Drexel Elementary Team Lesson Plans

2011-2012 Drexel Elementary Team Lesson Plans

SUBJECT: Writing Team Name: Fifth Grade

Monday 8-22 Tuesday 8-23 Wednesday 8-24 Thursday 8-25 Friday 8-26

EPO: G5-2W-C2-PO6 G5-2W-C2-PO6 G5-2W-C2-PO6 G5-2W-C2-PO6 G5-2W-C2-PO6  I can construct a I can construct a I can construct a paragraph  I can construct a  I can construct a paragraph that paragraph that that groups sentences around a paragraph that groups paragraph that groups sentences groups sentences topic. sentences around a groups sentences around a topic. around a topic. topic. around a topic. Student I can construct a paragraph I can construct a paragraph I can construct a paragraph I can construct a paragraph I can construct a paragraph Friendly that groups sentences around that groups sentences that groups sentences around a that groups sentences around a that groups sentences around Objective: a topic. around a topic. topic. topic. a topic.

Language I can write a descriptive I can write a descriptive I can write a descriptive I can write a descriptive I can write a descriptive Objective paragraph and read it to a paragraph and read it to a paragraph and read it to my paragraph and read it to a paragraph and read it to a partner partner partner. partner partner Activity: Use the lesson from Wilda Use the lesson from Wilda Use the lesson from Wilda Use the lesson from Wilda Use the lesson from Wilda Storm: Writing Up a Storm Storm: Writing Up a Storm: Writing Up a Storm Storm: Writing Up a Storm Storm: Writing Up a Storm pages 5-187 - 188 Storm pages 5-189 pages 5-189-190 pages 5-190 pages 5-190-191 1. Draw a hand on Students will write the body the board. Students will Students will write an of the paragraph. Students will write the 2. Students will use practice peer introduction using the conclusion. the hand as a editing using the information from Activity 2: Journal graphic organizer. graphic yesterday’s lesson Students will write about a Activity 2: DOL organizers from topic of their choice or Students write a paragraph Students will yesterday. Activity 2: Journal If I Could be the Principal of that describes the work that practice using the Students will write about a the School was done by Gregor graphic organizer Activity 2: Journal topic of their choice or Mendel. Use the teacher for several topics: Students will write about a If I had Super Powers Activity 3: DOL handout page 156 for more Gorilla topic of their choice or Students will edit a ideas. Earthquake “If I Were Invisible” Activity 3: DOL paragraph. Volcano Students will edit a Tornado Activity 3: DOL paragraph, Flood Students will edit a (background paragraph, knowledge from 4th grade science)

Activity 2: Journal Students will write about the subject of their choice or “If I Could Fly”

Activity 3: DOL Students will edit a paragraph

Content  Writing Up a Storm Writing Up a Storm Writing Up a Storm teacher’s Writing Up a Storm teacher’s Writing Up a Storm Sources / teacher’s Guide teacher’s Guide Guide Guide Handout “C” Materials  Butcher Paper Thesaurus Thesaurus Thesaurus Thesaurus  Legal size paper  Paragraph about Butcher paper from Monday  Paragraph about Handout 156 for teacher  Handout “A” Gregor Mendel  Paragraph about Gregor Mendel ideas  Paragraph about Gregor Mendel Directions for Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel Paragraph

Handouts “A” (1 per student) and “B” (back to back copies one per student) Thesaurus