Grade Level: 6
EL Level: Bridging (4/5)
Subject area:
ELA
Lesson
Objectives
Students will identify character traits
Academic
Vocabulary
Using the story “Eleven”
Character traits
Textual evidence
Analysis
Stimulus
Propose the question: What would your reaction be if someone
threw an old raggedy sweater on your desk and told you to put it
on. The sweater is not yours but another student told the teacher it
belonged to you.
DOK
Questions
1. What evidence from the text helps you support your
inferences about Rachel's personality?
2. How do Rachel’s character traits affect the outcome of the story?
Standards
RL 6.1
RL 6.5
ELD
Standards
PIC1 Exchanging information/ideas
PII6 Reading/viewing closely
P1C9 Presenting
Designated
Time
(matches
integrated)
ELD: students will be given a list of character traits and will help
students identify the traits and define the traits
Integrated
Lesson
1) Students will use their annotated story that they used to highlight
evidence and wrote what trait is being shown by the character
2) Students will be given 3 different colored balloons one with a
character trait, one blank to be used to write evidence/analysis
from the text and one to explain/expand
3) Students will work in groups of 3. They will combine all of
their balloons to create a group graphic organizer. The group
will be given a three level cake cut out where they write the
introduction, background and topic sentence.
4) All parts will be glued on a paper to show the group graphic
organizer.
5) Sentence frames will be provided as a scaffold for students
who choose to use it to write their essay.
Assessment
Final essay
Checking for
Understanding
Technology
Integrations
Teacher will verbally assess student knowledge and understanding
as they are pr ending through the graphic understanding
Spark people app to explain Rachel’s character traits through the app