Lesson: Advice from a Character: The Ugly Pumpkin

Teacher:  Strattner

Date: 

Subject: Reading Comp

Class:  Louisville: Hippo

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

SWBAT decide what advice the Ugly Pumpkin would give to another ugly pumpkin. 

EXIT SLIP / Assessment of FIRM MASTERY of the Aims:

SW write the advice

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

I: 10 min

We: 10 min

You: 7 min

HOMEWORK (usually cumulative review & on the board before class starts):

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

1) Who can remind the class what the ugly pumpkin’s feeling is? (The ugly pumpkin feels lonely/sad)

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 spent the day making text-to-self connections.
• SW TPS their T2S connection with their partner.
• Today we are going to think about the advice that the Ugly Pumpkin would give to another ugly pumpkin.
• Great readers love to think about this because it stretches their brains! It’s fun to think about the kind of advice a character would give.
• We are going to work together to brainstorm a list of ideas for advice that the ugly pumpkin would give to others.

Key Vocabulary 0-5 minutes, interwoven

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

• SW TPS about what advice the ugly pumpkin might give.
• TW select scholars to share out their ideas
• TW ask Ss why they think the ugly pumpkin would say that
• TW record ideas on chart paper.
• Now you will go back to your desk and write some advice you think the ugly pumpkin would give. You will attach your talk bubble with advice to the ugly pumpkin that you decorated.

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 remind their neighbor what they will be doing at their seat.

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

15-25 minutes

• SW return to their desks and complete their exit slip

7) Cumulative Review

T should ask Ss what advice 1 character would give to another in RC, GR books

8) Homework

Have scholars give advice from 1 character to another in a book they are reading at home.

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

SW decide what advice the ugly pumpkin would give to another ugly problem.            

Lesson Reflection

What went well?

Scholars were successful because they had spent time making T2S connections with the character and they understood the problem and the solution.   

What would you change?

Make sure scholars are thinking of advice with the events of the story in mind. Character’s should reference their own experiences in their advice.  

What needs explanation?

Remind scholars that the advice must be something the character would actually say (not just completely made up)