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Name: Louisa Steadman Date: February 15, 2017

PART I: PLANNING
Coordinating and Subordinate Conjunctions
Title of Lesson
Mellichamp Elementary School Pacing Guide, South
Source Carolina state standards

Subject Area (s) Language Arts

Grade Level Fourth

Curriculum Standards L.4.1. g. use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

when writing.

To begin the lesson, the teacher will tell a story without

Description and using conjunctions. Once the story is over the teacher will
Background Information ask the students if the story made sense and what seemed
to be wrong with the story. The teacher will re-tell the story
using the appropriate conjunctions and the students and
teacher will discuss why the story was different the second
time.

The teacher will tell the students that they will be

discussing conjunctions. To determine what students know
about conjunctions the teacher will create a K-W-L chart on
the board. The teacher will ask students what they know to
complete the K portion of the chart.

The teacher will present the content using a PowerPoint

presentation. (Content: Conjunctions join two clauses in a
sentence. Coordinating conjunctions join two independent
thoughts while subordinate conjunctions join an
independent clause with a dependent clause. Etc.)

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Lesson Objectives
Varying Objectives for
Individuals Needs
(Differentiated Instruction-content;
Process; Product; or Environment)
Statement of Purpose
Materials and Resources
Anticipatory Set
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The teacher will provide examples in the PowerPoint as
guided practice. Once the information is presented the
teacher will show students an exemplar of a foldable for
vocabulary. (Conjunction, coordinating conjunction, and
subordinate conjunction.) The students will create their own
foldable.
The students will complete an independent practice
assignment. The teacher will review the assignment with
students.
The students and teacher will complete the L portion of the
K-W-L chart to determine what students have learned.
Students will then complete an assessment to determine if
they have mastered the concept.
The teacher will close the lesson by displaying BrainPop
video on conjunctions.
The students will be able to identify subordinate and
coordination conjunctions and use them in an appropriately
when writing.
For students that are having trouble with the content, the
teacher will work in small groups on independent practice.
The teacher will read the questions on the assignments and
assessment aloud to students that are having trouble. For
students that have mastered the concept, the teacher will
ask students to explain and describe why their answers are
correct in terms of choosing a subordinate and
coordinating conjunction. (I.e. how did you know that this
was the correct? Would it be possible to use a different
conjunction? Etc.) For ELLs the teacher will use word
charts to display the conjunctions within the PowerPoint.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to understand the
difference between coordinating and subordinate
conjunctions and when to use them in writing and speaking.
PowerPoint
SmartBoard
Construction paper
Markers
Glue
Teacher made assignment/assessment
To begin the lesson, the teacher will tell a story without
using conjunctions. Once the story is over the teacher will
ask the students if the story made sense and what seemed
 to be wrong with the story.

Part II: IMPLEMENTATION

Pre-assessment To determine what students know about conjunctions the

teacher will create a K-W-L chart on the board. The teacher
will ask students what they know and what they want to
know about conjunctions to complete the K and L portion of
the chart.
The teacher will provide students with examples on the
Teacher Modeling or PowerPoint presentation. He/she will create examples to
Demonstration write on the board.

The teacher will model for students an exemplar of a

foldable that they will make after direct instruction. This
foldable will be used to study subordinate and coordinating
conjunctions.
To guide the students through using conjunctions
Guided Practice appropriately, the teacher will provide incomplete
sentences. The teacher and students will choose the correct
conjunction for the sentence and discuss why it is a fitting
conjunction.
The teacher will check for understanding during the guided
Checking for practice by asking questions such as:
Understanding Why is this conjunction correct?
Could we have used another conjunction?
Is there always one correct answer?

During guided practice the teacher will use the thumbs

up/down strategy to see how many people agree with the
answer chosen.

The students will complete an assignment in which they are

asked to choose the correct conjunction to complete
Independent Practice sentences. The assignment also provides a story and the
students are asked to underline the eight conjunctions
within the story. The teacher will go over the assignment
once the students have completed it. (Attachment A)
To close the lesson, the teacher will review the independent
Closure practice assignment. The students and teacher will
complete the L portion of the K-W-L chart and discuss what

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 they learned throughout lesson.

The teacher will place a 4 minute brain pop video to review

conjunctions.
https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/conjunctions/

The students will complete an assessment in which they

Assessment will circle multiple choice questions 1-6, and complete 7-17
(Give a description and attach by combining two sentences using the appropriate
to lesson plan) conjunction. The students should complete the assignment
with 80% accuracy. (Attachment B)

Extension Activities Students could be asked to write a persuasive essay using

a certain number (I.e. 12) conjunctions. They could be asked
to read the story without conjunctions first, and discuss
with classmates if the story makes sense. Then, they will
read the story with conjunctions and check for
understanding.

At home, the students could watch their favorite show and

record how many conjunctions are used in the episode.
Then, they would be asked to determine if the conjunction
is a subordinate or coordinating conjunction.

The teacher will use technology by presenting a PowerPoint

Technology to provide content and examples. The teacher will also
show a BrainPop video using the SmartBoard.

Connection Across the To incorporate the arts, students will be creating a foldable
Curriculum that they will glue into their notebooks for studying. They
will use construction paper, markers, and glue to complete
this task.

PART III: REFLECTION

I feel that the students had a good understanding of the

Strengths material at the end of the lesson. The students were
engaged and enjoy being able to relate to the content by
creating their own sentences. Using the thumbs up/down
strategy was a helpful way to check for understanding
during the lesson.
Classroom management is something that I feel I could

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 work on. I feel that maybe having more interactive activities
Weaknesses would have allowed this lesson to be more exciting for
students.
If I taught this lesson again, I would incorporate some sort
Suggestions for of activity which allowed the students to move around such
Improvement as a scoot activity, or a sketch to stretch. This would allow
students to get out of their seats and work with students
outside of their own groups.
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REFLECTIVE LESSON PLAN MODEL RUBRIC

Candidate____________________________________ Title of Lesson ________________________________________________ Date: ________________

Target Highly Acceptable Acceptable Moderately Unacceptable

(5 Points) (4 Points) (3 Points) Acceptable (1 Point) Score
(2 Points)
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(Title, Source, Subject and all components are components that are components that are component that is Introductory
Area, Grade Level) appropriate to the lesson appropriate to the lesson appropriate to the lesson appropriate to the components
ACEI .1.0 lesson
NAEYC 1a
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NAEYC 4c for the lesson.
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OBJECTIVES measurable performance objectives, but objectives objectives that are not measurable or clearly the lesson
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NAEYC 5c written for the lesson

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 The candidate varies all
objectives to promote rigor
DIFFERENTIATION and challenge for all
OF OBJECTIVES students, including diverse
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ACEI 3.2
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NAEYC 1b; 5c
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NAEYC 5c
The candidate provides
comprehensive lists of
MATERIALS AND lesson materials and
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NAEYC 4b will be used by the teacher
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The candidate clearly
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student centered lesson
that reflects all
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assessment, motivation
LESSON DESIGN (anticipatory set), purpose,
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NAEYC 4b guided and independent
practice, closure, extension
activities and other
instructional strategies.
The lesson plan reflects
differentiated instruction
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The candidate varies most
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promote rigor and a
challenge for all students,
including diverse students,
and identifies teacher
actions that accommodate
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The candidate
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