Daily Lesson Plans

Week of: 

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READING

Unit 6: Struggles for Survival

WRITING

Benchmark + Write Score

Argumentative/Opinion Essays

Monday,  1/13

Achieve Article: 

Three Wonders of the World

Standard:

RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. 

LT: I am learning to determine a theme from details in the text (story, drama, or poem) based on how the character in a story responds to challenges or how a speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic. 

SC: I know I can when I can…

• Identify the main character and describe his/her traits.

• Use details to support character traits.

• Analyze the story elements and key terms from the text to explain how the character reacts to them.

• Explain how the speaker of the poem reflects upon a topic.

Lessons 1: Introduce the Unit: Struggles for Survival

Activity: Students will read independent books and generate questions they have as they are reading. Jot down questions in reading journal.

ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses(e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

LT: I am learning to write a text-based argumentative/opinion essay. 

Lang. Obj.: I can share my thoughts and opinions about a topic in writing. 

SC: I know I can when…

• I can use a text to determine my stance on a topic or issue. 

• I can state my claim in a strong introduction. 

• I can determine reasons and select evidence to support my claim. 

• I can write a strong conclusion restating my claim/stance on the topic/issue. 

Lesson/Activities: 

Students will show what they know about Opinion/Argumentative writings with an On Demand writing. 

Prompt: Should students have longer brain breaks? Why or why not? Support your opinion with reasons, facts, or evidence.

Tuesday,  1/14

Standard:

RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. 

LT: I am learning to determine a theme from details in the text (story, drama, or poem) based on how the character in a story responds to challenges or how a speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic. 

SC: I know I can when I can…

• Identify the main character and describe his/her traits.

• Use details to support character traits.

• Analyze the story elements and key terms from the text to explain how the character reacts to them.

• Explain how the speaker of the poem reflects upon a topic.

Lessons 2: Make Connections

Activity: Students will read independent books and make connections with the text. Jot down connections in reading journal.

ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses(e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

LT: I am learning to write a text-based argumentative/opinion essay. 

Lang. Obj.: I can share my thoughts and opinions about a topic in writing. 

SC: I know I can when…

• I can use a text to determine my stance on a topic or issue. 

• I can state my claim in a strong introduction. 

• I can determine reasons and select evidence to support my claim. 

• I can write a strong conclusion restating my claim/stance on the topic/issue. 

Lesson/Activities: 

Students will look at strong examples of argumentative writings using their Mentor Texts. They will discuss their findings and make annotations about what good writers do when sharing their opinion. They will look at their On Demand and consider how they could improve it with these techniques. 

Wednesday,  1/15

Standard:

RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. 

LT: I am learning to determine a theme from details in the text (story, drama, or poem) based on how the character in a story responds to challenges or how a speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic. 

SC: I know I can when I can…

• Identify the main character and describe his/her traits.

• Use details to support character traits.

• Analyze the story elements and key terms from the text to explain how the character reacts to them.

• Explain how the speaker of the poem reflects upon a topic.

Lesson 3: Identify Elements of a Folktale

Activity: Students will read their own book (preferably a folktale) and identify the elements of it on their own. 

ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses(e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

LT: I am learning to write a text-based argumentative/opinion essay. 

Lang. Obj.: I can share my thoughts and opinions about a topic in writing. 

SC: I know I can when…

• I can use a text to determine my stance on a topic or issue. 

• I can state my claim in a strong introduction. 

• I can determine reasons and select evidence to support my claim. 

• I can write a strong conclusion restating my claim/stance on the topic/issue. 

Lesson/Activities: 

Students will add a few anchor charts to their writing folders. The teacher will share the features of a strong introduction with the students. Students will view an example and then work with partners/teams to create their own introduction using that method. 

Thursday, 1/16

Standard:

RL.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, and poem). 

LT: I am learning to analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning of a text. 

SC: I know I can when I can…

• Identify multimedia and visual elements.

• Analyze a photo or video to help with understanding.

• Explain the mood or tone of a visual presentation.

• Analyze how visual and multimedia contributes to the overall meaning of the text. 

Lesson 4: Analyze How Multimedia (Illustrations) Contribute to Meaning and Tone

Activity: Students will choose an illustrated text and mark the illustrations that contribute to the story’s meaning, mood, and/or tone. Students will write the description of them on a notecard. 

ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses(e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

LT: I am learning to write a text-based argumentative/opinion essay. 

Lang. Obj.: I can share my thoughts and opinions about a topic in writing. 

SC: I know I can when…

• I can use a text to determine my stance on a topic or issue. 

• I can state my claim in a strong introduction. 

• I can determine reasons and select evidence to support my claim. 

• I can write a strong conclusion restating my claim/stance on the topic/issue. 

Lesson/Activities: 

The teacher will begin to model the process of writing an argumentative/opinion essay with students using two passages about the Grand Canyon. The teacher will share both passages with the students and then choose a stance. 

Friday,  1/17

Standard:

RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. 

LT: I am learning to determine a theme from details in the text (story, drama, or poem) based on how the character in a story responds to challenges or how a speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic. 

SC: I know I can when I can…

• Identify the main character and describe his/her traits.

• Use details to support character traits.

• Analyze the story elements and key terms from the text to explain how the character reacts to them.

• Explain how the speaker of the poem reflects upon a topic.

Lesson 5: Determine Theme

Activity: When students see key details in their own texts that help them infer the theme, they will write them down on a post-it..

**Students will take Unit 6 Week 1 Benchmark Assessment.

ELAGSE5W1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose. b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details. c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses(e.g., consequently, specifically). d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

LT: I am learning to write a text-based argumentative/opinion essay. 

Lang. Obj.: I can share my thoughts and opinions about a topic in writing. 

SC: I know I can when…

• I can use a text to determine my stance on a topic or issue. 

• I can state my claim in a strong introduction. 

• I can determine reasons and select evidence to support my claim. 

• I can write a strong conclusion restating my claim/stance on the topic/issue. 

Lesson/Activities: 

The teacher will continue modeling the writing process with student help. Students will help determine 2-3 reasons to support the opinion. They will help choose evidence and ideas from the passages to help support the stance chosen on Thursday. Once these ideas are determined and organized, students will assist the teacher in writing the introduction. 

Students will then look at their On Demand prompt and consider how they could have improved it using these skills.