FifthGradeLessononCurrentEventPresentations

Author:KendalCarter
Datecreated:01/30/201512:08PMEDTDatemodified:01/31/20156:07PMEDT

VITALINFORMATION
TotalNumberofStudents

Thereare23studentsinthisclass.Twostudentsspendthemorninginresourcesothisactivitywillonlyhave21
students.Therearetenboysandthirteengirls.

Area(s)StudentsLiveIn

ThestudentsliveinSanAnselmoandFairfax.

Free/ReducedLunch

Thereisonestudentonfree/reducedlunch.

EthnicityofStudents

TherearenoAfricanAmerican/Blackstudents,therearenoAmericanIndian/AlaskanNativestudents,thereare
threeAsian/PacificIslanderstudents,therearefifteenWhitestudents,andtherearethreeHispanic/Latinostudents.

EnglishLanguageLearners

YestherearetwoELLstudentsinthisclassroom.Onehasalreadytestedoutandtheotheroneisinresource.

StudentswithSpecialNeeds

Therearetwostudentsinthisclassroomthespendupuntillunchintheresourceroom.Onehasturettesandextreme
emotionaldisturbancesandtheotherisinresourcebecauseheisbehindgradelevelandandhighELLstudent.Oneof
theboysinourclassisalowtesttakerandqualifiedtotakeallofhistestsinthelearningcenterbecauseofhis
disability(spinalcancerandpossibleproblemswithshorttermmemoryloss).Oneofthegirlsintheclassstrugglesvery
badlywithanxietywhichfeedsintoherdefiance.Sheisextremelybehindgradelevel,isdealingwithalotinherhome
lifeandrevertstobabytalkwhenshedoesnotgetherway.Shestrugglestoworkindependentlyandisscaredof
takingchancesandmakingmistakeswhichisreallyhinderingherinclass.OneoftheELLboysinourclassstruggles
withprocessingandstayingontask.Hehasadifficulttimecompletingtasksinatimelymannerandfrequentlywastes
classtimemessingaroundwithoneoftheotherboysintheclass.Theotherboyheisalwaysmessingaroundwithis
alsobehindgradelevel,movedherelastyearandwasplacedinaclasslastyearwithateacherthatdidnotworkto
helphimbridgethegap.Whenheispassionateaboutatopichecanworkverywellbutwhenheisunmotivatedor
confusedhetendstowastetimewalkingaroundtheclassroom,talkingtoothers,orworkingonthingsnotrelatedto
thetopic.AnotherboyintheclasshasmoderateADHDandfrequentlydoesnottakehismedication.Hisparentsfeel
likeheisnotasmuchofhimselfwhenhetakeshismedicationsohedoesnottakethemedicationonweekends,over
breaks,orduringthesummer.Whenherememberstotakeit,itgenerallywaresoffbytheendoflunch.Anotheroneof
theboysintheclasshassevereADHDandisnotonanytypeofmedication.Hestrugglestositstill,payattention,is
constantlyblurting,talkingoutofturn,andhasdifficultlystayinginhisseatandworkingonthetaskathand.

Subject(s)

InformationLiteracy,LanguageArts(English),LifeSkills

TopicorUnitofStudy

CurrentEventPresentations

Grade/Level

Grade5

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KEYCONCEPTS&STANDARDS
BigIdea&Essential
Questions

Forstudentstounderstandhowtowritegiveacurrenteventpresentation

LearningOutcome(s)

Bytheendofthislesson,studentswillbeabletofindapproprietarticles,searchtheirarticlesforkeyinformation,fillout
theirworksheets,writeasummary,andpresenttheircurrenteventstotheclass.

Summary

Iwillleadstudentsstepbystepthroughtheprocesstheyshouldtakeonhowtocompletetheircurrenteventresearch
andpresentations.

Standards

CACaliforniaCommonCoreStateStandards(2012)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grade5students:
Strand:SpeakingandListening
Domain:
PresentationofKnowledgeandIdeas
Standard:
4.Reportonatopicortextorpresentanopinion,sequencingideaslogicallyandusingappropriatefactsand
relevant,descriptivedetailstosupportmainideasorthemesspeakclearlyatanunderstandablepace.
Indicator:
4a.Plananddeliveranopinionspeechthat:statesanopinion,logicallysequencesevidencetosupportthe
speakersposition,usestransitionwordstoeffectivelylinkopinionsandevidence(e.g.,consequentlyand
therefore),andprovidesaconcludingstatementrelatedtothespeakersposition.

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ASSESSMENTS

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Assessment/Rubrics

Thislessonwillbeassesedintheshorttermthroughobservingthestudentsastheyworktogetherintheshortterm
andwewillchecktheminthelongtermwhenwechecktheirworksheets,readtheirarticles,andthroughhowtheygive
theirpresentations.

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MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials&
Technology(handouts,etc.)

InordertoteachthislessonIwillneedthecurrenteventworksheet,theprojector,ipad,aposter,aprezi,anarticle,
printoutsofthearticle,pencils,andhighlighters.

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IMPLEMENTATION
SequenceofActivities

1.IwillbegintheactivitybyaskingstudentsiftheyrememberwhatoutbreakatDisneylandweweretalkingabouton
Friday.(Themeasles)IwillsharethatafterIheardhowmanyquestionstheyhadaboutthemeaslesIwantedto
researchitmore.Iwillshareafewfactsaboutthemeasles(questionsthatthestudentsaskedonFriday)withthe
class.
2.AftergivingstudentsmoreinformationaboutthemeaslesIwillstartbyaskingstudentstothink,pair,share,andtalk
withthepersonsittingnettothemaboutthedifferencebetweenareliablenewsarticleandanunrelaiblenewsarticle
foraboutaminute.OncestudentshavesharedouttheirthoughtsIwillwritetheirideasontheboardandwewill
discussgoodnewssourcesasaclass.
3.Iwillthenpulluptwoarticlesontheprojector(andexcerptswillbepassedouttoeachtablegrouptoreadandbreifly
discussasatable)Theywillreadovertheexcerptsofbotharticlesandtalktotheirpartersaboutwhicharticleismore
credibleandfilloutaKWLchartonthearticles.
4.Oncethestudentshavecompletedbothreadingsandhadachancetotalkaboutthetwoarticles,wewilldiscussthe
twoasaclassandtalkaboutwhatmakesthearticlescredible.
5.Iwillthenshowstudentstherestofthearticleontheboardandwewillpopcornreaditasaclass.Iwilldrawsticks
andeachstudentwillreadtwoparagraphs.BetweenparagraphswewillstopandIwillcallonvolunteerstopointout
theimportantpiecesofthearticle.Wewillcontinuethisuntilwehavemadeitthroughthearticle.
6.NextIwillbringouttheworksheetfromSarahandfillitoutwiththeclass.Iwillcallonstudentstohelpmeanswer
thequestions.Ifstudentsarestrugglingtocomeupwiththeanswers,wewillreferbacktothearticlesandlookforthe
answersasaclass.
7.Afterwefinishansweringthequestions,IwillsharethesummaryIhavewrittenfortheclassasanexample.
8.Iwillthenbringoutaposterexampleofwhattheirprojectsshouldlooklike(orIwillcreateapreziifSarahisokay
withthechange)touseasanexamplewiththestudents.
9.Iwillendthelessonbygivingthestudentsanexampleofhowweareexpectingthierpresentationstobe.Atthe
veryendofthelesson,Iwillaskstudents/needclarificationonwhatweareexpectingfromtheirnextroundofcurrent
eventpresentations.

GroupingStrategies

Themajorityofthislessonwillbetaughtasawholeclass.Whenstudentsworkinpairstheywillbeworkingwiththe
studentstheysitnexttoinclass.

DifferentiatedInstruction

Inthislesson,IwillscaffoldthequestionsIaskforstudentswhoarestruggling.Iwillalsoaskthestudentswhoare
moreadvancedinclassmorethoughtprovokingquestionstochallenegethemthroughtoutthelessonandkeepthem
engaged.IwillalsoremovesticksfromthecupsofstudentswhoIknowareuncomfortablereadingtotheclass.

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REFLECTIONS
PriortoLesson
PostLesson
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