TEKS Based Lesson Plan
Subject: 5th Grade Writing
Weeks: 4th Nine Weeks Group 1
Unit of Study: Poetry- Conventions Conjunctions
Essential Questions:
1. What is a conjunction?
2. How do we use conjunctions in writing?
3. How can you find conjunctions within poetry and other text?
TEKS/Essence Statements:
5.20) Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions. Students understand the function of and use the
conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students continue to apply earlier
standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to:
(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading,
writing, and speaking:
STAAR Reporting Category 3—Editing: The student will demonstrate an ability to edit a variety of
texts.
Essence Statements:
•
Edits text using correct grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
Critical Skills/Postsecondary Goals:
This section needs to be completed based on the students in your class. However, recommended critical
skills for this lesson could be the following:
Social Skills:
q Peer interaction
q Sharing objects
q Conversational skills
q Knowing what to do in different situations
Problem-Solving Skills:
q Recognizing what is expected for a given situation
Communication Skills:
q Responding to basic yes and no questions
q Share ideas and opinions
q Asking “wh-“ questions
q Conversation skills
q Asking clarifying questions
Instruction/Classroom Activities:
Small Group Instruction:
Activity 1Begin a KWL chart and ask the student’s What is a conjunction? How do we use conjections in
writing? How can you find conjunctions within poetry and other texts? Discuss what do the students
already know about this subject. Next help the students come up with some ideas about what they want to
know or learn about conjunctions.
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Assessment:
• Level 3- The student will determine what they want to learn about conjunctions.
• Level 2- When given choices, the student will identify what they want to learn about
conjunctions.
• Level 1- The student will acknowledge the KWL chart.
Activity 2Discuss and model the use of the 4 Corners Vocabulary template for the word conjunction.
[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_(grammar)] Then just discuss how conjunctions are used and
why they are important.
Assessment:
• Level 3- The student will determine an answer to the question asked about the lesson
vocabulary.
• Level 2- When provided with choices, the student will identify an answer to the question
asked about the lesson vocabulary.
• Level 1- The student will acknowledge the picture of one of the vocabulary words.
Activity 3Next, review what was learned from the previous activities. Play the YouTube video Conjunctions
Junction…Best School House Rock uploaded by Cornholio0 on Sept. 5, 20008 to provide the information
about conjunctions in a visual way. Discuss what was learned from the video.
Assessment:
• Level 3- The student will determine one important idea from the YouTube video about
conjunctions.
• Level 2- When provided with choices, the student will identify one important idea from the
YouTube video about conjunctions.
• Level 1- The student will acknowledge the YouTube video Conjunctions Junction…Best
School House Rock.
Activity 4Then, review what was learned from the previous activities. Create an anchor chart about
conjunctions. Discuss what they are and how they are used. Model combining sentences using
conjunctions. You may want to use the Connection with Conjunctions by [email protected].
Assessment:
• Level 3- The student will determine one important idea for the anchor chart.
• Level 2- When provided with choices, the student will identify one important idea for the
anchor chart.
• Level 1- The student will acknowledge the anchor chart.
Activity 5Finally, it is time for the students to practice combining sentence on their own. Model and create a
few sentences to combine. Work with the students to create their own sentences to combine.
Assessment:
• Level 3- The student will generate one combination sentences using a conjunction.
• Level 2- When provided with choices, the student will complete one combination sentence
which uses a conjunction.
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•
Level 1- The student will respond to your teacher example.
Stations/CentersLevel 3 & 2 Stations:
• Computer Station: Students can organize and/or create their own sentences using
conjunctions.
• Daily 5 Read-to-Self Station: Students can read either the pictures or words of various
stories in the class Library.
• Daily 5 Read-to-Someone Station: Students can read either the pictures, words, or
retell the stories in pairs.
• Daily 5 Listen-to-Reading Station: Students can listen to Tumble Books or Start-toFinish books.
• Daily 5 Work-on-Writing Station: Students can organize and/or create their own
sentences using conjunctions.
• Daily 5 Work-on-Words Station: Students can use personal word wall words or they
can work with the content word wall words (generate, prepositional phrases,
conjunctions) and do the activities from the websites below.
(http://specialed.about.com/od/wordwalls/a/morewordwalls.htm,
http://www.teachingfirst.net/wordwallact.htm,
http://www.kllynch2000.com/wordwallactivites.html,
http://www.teachingfirst.net/wordwall.htm)
Level 1 Stations:
• Daily 5 Listen-to-Reading Station: Students can listen to Tumble Books or Start-toFinish books.
Individualized Communication Planning: This section needs to be completed based on the
individualized communication needs of the students in your class.
Differentiated Tasks:
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
¨ The student will
¨ When given choices, the
¨ The student will
determine what they
student will identify what
acknowledge the KWL
want to learn about
they want to learn about
chart.
conjuntions.
conjunctions.
¨ The student will
¨ The student will
¨ When provided with
acknowledge the picture
determine an answer to
choices, the student will
of one of the vocabulary
the question asked about
identify an answer to the
words.
the lesson vocabulary.
question asked about the
¨ The student will
¨ The student will
lesson vocabulary.
acknowledge the
determine one important
¨ When provided with
YouTube video
idea from the YouTube
choices, the student will
Conjunctions
video about
identify one important
Junction…Best School
conjunctions.
idea from the YouTube
House Rock.
¨ The student will
video about conjunctions.
¨ The student will
determine one important
¨ When provided with
acknowledge the anchor
idea for the anchor
choices, the student will
chart.
chart.
identify one important
¨ The student will respond
idea for the anchor chart.
to your teacher example.
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¨ The student will
¨ When provided with
Stations:
generate one
choices, the student will
¨ Students can listen to
combination sentences
complete one
Tumble Books or Startusing a conjunction.
combination sentence
to-Finish books.
Stations:
which uses a conjunction.
¨ Students can organize
Stations:
and/or create their own
¨ Students can organize
sentences using
and/or create their own
conjunctions.
sentences using
¨ Students can read either
conjunctions.
the pictures or words of
¨ Students can read either
various stories in the
the pictures or words of
class Library.
various stories in the
¨ Students can read either
class Library.
the pictures, words, or
¨ Students can read either
retell the stories in pairs.
the pictures, words, or
¨ Students can listen to
retell the stories in pairs.
Tumble Books or Start¨ Students can listen to
to-Finish books.
Tumble Books or Start¨ Students can organize
to-Finish books.
and/or create their own
¨ Students can organize
sentences using
and/or create their own
conjunctions.
sentences using
¨ Students can use
conjunctions.
personal word wall
¨ Students can use personal
words or they can work
word wall words or they
with the content word
can work with the
wall words (generate,
content word wall words
prepositional phrases,
(generate, prepositional
conjunctions) and do the
phrases, conjunctions)
activities from the
and do the activities from
websites below.
the websites below.
Materials/Resources:
• Create a KWL chart; You may us the KWL Smart Notebook file already created for you.
• Smart Notebook Software
• 4 Corners Vocabulary template & internet resources
• Chart paper
• Markers
• The YouTube video Conjunctions Junction…Best School House Rock uploaded by Cornholio0 on
Sept. 5, 20008
• The Connection with Conjunctions by [email protected].
• Class Library
• Student Computers
• Start-to-Finish books
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*Materials need for stations are not listed, and may or may not be included as provided materials.
Assessment Strategies: This section needs to be completed based on the strategies appropriate for the
students in your class.
IEP Connections: This section needs to be completed based on the IEPs documented in the students’
ARDs in your class.
Work Cited Information:
• KLRN United Streaming Videos
• Wikipedia’s Free On-line Encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/)
• Dictionaries (http://dictionary.reference.com/)
• Microsoft Word Clip Art
• Boardmakerª and the Picture Communication Symbolsª © 1981-2004 Mayer-Johnson LLC - P.O.
Box 1579, Solana Beach, CA 92075 U.S.A. Phone (800) 588-4548 web site: www.mayerjohnson.com
• YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/)
• All Smart Notebook Activities from Smart Exchange
(http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html#tab=0)
• The Florida Center for Reading Reasearch’s Text Structures.pdf
• Library Things (http://www.librarything.com/)
• NEISD Reading Program Support Documents
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