I-3: Follow directions Identify directions that are implicit or embedded in a passage Identify the outcome or product of a set of directions Recognize when a set of directions has been followed correctly

Lesson Plans: Building a Structure With Legos--Oral Communication and Process Analysis Teamed with a partner, students take turns giving directions and building identical structures without seeing each other's work Teach Students How to Read a Narrative Text Plot the Plot Note taking The lesson teaches students to take notes from oral reading and simulating class lecture Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot? Many students often lack critical thinking skills to be able to analyze what they read. This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. Students make predictions about the stories and analyze the story elements (i.e., characters, plot, conflict, and resolution). They then compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.

Resources: Wacky Words Activity for following directions Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Play or Poem? An interactive activity Glencoe/McGraw-Hill "If" by Rudyard Kipling An interactive activity Suggestions for English Language Learners ESL Ideas (B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; T=Transitional) (B) Students conduct a picture walk and retell the story in their own words. (I, T) Students follow directions for a story scavenger hunt. (I, T) Students create and sequence illustrations about a selection. (I, T) Students list the steps in a procedure or science demonstration. Transitional students can also make sentences or paragraphs about the procedure or demonstration.
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