<p> Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan Title: Genre: Text Structure: Level: Corn is Maize The Gift of the NF Narrative Informational P Indians by Aliki ISBN-13: 9780064450263</p><p>Literacy Core Objective: Enduring Understanding: Purpose for reading 3rd Grade 4000-0702g: Students will describe on an assessment how Summarize important ideas/events and corn is an element helped to develop culture details in sequence. in America. Content Core Objective: “I Can Statements” - Essential Questions: : 3rd Grade standard 1 objective 3  I can identify 5 ways corn has helped people. a: identify ways people use the physical  I can summarize how scientists believe corn environment (agriculture) evolved over the centuries e: infer positive impacts of human caused  I can describe why man can only plant corn. change  I can describe and summarize the role corn played in the survival of the early American ELL Strategies: immigrants. Make a picture dictionary of the vocabulary words for the book. Also make a picture representation of the order of corn development. </p><p>Before Reading</p><p>Vocabulary: Use the graphic organizer below: word, kid friendly definition, and sketch. tassel silk teosinte, metate. Misickquatash, maize</p><p>Activate/Build Prior Knowledge: Have you ever eaten corn? Do you like it? Can you name items that are made from corn? This book explains the origin of corn and why corn has been so important to America. </p><p>Comprehension Strategy: Summarization using order words; use page attached;</p><p>Pacing Guide: This book will take 2-3 sessions Day 1: Introduce vocabulary, introduce book and begin reading Day 2: Work on reading and summarizing and sequencing events Day 3: Work on summarization and review of text. Discuss. Do assessment.</p><p>During Reading</p><p>Using appropriate Guided reading strategies, students will be reading at their own pace and teachers will be listening to students read, monitoring, giving feedback, taking anecdotal notes and running records.</p><p>Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text: After Reading In your reading journal summarize the history of corn and the important part it has played in America and how scientists think that corn changed over time.</p><p>Attend to Comprehension Within, Beyond, & About the text: Content Core Integration:(Science, Soc. St., Math, etc.) Assessment: Activities: Use the assessment. (attached) More information on corn: http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/cornhusk.html http://www.nativetech.org/cornhusk/index.html http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-corn- history.html</p><p>*Not all activities will be done in each lesson. Some lessons may take multiple days to complete. However, all students should be reading each time you meet. Name ______Date ______</p><p>Topic: Corn</p><p>First:</p><p>Second:</p><p>When:</p><p>Then:</p><p>Next:</p><p>Now:</p><p>Then:</p><p>Soon:</p><p>Next:</p><p>Then:</p><p>Finally: Name______Date______</p><p>Assessment: What did you learn?</p><p>Name 5 ways that corn has helped people.</p><p>1.______</p><p>2. ______</p><p>3.______</p><p>4.______</p><p>5.______</p><p>Describe how scientists believe corn evolved over the centuries. ______</p><p>Why man can only plant corn? ______</p><p>Summarize how corn helped the American immigrants to survive.</p><p>______</p><p>Was there any evidence in the book that suggested that some of the activities, hobbies, religion and art might have been influenced by corn? Find the place in the book and write the page number.</p><p>______Name ______Date ______</p><p>Vocabulary</p><p>Word: ______</p><p>Definition: ______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Word: ______</p><p>Definition: ______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Word: ______</p><p>Definition: ______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Word: ______</p><p>Definition: ______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p>