Grade 4 Lesson 1 Item Page Lesson Plan Page 2 Guided Practice Handout Page 5 Three Generations of Hairstons Comprehension Questions Page 6 Page 7
Marlins Think Tank: Fourth Grade Language Arts Lesson Plan #1 OBJECTIVE. What is your objective? KEY POINTS. What knowledge and skills are embedded in the objective? VISION-SETTING Student will be able to: RL.4.1.2: Determine the Main Idea of a text; explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text The main idea of a passage is what the passage is mostly about. It is the most important point the author is trying to make. Supporting details are facts, examples or other piece of information that strengthen or back up the main idea. A summary is a brief statement of the main points of a piece of literature. ASSESSMENT. Describe, briefly, what students will do to show you that they have mastered (or made progress toward) the objective. Students will be able to summarize the passage Three Generations of Hairstons and will be able to identify the main idea of the passage using 3 supporting details. OPENING (10 min.) How will you communicate what is about to happen? How will you communicate how it will happen? How will you communicate its importance? How will you communicate connections to previous lessons? How will you engage students and capture their interest? Students will read the following paragraph independently. When they are done reading, in a group they will discuss what they believe the author is trying to say. They will write ONE SENTENCE describing the main idea of the passage. MATERIALS. Student notebooks DETERMINING METHODS The manta ray is one of the most graceful animals in the ocean. Although it is very large - about twenty feet across at the widest point - it gets around easily. With its large, triangular wings, the manta ray can move fast. It pushes itself through water easily. When other sea creatures try to attack it, it rarely gets caught. The manta ray travels smoothly and safely through the sea. After 5 minutes the teacher will ask for student volunteers to share what they have identified as the main idea. Main Idea The manta ray is graceful Detail 1 It moves very fast Detail 2 It pushes itself through the water easily Detail 3 It rarely gets caught INTRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIAL (10 min.) How will you explain/demonstrate all knowledge/skills required of the objective so that students begin to actively internalize key points? Which potential misunderstandings do you anticipate? How will you proactively mitigate them? How will students interact with the material?
Teacher explains: The main idea is what the passage is mostly about. It is the most important point the author is trying to make. Supporting details are facts, examples or other pieces of information that strengthen or back up the main idea. A summary is a brief description of a longer work, such as a story, poem or novel. A summary states the most important ideas and details. When you write a summary of a story, you must look for the important details that can help you figure out a story s main idea. To determine a story s main idea, first identify the important characters, events, setting and ideas. Student notebooks How you do find the main idea in a text? It is easy to identify a main idea that is directly expressed in the text. Main ideas are often found at the beginning of paragraphs. The first sentence often explains the subject being discussed in the passage. Main ideas are sometimes also found in the concluding sentences of a paragraph. Essential Vocabulary: Supporting Detail a fact, example or piece of information that strengthens or backs up the main idea. Summary a brief statement or account of the main points of something. GUIDED PRACTICE (10 min.) How will students practice all knowledge/skills required of the objective, with your support, such that they continue to internalize the key points? How will you ensure that students have multiple opportunities to practice, with exercises scaffolded from easy to hard? The Guided Practice Handout will provide students the opportunity to practice identifying main idea, finding supporting details and summarizing by utilizing one short passage from gradelevel text. Teachers may say: As a class, we will read the first passage and identify the main idea. Let s start with Main Idea Guided Practice Handout INDEPENDENT PRACTICE (20 min.) How will students independently practice the knowledge and skills required of the objective, such that they solidify their internalization of the key points prior to the lesson assessment? The handout Three Generations of Hairstons will provide students the opportunity to read while answering comprehension questions at the end of the passage. The teacher can read the passage to the students or students can work in groups or independently. Then students may have the opportunity to practice individually. Handout Three Generations of Hairstons (Article taken from: https://www.readworks.org/article/three-generations-of-hairstons/04472785-c4cb-48fa-873b- 66f5b01504cd) Lesson Assessment: Once students have had an opportunity to practice independently, how will they attempt to demonstrate mastery of the knowledge/skills required of the objective? The lesson assessment will be the product of the time utilized during independent practice.
CLOSING (5 min.) How will students summarize and state the significance of what they learned? Students will write a brief summary (10-20 words) about the passage. Student notebooks
Main Idea Guided Practice Handout Libraries are amazing places. Every library has books on thousands of subjects. Each book is full of information, and each piece of information is something new to learn. In fact, some people call libraries temples of learning. People can learn about almost anything at the library. Music fans can learn about different kinds of music. Farmers can learn about planting crops. Doctors can learn about medicine. Law students can learn about the history of law and what the law says. Each book has its place on a shelf. This is because libraries are extremely well-organized. Libraries also have helpful and knowledgeable librarians on staff. The librarians are there to answer readers questions and to help solve problems. It s easy to see why so many people, young and old, like to spend time at the library. 1. The main idea of the passage is: A. Libraries have many books. B. Libraries are well-organized. C. Libraries are amazing places. D. Each book has its place. 2. Which statement from the passage is a supporting detail? A. Every library has books on thousands of subjects. B. In fact, some people call libraries temples of learning. C. Libraries are amazing places. D. It s easy to see why so many people, young and old, like to spend time at the library. 3. Write a brief summary of the passage in your own words.
Three Generations of Hairstons Most people do not know any Major League Baseball players. It is hard enough to even find a family in America that has just one member who plays for a big league team. There is a family though that has had five of its members play professional baseball, which is more than any other family in history. They are the Hairston family. Jerry Hairston Jr. and his younger brother Scott have played on many baseball teams in the Major Leagues. Jerry Jr. has played for nine different teams, like the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees. Scott played for the Oakland Athletics and another team in New York, the Mets. However, during the 2010 season, Jerry Jr. and Scott both played on the same team: The San Diego Padres. Scott was asked about how their parents felt now that they had the chance to watch both of their sons play in the same game for the same team. They love it. They re excited to come out and watch opening day, and watching the same game on TV is going to be something different, he told The Sporting News in 2010. Scott explained that usually their parents would have to change the channel back and forth so that they could watch Scott and Jerry Jr. play on the same night. Watching TV became much easier for the Hairston family then! Jerry Hairston Sr. is the father of Scott and Jerry Jr. He played on a few different Major League Baseball teams in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1983, Jerry Sr. played an important part in an exciting game. The pitcher of that game was named Milt Wilcox. He only needed one more out for a perfect game, which is when a pitcher gets every single batter out in a game. Jerry Sr. came up to bat and got the base hit for his team. Wilcox was probably not very happy that Jerry Sr. ruined his chance at pitching a perfect game! Jerry Hairston Sr. also had a brother play in the Major Leagues. Johnny Hairston is the uncle of Scott and Jerry Jr. Like Scott, Johnny played for the Chicago Cubs, but Johnny was on the team in 1969. Johnny only played for a very short time. He played in three games and got one base hit. Johnny and Jerry Sr. s father also played baseball! His name was Sam Hairston and he played for the Chicago White Sox in 1951. The grandfather of Scott and Jerry Jr. was the first black man to ever play for that team after he played in the Negro Leagues for many years. That is the story of the Hairstons: a family that has had three generations of Major League Baseball players. 2013 ReadWorks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Comprehension Questions 1. How many members of the Hairston family have played professional baseball? A. one B. five C. six D. none 2. What does the author describe in the passage? A. The reason baseball is America s pastime B. The importance of family C. The relationships between different members of the Hairston family D. Awards the Hairston family have won in Major League Baseball 3. In the passage, the author describes how Jerry Jr. and Scott s parents would change the channel back and forth to watch both of their children play. Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made? A. Watching Jerry Jr. and Scott play baseball is important to the parents. B. The parents liked that their children played on different baseball teams. C. Watching football was important to their parents. D. The parents did not like watching their sons play baseball. 4. Based on the passage, what can be concluded about the Hairston family? A. All the members from the three generations played for the same team at some point. B. A love of baseball was passed down from one generation to the next. C. All the members from the three generations had the same strengths and weaknesses when playing baseball. D. All members from the three generations of the Hairston family had long baseball careers.
5. What is the passage mostly about? A. The history of Major League Baseball. B. The relationship between Jerry Hairston Jr. and Sr. C. A family that has had three generations of MLB players. D. The similarities and differences of the Hairston family. 6. Read the following passage: The pitcher of that game was named Milt Wilcox. He only needed one more out for a perfect game, which is when a pitcher gets every single batter out in a game. Wilcox was probably not very happy that Jerry Sr. ruined his chance at pitching a perfect game. Based on the passage, what does the word ruined mean? A. completed B. messed up C. helped D. started 7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. A. but First the pitcher threw the baseball, the batter hit it with the bat. B. also C. like D. then 8. Who are Jerry Hairston Jr. and Scott Hairston?
9. Read the following sentence: It is hard enough to even find a family in America that has just one member who plays for a big league team. Why does the author make this point? 10. Explain whether it is likely for another family to have three generations of its members play professional baseball. Use specific evidence from the text to support your argument.