REFERENCE : (5^TH AND 6^TH grade Special Education Extended School Year)

Objective : Students will be able to write a five-sentence paragraph responding to a given writing prompt about a nonfiction reading passage, using the RACE formula (Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain) they will demonstrate complete sentences using accurate subject, verb, capitalization and punctuation.

Model the RACE formula using a familiar text or a short excerpt from the reading passage.

Brief discussion on the Text Features of the nonfiction book and the clues they offer to help students to make predictions.

Teacher will direct the students to the passage and read it aloud to them.

Teacher will draw a Venn Diagram on the white board to record student's responses for their Accountable Talk, "What are the similarities and differences between going to school in the United States versus in Ancient Greece?"

Teacher and students will examine the responses that were given during Accountable Talk and recorded in the Venn Diagram.

Teacher will model Paragraph Writing by using the information from the Venn Diagram to guide students using the RACE formula step-by-step, think-alouds and questioning to support their understanding and develop their skill.

Teachers will also refer students to several sentence frames and anchor charts that they can choose from to scaffold writing and get students started for each step.

Differentiation

Students will be given a RACES worksheet (version 1) to make a claim and support it by citing 3 pieces of evidence.

Students will be given a RACES worksheet (version 2) to make a claim and support it by citing 2 pieces of evidence.

One on one conference teacher will provide opportunities for the student to practice writing individual sentences using the RACES formula with modified worksheet version #3 that includes sentence stems and examples and requires that the student makes a claim and cites 1 evidence to support the claim before combining them into a paragraph.

Use manipulatives (word cards, sentence starters) to help students visualize the structure of a paragraph

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

What went well in the lesson? Why?

What adjustments were made in the lesson? Why?

Was the lesson objective met? How do you know?

How could the lesson have been improved? Why?

What did you learn about yourself?

What did you learn about teaching?

What will you do differently in preparing and delivering your next lesson, if anything? Why?