Students will be working in small groups to determine the main idea and supporting details of the ReadWorks article "Look Who's Talking." They will also take notes together using their two column note format that we have worked on in class. This will help them create their final project of the unit, a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two articles.
The student will be able to discuss their understanding of the article with a peer.
The student will be able to conclude what the main idea of the article is through group discussion.
The student will be able to construct a list of important details about the article.
3.RF.4a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
Students will be reading a grade level text with the purpose and intent of finding the main idea and detail of the text. Students have mastered this standard when they can confidently converse about the text with a partner.
3.RI.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Students will be taking two column notes on a text, showing that they can determine the main idea and the supporting details. Students have mastered this standard when they can explain the main idea of the text with corresponding details from the text to back up their response.
3.SL.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
We will be working as a whole class, a diverse group of students, to determine the main idea and supporting details of a nonfiction text. Students will have mastered this standard when they can discuss the topic of a text to a partner or group.
3.SL.1b Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.*
This is something that we agree to during every lesson, everyday. We have a list of "Class Norms" posted on chart paper at the very front of the classroom that we agreed upon at the beginning of the year. The kids and I will occasionally add to it if we think something needs to be changed or included.
Informal Assessment: The teacher will check in with the students multiple times throughout the lesson by observation, fist to five, and more.
Formal Assessment: Students will be turning in their two column notes that they develop during small group work. These notes will help the students develop their Venn Diagrams for the third lesson and their final formal assessment.
For this lesson, students will be listening to the audio version of the article. We will be listening to the article as a whole group for this lesson. Then, students will break out into small groups to discuss the article. Students will also have access to Chromebooks to individually listen to the audio.