Name/Date Emma Trudgeon

I. Overview:
This is a lesson on understanding the role of characters and events in a story.

A. Vocabulary:

Strike,Typewriter

II. Objectives: SWBAT

demonstrate understanding of Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen

Cronin.
explain how the characters affect one another and affect what happens in the story.

III. Standards:

Standard - CC.1.3.2.C

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

ISTE: 1b. Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the
learning process.

IV. Technology Integration:

A. Planninginclude resources that you used to help you plan the

content area of your lesson
i. the book
B. Content Deliveryinclude links and/or app descriptions to materials
you will be using for the teaching procedures section of your
lesson
www.plickers.com
smart board
iPhone- plickers app

C. Assessmenthow will you use technology in order to assess your

students learning?

Plickers is a website and app that allows students to answer questions and polls that the
teacher has created. Each student is provided their own individual Plickers card. Each side of
the card has A,B,C, or D on it but each card is different. When the teacher asks a question,
 the students will hold their cards in the air in accordance to what their answer is. The
children will not know what their peers answered because all the cards are different. This is
beneficial because it eliminates cheating and allows students to think for themselves and not
answer what their peers answer. It really shows what the students think. The teacher will
then go ahead and scan the Plickers cards with their smartphone and the answers will
transfer over onto the smart board. The teacher can choose to show who answered what or
have it show percentage of how many students answered what.

V. Teaching Procedures:
A. Anticipatory Set
Bring a typewriter to class. Let it sit in front and allow students to look at it and ask questions
about it and try to use it.

B. Development
Read the story aloud.

C. Guided Practice
Have a class discussion on the book. The teacher will ask thought-provoking questions that
prompts discussion.

D. Independent Practice

Students will create two tweets pretending to be two different characters in the story. They can
have freedom with this by deciding if they want to use hashtags, emojis, tweet to other
characters, etc. Students will tweet pretending to be two characters from the story responding
to a different character. (brown to cows, hens to cows, duck to cows, etc.)

E. Closure
Exit ticket- what was your favorite part of the story?

VI. Assessment
The Plickers part of the lesson will act as the assessment. When asked a question, the students
will hold up their card displaying their answer. The answers will not be displayed on the board as
to who answered what but I will be able to go back in and view who answered what.
Examples of questions:
What did the cows and the hens want from Mr. Brown?
How did Mr. Brown react to this at first?
What did the cows say they were going to do if Mr. Brown did not give them electric blankets?
How did the cows indirectly or unknowingly help the ducks?

VII. Differentiation or Modifications

For an ELL student, I would provide them with a simple story outline with pictures and, possibly,
translations if needed.
VIII. Materials

Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

Plickers cards
iPhone
Smart Board
Computers or iPads