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    This lesson plan aims to teach first grade students how to express their ideas through both pictures and words using a "half and half" writing strategy. The teacher will read the book "Day of the Dead" to introduce the topic of the Day of the Dead holiday. Students will then brainstorm ideas about the holiday using a spider web graphic organizer before the teacher models filling out a half and half worksheet, drawing a picture on one half and writing sentences on the other. Students will then create their own half and half worksheets about their favorite holiday to practice the strategy.

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    This lesson plan aims to teach first grade students how to express their ideas through both pictures and words using a "half and half" writing strategy. The teacher will read the book "Day of the Dead" to introduce the topic of the Day of the Dead holiday. Students will then brainstorm ideas about the holiday using a spider web graphic organizer before the teacher models filling out a half and half worksheet, drawing a picture on one half and writing sentences on the other. Students will then create their own half and half worksheets about their favorite holiday to practice the strategy.

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    This lesson plan aims to teach first grade students how to express their ideas through both pictures and words using a "half and half" writing strategy. The teacher will read the book "Day of the Dead" to introduce the topic of the Day of the Dead holiday. Students will then brainstorm ideas about the holiday using a spider web graphic organizer before the teacher models filling out a half and half worksheet, drawing a picture on one half and writing sentences on the other. Students will then create their own half and half worksheets about their favorite holiday to practice the strategy.

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    Writing Strategy Lesson

    Teacher: Kyla Swanson


    Grade Level: First Grade
    Date: 9 May 2018
    Format: Small Group
    Individual
    Guided instruction (including listen to
    reading/read to someone) in the
    middle of gradual release model
    Strategy: Writing: Half and Half
    Objective/Purpose/Instructional Goals: To ensure that the student has a way of
    expressing his ideas through a variety of
    pictures and words.
    Texts/Resources/Materials: Book "Day of the Dead" by Tony Johnson and
    Jeanette Winter
    Spider Web Brain Storming Sheet (x2)
    Lined Paper with box for picture (x2)
    Assessment(s): Pre-Assessment: Student will be asked what
    he likes/dislikes about writing. What is
    challenging, and, what is fun about writing?
    Formative Assessment: Student observes as
    teacher makes a model of writing. Student
    will be asked questions, so teacher can make
    sure student is on the right track. Student will
    fill out brainstorming worksheet and think
    about his favorite holiday. This will allow the
    students to get out his ideas and show the
    teacher that he understands the question.
    Student will show first draft to teacher.
    Summative Assessment: Student will edit
    assignment and show final draft to the teacher
    Brief outline (Activities): 1. Mini lesson: Teacher will ask student to
    show on their face how they feel about
    writing. Then teacher will ask student to show
    an emotion on their face about how they feel
    about drawing.
    2. Teacher will introduce the book that we
    will be reading: "Day of the Dead". Ask
    learner if they know anything about the Day
    of the Dead (Los Dias de los Muertos) If
    student does not know, give a summary of it
    and how there are different holiday
    celebrations around the world.
    3. Read Day of the Dead
    • Ask student if he has any questions
    about the book
    • What does he notice about the cover?
    • The mom keeps saying "wait" when
    do you think they will finally be able
    to eat the food?
    • Prediction: what do you think they are
    gather all the food for?
    4. After reading ask learner what they learned
    about the day of the dead.
    5. Give learner what the goal for this lesson
    is: tell him that we will work on writing down
    our ideas and talking about your own favorite
    holiday. "First I will show you an example
    using the text we have just learned"
    6. Pull out the spider web brainstorming
    activity and write Day of the Dead in the
    middle circle.
    • Together, teacher and student will
    come up with words that describe the
    day of the dead or emotions that one
    would feel on this day.
    7. After, teacher will fill out half and half
    worksheet, first drawing a picture of what
    they visualize the day of the dead looking
    like, and then writing a few sentences
    explaining the image.
    8. Student will have opportunity to ask any
    questions or share their thinking
    9. Student will then get a copy of the
    brainstorming worksheet and fill it out with
    his favorite holiday in mind.
    5. During: Student will be given copy of the
    half and half worksheet
    6. First student will draw a picture to gather
    his ideas and express them. This will help him
    narrow down what he wants to talk about and
    visualize what the holiday looks like.
    7. Student will then write a sufficient number
    of sentences that get his point across in the
    space below.
    9. Post Writing: Student will share his
    thinking with the teacher and read aloud his
    writing. If there is anything he wishes to add
    or revise he may do so to make the final copy
    worthy of being published.

    NOTES *Use this area to jot down any notes


    about the strategy or lesson.

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