Gloden Dilesson 1 Final

Differentiating Instruction Project
Lesson Plan Template

Label your file: LastName DI Lesson [insert number]
Differentiating Language Arts Instruction
Lesson Plan # 1
Your Name: Nicole Gloden
Grade Level: 6th
Date of Lesson: April 1st
Focus Students Pseudonyms: Caleb, Amanda
Target Area: Reading Comprehension

STAIR Hypothesis Being Addressed:
Student A: Student A lacks the ability to recall major details after reading a text, including
keeping track of characters that are presented throughout the story, due to his deficiency
in organizing his thoughts in a way that focuses on the main events and important
information.
Student B: Student B lacks the ability elaborate on the text immediately after she has read
it. This may be due to the fact that she is shy, and prefers to answer in short statements,
or that she has difficulty using the minor details of the text in order to support her
answers.
Common Core State Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is
conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions
or judgments.
Lesson Objective(s): After reading The Music Inside of Us, students will be able to recall the
problem, goal, and resolution. They will use a graphic organizer while reading to support their
knowledge of the events that take place, as well as the characters and setting. At the end of this
lesson, they will be able to establish the theme, as well as provide a summary of the passage,
distinct from their person opinions.
Materials (note: list a technology-based instructional tool and/or multi-media text for at least one
of your two lessons and provide a rationale for how this tool is appropriate for working toward
your instructional objectives and what you know about your focus students new literacies):
Print form of the text, The Music Inside Of Us (gathered from interest inventory and
tailored to their lexile scores)
Graphic organizer to fill out while reading (attached)
Pencils
LESSON OUTLINE (use bullets)

Introduction (participation norms, develop motivation and interest, set purpose)
Participation norms:
o This is a safe space where they can speak their minds and establish
their opinions with no judgment
o Student must do their best in the reading of the text (read out loud)
o Student must fill out graphic organizer accordingly while reading the text
o Student will engage in a retelling of the text after reading aloud
o Student will engage in a discussion with the teacher regarding what they
completed on their graphic organizer

Motivation:
o As you read the text, keep in mind the problem, goal, and solution of the
story, and use the graphic organizer to support your understanding of the
characters, setting, and theme of the text. Also, use the graphic
organizer to remember how the character attempted to reach her goal
during the beginning, middle, and end of the story. After, you will use the
graphic organizer and your interpretation of the text to retell the
passage.
Interest:
o Select passage that reflects their interest for music.
o Today we are going to read about a topic that you both have showed
great interest inmusic! Along the way, we will fill out a worksheet that
will help organize our thoughts so we can get really good at
remembering important pieces of the story.
Purpose:
o The purpose of this lesson is to use a graphic organizer to support your
understanding of the problem, resolution, and goal of the story, as well as
how characters went about reaching the goal, and the characters,
setting, and theme. After you read the passage aloud, the purpose of
composing a graphic organizer will guide you in retelling/summarizing
the passage, which will also be done orally. Establish the fact that the
summary of the text relies on evidence from the passage, which is
distinct from their personal opinions.
Instruction (explicit instruction, modeling, guided practice)

Explicit Instruction: I will explain to students to read the passage out loud,
practicing their fluency. While you are reading, you will fill out a graphic
organizer sorting out the characters, setting, theme, problem, goal, and
resloution. After you read the passage, you will use your graphic organizer to
summarize the contents of the passage to the best of your ability. Keep in mind
that the summary is based on evidence and is separate from your opinion of the
story.
Modeling: I will first model how to fill out the graphic organizer, providing one
example from each of the aspects. I will then model how to summarize a
passage appropriately, using a different short text.
Guided Practice: I will support them in the filling out of the graphic organizer in
order to be beneficial to their retelling. If they struggle with a word I will support
them in coming up with strategies regarding how to decode it. I will remind them
to focus on the main ideas of the story, using minor details for support.
Conclusion (engage students in reflecting on learning experiences)

Students will engage in a retelling of the story, using their graphic organizer for
support.
Students will discuss with me how they were able to distinguish between the
problem and resolution, and how characters attempted to meet the overall goal
during the beginning, middle, and end.
Students will distinguish between evidence from the text compared to personal
opinions and judgments
Students will develop a theme of the text, using specific evidence from the details
of the passage
Students will reflect on how the graphic organizer helped or did not help their
ability to retell the passage
Students will engage in a discussion where they elaborate on the passage
Ongoing Assessment (how will you know your students made progress toward the learning
objectives): In order to know if my students made progress toward the learning objectives, I will
analyze their graphic organizers and gauge the accuracy of their retelling of the passage. I will
also analyze the discussion we engage in to see if their answers were accurate and meaningful.

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Differentiating Instruction Project

Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level: 6th

Date of Lesson: April 1st

Focus Students Pseudonyms: Caleb, Amanda

Target Area: Reading Comprehension

LESSON OUTLINE (use bullets)

completed on their graphic organizer

Instruction (explicit instruction, modeling, guided practice)

Conclusion (engage students in reflecting on learning experiences)

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