Micro Lesson

Grade Level: 3^rd Grade

Subject(s): Reading & Writing

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

Standards:

3.RI.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

2.4 Collaborator

Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems.

 

Objectives:

SWBAT compare and contrast the most important points between texts by creating a compare and contrast map and answering kahoot questions with a 90% accuracy.

Reflection: Assessing Prior Knowledge and Planning Instruction

 What do the students need to know prior to the lesson?

The students need to know what compare and contrast are and how to use their tablets efficiently.

 How will prior knowledge and experience be assessed?

At the beginning of the lesson, students will be asked to compare and contrast an apple and a banana. I would help students by giving hints like whether are they the same color and so on asking questions that might help the student. After this, I can ask the students if they learned about compare and contrast when they were in 2^nd grade.

 How will you use this information in the planning process?

I will use this information to see if students need an overview or if they need to be retaught this concept.

 When will the lesson be taught in the course of the school year? Why?

This lesson will be taught at the beginning of the school year to help students keep the information fresh from what they learned last year and help make connections for this year.

IMPLEMENTATION

Procedure:

At the beginning of the lesson, the teacher will write on the board a cat and a dog. Ask students what the similarities and the differences are. Write what the students say on the board and then tell them that we are going to be comparing and contrasting two different things. Ask students if they can compare and contrast between an apple and a banana help students by giving hints like the different colors and ask other questions that might help students. Ask students if this sounds familiar like if they remember this from 2^nd grade to remind them of their prior knowledge.

Next, tell students that we are going to be doing the same only with two different short stories. Read the stories with students, and after reading provide an example of comparing the stories. After having students use their tablets to go to the website readwritethink. Students will use the compare and contrast map with their partners.

After having the students complete their maps ask students for volunteers to have them share their answers for their maps. After completing this ask students to go to Kahoot and have students answer a 5-question assessment about what comparing, and contrasting is and what the story they read is.

Technology Integration:

The students will work with partners to create a comparing and contrasting map. The teacher will provide aid for students while navigating the website. At the end of the lesson, students will also use the website Kahoot to show their understanding of the lesson.

Differentiated Instruction: Describe how you will differentiate the instruction for each of the

following:

 Gifted

Ask students to not only compare and contrast the story but also the characters and themes of the story.

 ELL

Provide students with sentence frames.

Reflection: Designing Instruction (InTask Standards 7 and 8):

 How do the instructional methods align with what you know about best

practices (think about your methods classes)?

 

 How are you engaging students in creative and higher order thinking?

 

ASSESSMENT

Procedure:

The compare and contrast map and the Kahoot quiz will help assess students learning to understand what they understand and what they still need further help.

Instruments: (Include [or link to] any tools that you will be using to assess your students (i.e..

rubric, checklist, worksheet, test)

https://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/compare-contrast

https://play.kahoot.it/v2/?quizId=ec5f3eb9-bf3f-4a9d-a169-afb0b48352a2

IIV. MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

·       Tablets

·       https://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/compare-contrast

·       https://play.kahoot.it/v2/?quizId=ec5f3eb9-bf3f-4a9d-a169-afb0b48352a2

·       The two texts