LESSON TITLE: ___________Retelling A Story____________

Grade Level(s):  _2^nd __                Subject(s):___Language Arts_____        Lesson Length: _4 language arts class periods_

Prepared by: ___Christina Muslimani__

Overview: [What is the overall purpose of this lesson?] For students to learn how to retell a story in their own words using a summary, and collaborate with other students and learn time management and organizational skills.

Standards: [What standards/benchmarks are your students going to achieve with this lesson? Use Florida Sunshine State Standards or Common Core Standards AND NETS-S Standards.] I. Meaning and Communication ·         Content Standard I, 1: All students will read and comprehend general and technical material. 1. Use reading for multiple purposes, such as enjoyment, gathering information, and learning new procedures. ·         Content Standard I, 3: All students will focus on meaning and communication as they listen, speak, view, read, and write in personal, social, occupational, and civic contexts. 5. Employ multiple strategies to construct meaning while reading, listening to, viewing, or creating texts. Examples include retelling, predicting, generating questions, examining picture cues, discussing with peers, using context clues, and creating mental pictures. X. Critical Standards ·         Content Standard X, 12: All students will develop and apply personal, shared, and academic criteria for the enjoyment, appreciation, and evaluation of their own and others’ oral, written, and visual texts. 1. Identify the qualities of their own oral, visual, and written texts that help them communicate effectively for different purposes. Examples include content, styles, and organizational devices, such as the use of a chronological sequence in the telling of a story.

Learning Objective: [What will your students be able to do when they finish this lesson or unit? Be sure to use action verbs and to include measureable behavioral outcome(s).] My students will have learned to use different programs on a computer to help them develop story retelling skills, will learn how to work in a collaborative work environment, how to take notes and map out a summary using a story map, and apply creative artistic abilities. They will have learned many group skills such as Time Management, leadership skills, and brainstorming skills.

Materials/Resources Needed: ·         5 books ·         5 computers ·         Poster board ·         Construction paper ·         Colored pencils ·         Pencils ·         Paper ·         Scissors ·         Glue ·         Markers

Introduction: [How will you introduce your lesson?] I will introduce my lesson by having the kids sit down and watch Just Grandma and Me, using the program “Living Books” (30mins). After watching this I will inform my students of their project they will be working on. I will then ask them to split into groups of 4 and assign them a book from 5 different options, assuming there is a class of 20. While going through the instructions I will pass around a list of materials we will be using to complete this project as well as detailed instructions. I will then ask them to assign someone to read the book to their group and the others to take notes while listening.

Lesson Activities: [Itemize the details of your lesson – be complete and detailed.] Day 1 ·         Watch Just Grandma and Me, using the program “Living Books” (20mins). After watching this I will inform my students of their project they will be working on. I will then ask them to split into groups of 4 and assign them a book from 5 different options, assuming there is a class of 20. While going through the instructions I will pass around a list of materials we will be using to complete this project as well as detailed instructions. I will then ask them to assign someone to read the book to their group and the others to take notes while listening. Day 2 ·         Using the notes they took while listening to the story, the will create a story map of how they want to retell their story. They will also brainstorm ideas of how to design their own personal book cover for the story they will retell. Day 3 ·         Two students from each group will be elected to use the computers so they can type their book summaries using the notes and story maps they made. The other two students will finish the book covers. Day 4 ·         Each group will take turns presenting their books that they are retelling, they will display their book covers they designed and they will hand in their typed book summaries. Each group will have 10 minutes of presentation time.

Strategies – ESE/ESOL: [How will you support students who have special needs?] For my students who are ESE, being blind or hard of hearing, I will provide instructions in Braille, and I will explain the instructions to them in a one on one basis. I may even ask for an ESE assistant to come in and work with these kids, but be sure as not to separate them from their group. As for my ESOL students I will provide instructions to them in both their native language and in English, I will also have and assistant help them if and when they need assistance. I, being partially fluent in Spanish, would take time to help my Spanish speaking students.

Strategies – Integrating Technologies: [What technologies did you choose to use for this lesson?] ·         Microsoft Word – type summaries ·         YouTube – watch the living book version of book they have picked.

Evaluation/Critique of Educational Software/Web-based Resource: [Describe your reasoning in selecting the software/web-based resource you used for this lesson – why was it selected? What makes it enhance the lesson and make it effective?] I used Living Books because it is the futuristic version of audio books, and it creates a fun activity for students to engage in, while reading and having fun. I used Microsoft Word because that is a basic computer skill students will need in the future to do office work or assignments.

Summary: [How will you summarize your lesson?] For this lesson the students will express their creativity through their retelling a story and imagination to create a book cover. They will learn the ways of collaborating projects by working in groups. To complete this project they will use computer programs: Microsoft Word and Living Books.

Assessment – Type: [How will you assess your students to be sure they have met your learning objective(s)?] I will assign them an anonymous peer evaluation for the members in their groups. This evaluation will ask who they felt was the leader, who was most organized, and if they got along well. It will also ask them to say how they felt working with this group and if they would work together again had they the chance to do so. I will also keep track of how well they use their time to complete each task each day.

Educational Theorist: [Identify and explain to which learning theory/theorists your lesson plan subscribes.] This lesson plan works best with the constructive learning theory, social learning theory, and transformative learning theory.