STEPP Lesson Plan Form

Day 4 Research Unit Kayla Gerkin

Content Standards Use organizational features of electronic text to locate information Collect, interpret, and analyze relevant information; identify direct uotes for use in t!e report and information to summarize or parap!rase t!at "ill support t!e t!esis or researc! uestion #$tain useful information from standard ne"s stories %!at determines t!e value of a person& Students "ill analyze a non'fiction article and $e a$le to use t!e article to ma(e inferences Students "ill gain s(ills in creating correct citations and po"erpoint presentations to !elp aid t!em in t!eir final pro)ect*

Inquiry Questions Concepts and Skills Students will Master !"idence #utco$es Goals %earnin& 'ar&et #()ecti"es Student !n&a&e$ent *cti"ity +a$e *ppro,- 'i$e *nticipatory Set 'eachin& .resentation/ 1Select t!e most appropriate teac!ing model*2 0direct instruction -presentation model -concept teaching -cooperative learning -inquiry Guided .ractice Independent .ractice CSU Modelin& Input

Students can analyze non'fiction articles Students "ill gain (no"ledge of citations and po"erpoint s(ills for t!eir pro)ect Paragrap! on +rticle, Citation video Useful Tric(s ,- minutes .oing over t!e game plan and tal(ing a$out !o" today is our first day to do researc!/ 0ay/ 3* %ill go over t!e 4game plan5 for t!e day 6* 7egin "it! an article on religion in 8ndia a* +ssign 9', people to read aloud* :otate t!roug! t!e num$ers and read t!e article aloud $* ;iscuss "!at t!e article is a$out* %!y are t!e lo"er class people upset& %!y is t!e government upset& c* Students need to "rite do"n one t!ing t!ey<ve learned or can infer from t!e article and 6'= details t!at support t!at* T!is needs to $e in paragrap! format* d* #nce t!e paragrap! is "ritten, !ave students raise t!eir !ands and c!ec( to see t!at t!ey completed t!e activity* T!en give t!em a stamp in t!eir note$oo(* =* >ove into citations* Students !ave to cite everyt!ing in >L+ format* a* Provide students "it! t!e #%L purdue citation !andout* $* Play t!e video t!at >rs* Flippen put toget!er a$out >L+ citations* i* ?ave t!e students "rite do"n easy $i$ on t!eir !andout* ii* ?ave t!em also "rite do"n t!e indentation tric( once "e come to t!at in t!e video* @* #nce t!e video is over, as( t!em t!e follo"ing uestions* a* %!at is t!e name of t!e citation mac!ine you can use& $* %!at citation format s!ould you use& c* %!o is t!e "onderful person t!at "ill c!ec( to ma(e sure all your citations are correct& A* T!en !and out t!e po"erpoint s(ills !andout* .o t!roug! eac! s(ill "it! t!em and as( t!em "!y eac! s(ill is important*

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STEPP Lesson Plan Form 9* +fter going t!roug! t!e !andout, ma(e sure t!ere aren<t any uestions* 8f t!ere aren<t, !ave students get t!eir net$oo(s and $egin "or(ing on t!eir presentation "it! t!eir group* T!ere is an instructional s!eet t!at s!ould $e given to one person in eac! group* T!at person is responsi$le for setting up t!e presentation as a .oogle document* B* T!e rest of t!e time is for students to "or( on t!eir po"erpoint* ?ave students log off @ minutes $efore t!e end of class* 8 "ill remind students t!at t!ey !ave one full day of researc! left and t!en "e "ill $e presenting soon* Class copy of t!e article, note$oo(s, net$oo(s, doc cam, smart $oard, stamp, stamp pad, "riting utensil, #%L purdue citation !andout, po"erpoint s(ills !andout, citation video T!is unit does a really good )o$ of meeting any accommodations, modifications, and extensions on its o"n* Students "ill do "!at t!ey can, $ased on t!e researc! t!ey loo( for and !o" muc! researc! t!ey loo( for* T!ey are also a$le to researc! in Englis!, .eograp!y, and during t!eir EL# class period* Today, students "ill receive a stamp in t!eir note$oo( for completing t!e activity "it! t!e article* +ssessment "ill $e done to"ards t!e end of t!eir unit "!en "e grade t!eir note catc!ers and calculate t!e num$er of stamps t!ey !ave accumulated t!roug!out t!e unit* 8 "ill also $e c!ec(ing to ma(e sure t!at t!ey !ave s!ared t!eir group presentation "it! me* +ny extra time "ill $e devoted to researc!ing and "or(ing on t!eir po"erpoint*

Closure Materials *cco$$odations 1 Modi2ications *ssess$ent

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Re2lection/ 'oday was an e,cellent day- It was pro(a(ly the s$oothest day so 2ar- 3e read an interestin& article and we were a(le to ha"e a decent discussion on it- 3e watched a short "ideo a(out citations and discussed so$e powerpoint slide tips- 'he rest o2 the ti$e was de"oted to research and workin& on the powerpoint- I was really &lad that we had additional ti$e on this day to do $ore research (ecause we ended up needed all the ti$e we could &et (y the end o2 the unit- I think I would keep this lesson the sa$e- 'he "ideo was short enou&h that it kept their attention and we were still a(le to ha"e success2ul research &et done a2ter that-

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