4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Cmmn Cre Objective(s) Essential Questin Big Idea MELD Objective(s): Utilizing MELD methdlgies t supprt mastery f schl language and literacy. Access Strategy(ies) / Prtcls Incrprated int this lessn Materials / Resurces Instructinal Strategies: DAY 1 Opinin Essay Pre-Assessment CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1 Write pinin pieces n tpics r texts, supprting a pint f view with reasns and infrmatin. What is Opinin Writing? Intended Student Learning Outcmes: Students will participate in a cld-write f an pinin essay. Use f Advanced Graphic Organizers Instructinal Cnversatin facilitated by purpseful use f Participatin and Discussin Prtcls Writing Paper ipads, if students are accustmed t writing essays in this way MELD Diagnstic Screener Supplemental Materials PwerPint: Day 1 Lessn Sequence: Whle Grup: Opinin Essay Cld-Write Writing Prmpt: Everyne has a favrite fd. Think abut smething yu like t eat mre than anything else. Write an essay that tells what yur favrite fd is. Include reasns that explain why it is yur favrite. 1. Read the Writing Prmpt alud t students. 2. Ensure they understand what the task is asking them t d. 3. Use an apprpriate Discussin Prtcl t allw students t discuss their favrite fds, prviding sme reasns, with a partner. Whle Grup Optin: Whip Arund Small Grup Optin: Think-Pair-Share r Give One, Get One Independent Wrk: 4. Prvide paper fr students t independently brainstrm/create a graphic rganizer t plan their writing. 5. Infrm students that they shuld cmplete their essays independently. 6. The cld write shuld be cmpleted in ne MELD class sessin. Grammar Pre-Assessment MELD Diagnstic Tl: If yu haven t already dne s, administer the MELD Diagnstic Tl t students in rder t pre-assess the Language Rules that will need t be targeted during Grammar Mini-Lessns during this unit f study. 7. Whle Grup Optin: Cnduct a Dictatin Lessn in which yu read each sentence n the Diagnstic Tl t students alud, and they have t write dwn what they hear. Be sure t crrectly enunciate the wrds in each sentence using natural,
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Frmative Assessment Differentiatin: Cmmn Cre Objective(s) Essential Questin Big Idea MELD Objective(s): Utilizing MELD methdlgies t supprt mastery f schl language and literacy. Access Strategy(ies) / Prtcls Incrprated int this lessn Materials / Resurces Instructinal Strategies: Standard English prsdy and intnatin. Infrm students that yu will nly read each sentence twice. Yu shuld review these yurself. They will prvide yu with insight int the spelling, capitalizatin, punctuatin, and Hme Language prficiencies f yur students guiding yur instructin fr the Grammar Mini-Lessns t take place during this unit f study. Small Grup Optin: Cnduct the MELD Diagnstic rally, ne student at a time. Teachers will use students essays t assess students abilities and needs, using this infrmatin t guide their instructin thrughut this unit f study. Teachers will use the results f the Pre-Assessment t determine the types f differentiatin that will be required thrughut this unit f study. DAY 2 Supprting Yur Opinin with Reasns CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1 Write pinin pieces n tpics r texts, supprting a pint f view with reasns and infrmatin. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1b Fllw agreed-upn rules fr discussins and carry ut assigned rles. Why is it imprtant t have reasns t supprt yur pinins? Why is it imprtant t respect pinins that are different than my wn? Intended Student Learning Outcmes: Students will understand hw t state an pinin abut a tpic, and supprt it with reasns. Students will practice using a Discussin Prtcl that encurages them t respect the pinins f thse different than their wn. Use f Advanced Graphic Organizers Instructinal Cnversatins facilitated by purpseful use f Participatin and Discussin Prtcls Academic Vcabulary Develpment 1. Writing Paper 2. ipads, if students are accustmed t writing essays in this way 3. Supplemental Materials PwerPint: Day 2 Opinin Writing Fcus: Students will understand that their claims (pinins n a tpic) shuld be supprted by reasns, and these reasns. Lessn Sequence: Whle Grup: 1. Students shuld understand that an pinin is the way yu think r feel abut smething. Furth grade students shuld already have a cnceptual understanding f what a persnal pinin is. In rder t review this cncept, use an apprpriate Participatin r Discussin Prtcl t allw students t discuss their pinins abut their favrite fds, games, TV shws, etc. Participatin Prtcl: Whip Arund
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Discussin Prtcl: Give One, Get One 2. Students will practice making claims by stating an pinin abut a tpic, and supprting their pinins with reasns. Teachers shuld pse the questin: Why is it imprtant t have reasns t supprt yur pinin? Have students participate in apprpriate Participatin Prtcls t help them understand hw supprting an pinin with reasns (evidence) strengthens their claim (pinin). When making a claim, the authr states his r her pinin, and then prvides evidence t supprt the claim. The reasns given can include facts, details, and examples. Small Grup 3. Teach Put Yur Tw Cents In Discussin Prtcl: Students will practice this new Discussin Prtcl because it prvides students with individual pprtunities t state their ideas, but requires ther participants t listen in t rder t be able t respnd t them. Break students int grups f fur t practice this Discussin Prtcl. Distribute fake cins, r any ther kind f Talking Chip fr students t use as they practice this Discussin Prtcl. Students can be prvided with Opinin sentence starters as they bth share their wn pinins and respnd t thse f thers in their grup. Infrm students that they will use this prtcl t practice: stating a claim, and prviding reasns t supprt their claim. They shuld als be encuraged t respectfully respnding t ther s pinins as they state their claims. 4. Instruct students in grups t use the Put Yur Tw Cents In Discussin Prtcl t state a claim, and supprt it with reasns, as they answer psed questins. Pse the fllwing questins t the class using the pictures prvided in the Day 2 Supplemental Pack: Questin #1: Fd fr thught: Wuld yu try eating an insect that was prepared t be eaten? Questin #2: Wuld yu be mre willing t try eating a pizza that was cked with insects yu culd see, r a muffin that was cked with insects that yu culdn t see?
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS T mdel stating a claim, and supprting it with reasns, the class shuld help the teacher cnstruct a claim using a bx and bullets graphic rganizer which they use t: state a claim (pinin) abut a tpic, prvide reasns t supprt the claim, and end by restating the pinin. While cnstructing a class claim abut a tpic, the teacher shuld mdel the types f reasns students will be encuraged t use t supprt their wn claims. Students can be prvided with sentence frames t scaffld their speaking and writing. Individual Activity: 5. Students will cnstruct a claim that answers ne f the questins psed abut eating insects. Students shuld cmplete their wn Bx and Bullets graphic rganizer t make a claim abut the tpic f being willing t try an insect that was prepared t be eaten. They shuld be instructed t write in cmplete sentences, using cmpund sentences where apprpriate. These writing samples demnstrate students understanding f the cncept f stating a claim, and supprting it with reasns in additin t infrming later Grammar Mini-Lessns during this unit. Grammar Mini-Lessn (10 15 minutes) Use the results frm the MELD Diagnstic Tl t guide yu n the spelling, punctuatin, capitalizatin, and grammar rules yu ll address during yur grammar mini-lessns. 6. Yu can use the Califrnia Treasures Writing and Grammar Interventin Guide s Sectin n Linguistic Differences t find the lessns that can be used t help SELs understand hw t cmpare and cntrast the way a particular grammar rule is used in Hme Language and Schl Language 7. Yu may find that yu need t begin with Lessn 6: Subject-Verb Agreement Frmative Assessment Students individual graphic rganizers. Use these sentences t determine the tpic fr tmrrw s Grammar Mini-Lessn.
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Cmmn Cre Objective(s) Essential Questin Big Idea MELD Objective(s): Utilizing MELD methdlgies t supprt mastery f schl language and literacy. DAY 3 Make a Claim and Supprt it with Reasns CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1 Write pinin pieces n tpics r texts, supprting a pint f view with reasns and infrmatin. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1c Link pinin and reasns using wrds and phrases (e.g., fr instance, in rder t, in additin). Hw can I turn my graphic rganizer int a paragraph? Intended Student Learning Outcmes: Students will understand hw t use their graphic rganizers t write pinin paragraphs. Access Strategy(ies) / Prtcls Incrprated int this lessn Materials / Resurces Instructinal Strategies: Opinin Writing Fcus: Students will cnstruct paragraphs that are rganized t supprt their pinins abut a given tpic. Use f Advanced Graphic Organizer Instructinal Cnversatin facilitated by purpseful use f Participatin and Discussin Prtcls Academic Vcabulary Develpment 1. ipads, if students are accustmed t writing essays in this way 2. Supplemental Materials PwerPint: Day 3 Lessn Sequence: Whle Grup: 1. Use an apprpriate (nn-vlunteer) Participatin Prtcl t review what it means t make a claim and supprt it with reasns. 2. Mdel hw students can use a bx and bullets graphic rganizer t write an pinin paragraph. Yu may want t use the graphic rganizer created whle grup. Use apprpriate Participatin Prtcls t engage students in the mdeling f the paragraph-writing prcess. Samples(f(Classrm(Resurces(that( can(be(created(t(supprt(opinin( Wri8ng( Individual Activity: 3. Students shuld cmplete an pinin paragraph using the Bx and Bullets graphic rganizers cmpleted n Day 2. Grammar Mini-Lessn (10 15 minutes) 4. Yu can use the Califrnia Treasures Writing and Grammar Interventin Guide s Sectin n Linguistic Differences t find the lessns that can be used t
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS help SELs understand hw t cmpare and cntrast the way a particular grammar rule is used in Hme Language and Schl Language 5. Use the sentences cllected n Day 2 t guide the spelling, punctuatin, capitalizatin, and grammar rules yu ll address during yur grammar minilessn. Frmative Assessment Differentiatin Students individual paragraphs. Use these sentences t determine the tpic fr tmrrw s Grammar Mini-Lessn. Sme students may need t fcus n writing ne paragraph, while thers may be ready t mve n t multiple paragraphs. DAY 4 Cmmn Cre Objective(s) Essential Questin Big Idea MELD Objective(s): Utilizing MELD methdlgies t supprt mastery f schl language and literacy. Access Strategy(ies) / Prtcls Incrprated int this lessn Materials / Resurces Instructinal Strategies: Cnduct a Clse Read and Anntate Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1 Refer t details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences frm the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2 Determine the main idea f a text and explain hw it is supprted by key details; summarize the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1b Fllw agreed-upn rules fr discussins and carry ut assigned rles. Hw d I cnduct a Clse Read f a text? Hw d I anntate text? Intended Student Learning Outcmes: Students will learn hw t cnduct a Clse Read f a piece f infrmatinal text. Students will learn hw t use Pst-Its and underlining t anntate infrmatinal text. Use f Advanced Graphic Organizer Instructinal Cnversatin facilitated by purpseful use f Participatin and Discussin Prtcls Academic Vcabulary Develpment 1. Cpies f Mentr Texts fr students t fllw alng with 2. Pst-Its 3. Pens r highlighters if yu prefer students use them t anntate text with 4. ipads, if students are accustmed t anntating text in this way Reading Cmprehensin Fcus: Students will analyze an Opinin Writing Mentr text in rder t understand hw the main ideas and details presented in the text help them understand the pinin being presented by the authr. Lessn Sequence: Whle Grup: 1. Intrduce the cncept f Clse Read t students in the way that yu think they will understand. Infrm students that in tday s lessn, they will fcus n the quality f the reasns and examples they shuld use t supprt their claims when they begin t apprach their wn Opinin Writing. They will d this by analyzing Mentr text in the frm f reasns and
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS examples cllected by a student just like them, mdeling what their wn ntes shuld lk like when cllecting reasns and examples t supprt a claim. They will als practice cllecting their wn reasns and examples frm a Mentr Text in the frm f Opinin Writing. 2. Cnduct a Clse Read f a student s ntes cllected frm multiple surces t supprt her claim that chclate milk is gd fr students. Infrm students that these Pst-It ntes represent ntes the student cllected while reading different infrmatinal texts, and watching a vide, abut whether r nt chclate milk shuld be served in schls. Let students knw that these kinds f ntes represent the kinds f infrmatin, facts, and details they shuld be cllecting and using t supprt their claims in pinin writing. Allw students t read the Pst-It ntes silently. Read each Pst-it nt alud t students. The students shuld fllw alng with the teacher (silently). As yu read each nte written by the student, use apprpriate Participatin and Discussin Prtcls t help the students understand: What is this text telling us? What are the main ideas being presented in the text? Why did the authr include these facts and/r details? Hw d they supprt her claim that chclate milk shuld be served in schls? Students may use the anntatin device yu each them (underlining highlighting, r writing n Pst-Its) t find the answers t the questins psed during the clse read. Small Grup: 3. Students shuld wrk in grups t use the student s ntes t cmplete a graphic rganizer that wuld be used t write a multiple paragraph essay in supprt f chclate milk. When students are dne, the teacher shuld display the mdel. Use apprpriate Participatin Prtcls t discuss hw the mdel was created, and have students reflect upn hw they created their wn graphic rganizers. The teacher shuld cllect the graphic rganizers created t use as frmative assessment. Grammar Mini-Lessn (10 15 minutes) Prfreading Use the Writing Samples cllected at the clse f yesterday s lessn t lift
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Frmative Assessment Differentiatin sme sentences that can be used fr a Prfreading Mini-Lessn. Make sure that the sentences lifted frm the students writing all demnstrate similar capitalizatin, spelling, r punctuatin errrs. D nt use examples f Hme Language during a Prfreading lessn, thse are t be used during a Revisin lessn. Students graphic rganizers. They can used t assess students ability rganize ideas used t supprt a claim in pinin writing. Yu may need t use Enrichment materials prvided by Treasures Writing and Grammar fr Grammar Mini-Lessn DAY 5 Cnduct a Clse Read and Anntate Text Cmmn Cre Objective(s) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1 Refer t details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences frm the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2 Determine the main idea f a text and explain hw it is supprted by key details; summarize the text. Essential Questin Big Idea Hw d I cnduct a Clse Read f a text? MELD Objective(s): Utilizing MELD methdlgies t supprt mastery f schl language and literacy. Access Strategy(ies) / Prtcls Incrprated int this lessn Materials / Resurces Hw d I anntate text? Intended Student Learning Outcmes: Students will learn hw t cnduct a Clse Read f a piece f infrmatinal text. Students will learn hw t use Pst-Its and underlining t anntate infrmatinal text. 1. 2. 3. 4. Use f Advanced Graphic Organizer Instructinal Cnversatin facilitated by purpseful use f Participatin and Discussin Prtcls Academic Vcabulary Develpment Cpies f Mentr Texts fr students t fllw alng with Pst-Its Pens r highlighters if yu prefer students use them t anntate text with ipads, if students are accustmed t anntating text in this way
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Instructinal Strategies: Reading Cmprehensin Fcus: Students will analyze an Opinin Writing Mentr text in rder t understand hw the main ideas and details presented in the text help them understand the pinin being presented by the authr. Lessn Sequence: Whle Grup: 1. Use an apprpriate (nn-vlunteer) Participatin Prtcl t review the cncept f Clse Read and anntating text with t students. 2. Infrm students that in tday s lessn, they will cnduct a Clse Read and anntate a an example f pinin writing (Mentr Text) related t a claim they had t cnsider a few days ag: Fd fr thught: Wuld yu try eating an insect that was prepared t be eaten? 3. Cnduct a Clse Read f Tasty Tarantulas with students. Distribute a cpy f article t students. Distribute the materials they will use t anntate text: pens, highlighters, r Pst-Its. Teacher reads passage alud t students. Students shuld fllw alng with teacher (silently). Stp t ask questins, using apprpriate Participatin and Discussin Prtcls t ensure that students understand the text. The text cntains cmprehensin questins that can be answered using the infrmatin cntained in the text. Pse each cmprehensin questin t the class, and teach them an anntatin strategy t use as they g back int the text t find the answer t each questin. Pse each questin t the class, and engage them in Academic Talk designed t help them determine which infrmatin in the text shuld be anntated in rder t crrectly answer the questin. Students can be taught t highlight, underline, r write in the margins t answer the questin psed t the class. This shuld be mdeled whle grup fr the first three questins, and then students can wrk in partnerships t anntate the text t find the answers fr the remaining questins. Small Grup: 4. Students will wrk in partnerships, r small grups, t rganize the ntes taken during the whle grup cnversatin int a Bx and Bullets graphic rganizer. Students shuld be prmpted t ensure that they rganize the ntes cllected during the whle grup Clse Read in a way that shws an understanding f the pinin the authr cnveyed in the text. Individual Activity: 5. Students will apply strategy learned in class t cnduct a clse read, and anntate a piece f infrmatinal text in rder t find the answers t textdependent questins. Prvide students with ne either the chart r the Venn Diagram prvided in the Supplemental PwerPint fr Day 5.
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS Grammar Mini-Lessn (10 15 minutes) Prfreading Use the Writing Samples cllected at the clse f yesterday s lessn t lift sme sentences that can be used fr a Prfreading Mini-Lessn. Make sure that the sentences lifted frm the students writing all demnstrate similar capitalizatin, spelling, r punctuatin errrs. D nt use examples f Hme Language during a prfreading lessn, thse are t be used during a Revisin lessn. Frmative Assessment Students independent wrk samples can be used t assess their ability t use clse read and anntatin strategies t answer text-dependent questins. Differentiatin Yu may need t use Enrichment materials prvided by Treasures Writing and Grammar fr Grammar Mini-Lessn
4th Grade Opinin MELD Lessns Aligned t CCSS