Direct Instruction Model- English 07

Subject: Language Arts

Date: 09-28-15

Core: !1 2 3
Semester: ! S1 S2

Teacher: Mickey Legesse

School: Damascus Middle School

Student will engage in:

! independent activates pairing
centers
cooperative learning hands-on
lecture
peer tutoring
! whole group instruction
! visuals
! technology integration
simulations
a project
Other:

Standards/Objective Met:
7.6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of nonfiction
texts.
a) Draw conclusions and make inferences on explicit and implied information.
To be successful with this standard, students are expected to
Make inferences, which imply meaning, and draw conclusions based on both
explicit and implied information.
Time
Procedures Followed:
Materials/Text
References
10 minutes Bell-ringers- Show not tell (Fear)
Handout weekly bell-ringers
Pass back graded papers
15 minutes Intro. to drawing conclusions Vs. Inference
PowerPoint
Drawing
Have a handout ready to put in their interactive
Conclusions
notebook
Tell students to take out their interactive notebook,
scissors, and glue
Differentiate notes: Core 1 fill in the blank on their
notes/ core 2 & 3 will copy the notes from the
PowerPoint.
15 minutes Watch video on Evil Swirling Darkness
Scope
Ask students if the remember the tornado that hit
Glade Spring in the spring of 2011.
Discuss video using scope questions
Discuss non-fiction
35 minutes Differentiated Instruction:
Read, Think,
Core 1(Inclusion) do reading in 4 small groups
Explain
Core 2 & 3 listen to the audio as a whole class
Have students complete the worksheet before,
during, and after the reading.
Ask students to draw some conclusions as we read
or listen to the article.
5 minutes Exit slip
Pass back
graded papers
Give students scrap paper and ask them to write
(1) Today I learned (2) Today I did not

understand
Homework Given: Finish worksheet if they did not
Teacher Notes: Keep the Plicker practice as a back up plan

Definition:

Taking _________________ and ___________________________
________ in the story and _______________________________
we are not directly told.

What ___________

What the
________________

You can draw conclusions by

1. Thinking about your experience
2. Using clues form the text
3. Thinking about what you already know
4. Thinking about how a character handles change
5. Thinking about how a character feels
6. Thinking about what a character says
7. Thinking about a characters actions
8. Thinking about how a character handles conflict

Drawing Conclusions & Making Inferences

Definition:
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________

____________________

___________
___________________

You can draw conclusions by

9. Thinking about your experience
10. Using clues form the text
11. Thinking about what you already know
12. Thinking about how a character handles change
13. Thinking about how a character feels
14. Thinking about what a character says
15. Thinking about a characters actions
16. Thinking about how a character handles conflict