Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels M-Z)
Title: The Battles of Lexington and Concord Level:_U___ISBN:978-0-531-18763-0_Publisher:_Children’s Press_
Before Reading: (5-7 min.)
*Summarize plot (M)
*Unfamiliar book language/character names (S)
*Discuss pictures (M)
*Draw upon students’ experiences (M)
Day 1: Pages 2-16
Many colonists had come to America in hopes of new freedoms. When England started enacting new
laws and taxes without granting colonists representation, many colonists were ready to take a stand. Today we
will read about these acts and the colonial response.
Words/Text Layout:
*New or important words (V) proclaimed (4), intolerable (8), treason (10)
*Unusual aspect of text layout (V) Discuss why words are in bold.
Suggested Teaching Point (Behaviors to Notice and Support) or focus on a Comprehension Strategy:
connections, questions, inferences, visualizing, summarizing, synthesizing, determining importance
Readers use text features to help them understand nonfiction.
-As you read pay attention to the illustrations and pictures. How do they help the reader?
During Reading: (10-15 min.)
Students silently read the text. You may choose to listen to a few students whisper read the text, if reading
fluency is a concern. While students are silently reading, you can start another group or conference with
students who are independently reading.
After Reading: (8-10 min.)
*Discuss the story
-clarify confusion, revisiting parts of the text that posed problems for readers
-acknowledge partially correct responses, seeking to understand students’ perspectives
*Connect discussion to the teaching point and/or a comprehension strategy (see above)
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Why were many colonists unhappy with England?
Why were some colonists “loyalists”?
What were the militia? How did they prepare?
How did the illustrations help you as a reader?
Why does an author include illustrations?
Writing Connection (optional):
What were the different acts put in place by parliament? Compare and contrast two of the acts.
Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels M-Z)
Title: The Battles of Lexington and Concord Level:_U___ISBN:978-0-531-18763-0_Publisher:_Children’s Press_
Before Reading: (5-7 min.)
*Summarize plot (M)
*Unfamiliar book language/character names (S)
*Discuss pictures (M)
*Draw upon students’ experiences (M)
Day 2: Pages 16-30
As tensions mounted in the colonies, Paul Revere and many other brave men devised a plan of attack
against the British who had been ordered to put a stop to the militia and to confiscate their stockpiles of
weapons and supplies.
Words/Text Layout:
*New or important words (V) stockpile (17), seized (20), rousing (26), convergence (27)
*Unusual aspect of text layout (V)
Suggested Teaching Point (Behaviors to Notice and Support) or focus on a Comprehension Strategy:
connections, questions, inferences, visualizing, summarizing, synthesizing, determining importance
As you read summarize the events of April 18, 1775.
During Reading: (10-15 min.)
Students silently read the text. You may choose to listen to a few students whisper read the text, if reading
fluency is a concern. While students are silently reading, you can start another group or conference with
students who are independently reading.
After Reading: (8-10 min.)
*Discuss the story
-clarify confusion, revisiting parts of the text that posed problems for readers
-acknowledge partially correct responses, seeking to understand students’ perspectives
*Connect discussion to the teaching point and/or a comprehension strategy (see above)
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Why did General Gage want to arrest Hancock and Adams?
Why did they have to send a signal (lanterns) instead of sending a person by horse or boat?
What happened to Revere, Dawes, and Prescott when they were stopped by Edward Mitchell?
Writing Connection (optional):
Write a summary of the events of April 18, 1775.
Guided Reading Lesson Plan (Levels M-Z)
Title: The Battles of Lexington and Concord Level:_U___ISBN:978-0-531-18763-0_Publisher:_Children’s Press_
Before Reading: (5-7 min.)
*Summarize plot (M)
*Unfamiliar book language/character names (S)
*Discuss pictures (M)
*Draw upon students’ experiences (M)
Day 3: Pages 30-45
On the morning of April 19, 1775, history was made. As the British moved into Lexington the Patriots
gathered at the Lexington Common. Seventy-seven Patriots, were there as an unknown person fired the first
shot of the war.
Words/Text Layout:
*New or important words (V) demolish (33), unruly (33), flankers (38), ferocity (39)
*Unusual aspect of text layout (V)
Suggested Teaching Point (Behaviors to Notice and Support) or focus on a Comprehension Strategy:
connections, questions, inferences, visualizing, summarizing, synthesizing, determining importance
Readers use text features to help them understand nonfiction.
During Reading: (10-15 min.)
Students silently read the text. You may choose to listen to a few students whisper read the text, if reading
fluency is a concern. While students are silently reading, you can start another group or conference with
students who are independently reading.
After Reading: (8-10 min.)
*Discuss the story
-clarify confusion, revisiting parts of the text that posed problems for readers
-acknowledge partially correct responses, seeking to understand students’ perspectives
*Connect discussion to the teaching point and/or a comprehension strategy (see above)
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Why were Colonel Smith’s troops leaving Lexington for Concord?
What did Smith do with the weapons and supplies found at Concord?
What were the results of the events of April 19, 1775?
How did the timeline help you understand the important points of the book?
Writing Connection (optional):
How were the Battles of Lexington and Concord like a Cinderella Story