Lesson: Text to Self Connection: Excited

Teacher:  Strattner

Date:  

Subject: Reading Comp

Class:  Louisville

AIMS for the class (on the board before class starts):

SWBAT make a text to self connection with the way the character feels (excited) in a given text.

EXIT SLIP / Assessment of FIRM MASTERY of the Aims:

Completed Text to Self Graphic Organizer

AGENDA with times for each item (on board before class starts):

Intro: 2 min

I: 8 min

We: 10 min

You: 5 min

MATERIALS:

I/We: It’s Actually My Party

You: Splat the Cat  

1) Quick Questions / Do Now (Cumulative Review and Geared for Quick Success) 3-5 minutes 

1)  Turn to your neighbor and remind them what a text to self connection is. ( A self connection is when you find something in the text that reminds you of your own life)

2) Students go over the AIMS and AGENDA for the class (on the board) 30 seconds to 1 minute

3) Mini-Lesson / Modeling (“I” or “I/We”) 5-15 minutes

·          Scholars, yesterday we learned all about how to make text-to-self connections. Remember, a text-to-self connection is when you find something in the book that reminds you of something in your own life.

·         SW TPS about why we make text-to-self connections.

·         TW select 1-2 scholars to share out (We make text-to- self connections to better understand the book we are reading.)

·         TW talk through the emotion in It’s Actually My Party.

·         TW think aloud a text to self connection between her life and Lola in It’s Actually My Party.

Key Vocabulary 0-5 minutes, interwoven

4) Guided Practice (“We”) 5-20 minutes

·         TW ask Ss to help her fill in the graphic organizer.

·         SW TPS about the text-to-self connection T made.

·         TW ask 1-2 Ss to share out.

·         TW fill in the graphic organizer.

·         TW highlight drawing a picture of the character feeling in one box and your own feeling in the other box.

·         TW explain that you must write the connection on the lines below: In It’s Actually My Party, Lola feels excited because her brother Charlie is having a birthday party. I feel excited when I get to visit my parents.

Key questions to check for understanding during GP: (Level 1 and Level 2)

5) Way to Check for Understanding before Independent Practice 1-3 minutes (proceed only if class masters)

SW TPS and explain to their partner what they will be working on at desks.  

6) Independent (or pair / small group) Practice (“You”):

15-25 minutes

·         SW identify the emotion of Splat at the end of the book. (excited)

·         SW return to their desks and complete the T2S G.O.

·         TW circulate for existence and to check Ss work.

7) Cumulative Review

T should ask Ss to make T2S connections.

8) Homework

Have scholars make a T2S connection with a book they are reading at home.

9) Exit Slip / Final Assessment of FIRM MASTERY of the Aim:  1-5 minutes

SW make a T2S connection with Splat’s feelings (excited.)     

Lesson Reflection

What went well?

Scholars were successful because they spent the previous day making a text-to-self connection. 

What would you change?

Make sure scholars are focused on the specific feeling of excitement. It’s important that scholars have practice making specific text-to-self connections.

What needs explanation?

Make sure scholars make connections that are substantial and about the feelings- i.e. not about physical traits etc. If they give you a superficial connection, guide them to think about the way Splat is feeling.