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ELM 210 January 13, 2019 Brenna Diedrich URL: https://betterlesson.com/lesson/554569/teaching-context-clues

Evaluating Lesson Plans I chose an English Language Arts lesson plan based on standards for 2nd grade. The plan is used to teach students to evaluate deals and use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in an informational text. The informational text is entitled “African American Inventors”. The lesson plan is designed to teach students different vocabulary strategies that contain word structures, context clues, and apposition. This plan is covered under common core standards for ELA: CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RI. 2.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy. SL.2.1, and CCSS.ELALiteracy. SL. 2.1b. While examining the lesson plan it is very evident and thorough. The lesson starts off with an introduction of the objective and three different vocabulary strategies. The vocabulary strategies are then defined and given examples for the students to understand the meaning and how and why they are used. This introduction is done on the rug where children receive direct instruction. Comparing the lesson plan to the COE template, the state standards were present, the lesson summary and the focus are very clear. The lesson plan gave a short summary of what was going to be covered, and there was no section for classroom and student factors, so there were no class profile specifics. This lesson was related to the lesson plan I completed in the last assignment, so I understand the lesson being taught and how to apply it.

Overall the lesson plan aligns with the provided standard and other standards the coincide with the expected second grade level and the age group of 6 to 7-year olds. Students are engaging and practicing context clues amongst each other. They will also be able to work independently on context clues after they have been reviewed. Students will accurately be able to identify main key words in sentences with context clues that may include pictures, maps and captions to figure the meaning of those words. Students will be able to collaborate about the strategies they have learned and have a thorough understanding of the comprehension materials from working in small groups and as a class group. The real-world relevance of teaching and learning activities comes from the use of technology. The teacher uses an overhead projector after they return to their seats to display and review context clues. They are then divided into small groups where they can discuss and determine a conclusion on how they can determine clue words and how to gather a collective definition of the word. The students are given a graphic organizer to analyze the word invent. There are plenty of context clues, including the text features: photographs and captions. There is not an assessment listed to indicate a range of knowledge an understanding. The teacher gives them this task to get an understanding of who understands and who need more help. After the students are finish, they read it aloud to her and she then give feedback and will have a clear picture. I know that the students will use this skill on several occasions with several other standards, but I think I would use a matching assessment to dig deeper in to the brains of those young minds and prove they know the concept. I think the students will enjoy the lesson, because they get direct instruction, small group and independent work. In all these areas the students work hard to apply themselves. They are engaged and eager to press higher. They are working with and against another peers so that

makes them want to do even better. When they work together, they can use context clue cards of African American Inventors. They use something other than just plain wording to understand and find clues and they work together to come out on top. At the end they can put together an informational project that explains what they know.

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