CUNY Academic Commons

Lesson Plan Title:       Making Reading Fun!!! Grade:                                    3^rd- 5^th Central Question:        Can an interactive activity help reading comprehension?

Purpose of Lesson (aim): How can drawing and acting help us understand the story better?

LESSON OBJECTIVES - Students will: be able to comprehend the story read to them better because of the interactive interpretation overall become more attentive to details

MATERIALS NEEDED:  the book titled “My Apron” by Eric Carle Paper Pencils

STANDARDS: NYS Learning Standards: TH 1:1, 3:1   Benchmark: Strand 1 [Theatre Making] 5^th Grade Acting Imagination, Analysis, and Process Skills Students continue to activate and expand their imaginations, and explore the analytical, concentration, and process skills associated with acting. Performance Skills Students exercise and refine the actors instrument the body, voice, and mind through ongoing exploration of the physical, vocal, characterization, and staging components of acting. Students participate in a variety of group and solo activities in rehearsal and performance, demonstrating self-discipline and the ability to work collaboratively. Strand 2 [Making Connections Through Theater Benchmarks] 5^th Grade Connecting Theater to the Arts and Other Disciplines Students deepen their relationship to theater by exploring elements of theater that are shared with other art forms and disciplines. Connecting Theater to Personal Experience, Community, and Society Through an Exploration of Themes, Culture, and History Students refine their personal responses to theater by comparing various interpretations of a work and the context that informs the production of that work.   Common Core: Unit 1- RI 5. 2 2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. 8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).   Common Core: Unit 1- W 5. 1 1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.   Common Core: Unit 1- SL 5. 1-4 &6 1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion. b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles. c. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others. d. Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions. e. Seek to understand and communicate with individuals from different perspectives and cultural backgrounds. f. Use their experience and their knowledge of language and logic, as well as culture, to think analytically, address problems creatively, and advocate persuasively. 2. Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. 3. Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence. 4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. 6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.   Common Core: Unit 1- L 5. 1 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences. b. Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses. c. Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions. d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.* e. Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

REFLECTION                         The students during the reflection will be able to express what they liked, disliked, and what they learned from the activities.   Rationale:                                The purpose of the reflection is for the students to come full circle and realize on their own that they can work together   Role of Facilitator:                   The facilitator will ask the questions and monitor the discussion while being careful about altering the students’ opinions.  

Theatre Literacy                         Pantomime, Improvisation, Scene, Scene partner, Plot, Beginning,                                                     Middle, End, Off Stage, Lights Off, Lights On, and Actor Neutral.

  How could you document the learning? Students will be asked to hand in their storybooks