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Effective Writing Communication Lesson Plan
1. LESSON PLAN
Date: 02/14/2012 School: Nueva Urbana Elementary
Teacher: Mrs. González Grade: 1rst
I. Theme: Saint Valentine’s Day
Comments: II. Phase: ___ Exploration ___Conceptualization _x_Application
III. Integration: Spanish and Art
IV. Standard(s) and Grade Level Expectation:
Content Standards 1th Grade Expectations
LISTENING/SPEAKING: ___L/S.1.1 Listens and responds to basic commands, instructions,
and routine questions during story time using expressions to
The student uses the English demonstrate engagement.
language to interpret oral input, ___L/S.1.2 Develops and demonstrates phonemic awareness and
construct meaning, interact with auditory discrimination to identify distinctive sounds.
confidence both verbally and ___L/S.1.3 Uses basic vocabulary and language patterns to identify
nonverbally, and express ideas and describe familiar concepts related to self, to family, and to
effectively in a variety of interact with peers.
personal, social, and academic ___L/S.1.4 Offers and responds to greetings and farewells using
contexts. the appropriate courtesy expressions.
___L/S.1.5 Uses both verbal and nonverbal forms of communication
to express feelings, needs, experiences, and reacts to pictures and
simple language cues after listening to read aloud.
READING: ___R.1.1 Recognizes letter-sound relationships to decode words and
phrases fluently.
The student uses reading ___R.1.2 Uses phonemic awareness strategies to manipulate sounds
strategies, literary analysis, and and form new monosyllabic words.
critical thinking skills to ____R.1.3 Uses context clues and illustrations to identify details
construct meaning and develop an and to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words; demonstrates an
understanding as well as an acquisition of grade level vocabulary.
appreciation of a variety of ___R.1.4 Identifies the main character(s) and uses picture cues to
genres of both fiction and identify similarities and differences between characters within
nonfiction. narrative text.
___R.1.5 Identifies story organization of beginning, middle, and end
within narrative text.
WRITING: ___W.1.1 Recognizes and writes the letters of the alphabet; writes
initial and final consonants in CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant)
The student effectively pattern words.
communicates to a variety of ___W/1.2 Writes name correctly; copies words and simple three
audiences in all forms of writing word sentences using left to right, top to bottom progression;
through the use of the writing applies appropriate spacing between letters and words; uses
process, proper grammar, and age phonemic awareness and phonics strategies to spell words.
appropriate expressive _X_W/1.3 Identifies a complete sentence using capitalization;
vocabulary. recognizes ending punctuation.
X_W.1.4 Writes to describe a picture, person, or object; writes
sentences of two or three words in length.
___W.1.5 Uses a picture dictionary as an aid to the writing process.
V. Depth of Knowledge: _X_ L1 Recall _X_ L3 Skills/Concepts
_X_ L2 Strategic Thinking _X L4 Extended Thinking
VI. Objectives:
Conceptual: The students will identify vocabulary words in Saint Valentine’s
Coloring Pages.
Procedural: The students will write a sentence to describe their Saint
2. Valentine’s Day coloring page.
Attitudinal: The Students will share their opinions about Saint Valentine’s Day.
VII. Materials:
a. Curriculum Material: N/A
b. Teaching Devices: Pictures / Flash Cards
c. Technological Materials: Music
VIII. Procedure:
a. Initial Activities:
Vocabulary Words: 1. _X_ Greetings 2. _X_ Date 3. _X_ Attendance
________________ 4. _X_ Review on: Reflection on Saint Valentine’s Day
________________ 5. Motivation Act. Sing Along
________________ 6. Other Activities:, Diversity, Creativity, Leadership, and Soc. Trans.
________________ Captain of the Day
________________ 7. Statement of Aims: Writing simple sentences
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________________ Developmental Activities: The students will react orally upon the Saint Valentine’s
________________ Day pictures provided by the teacher. The students will identify the vocabulary
________________ words in the pictures.
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________________ b. Closing Activities: Each student will choose their coloring page; the
________________ students will write at least one sentence to describe each picture.
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IX. Assessment Techniques:
__ reflective diary __ collage __ summary __ conceptual map
__check list __ rubric __ interview __ group discussion
__ concrete poems __ debate __ drama __ graphic organizer
Guide Questions: __ comic strips __ projects __ illustration X painting/drawing
__ portfolio __ games _questionnaire __ anecdotic record
__oral reports __ skit
X. Homework: Talk about Saint Valentine’s Day with their family members.
XI. Special Accommodations offered: Individual help was provided.
I. Teacher’s Reflections (material, method, and objectives): The students were
motivated enough to write at least one simple three word sentence to
describe the picture. I was able to meet my objectives.
4. Reflection:
Outstanding Lesson for Written Communication
As soon as I started to observe my group at the practice center I noticed
that these students had difficulty in writing skills. My cooperating teacher is
always emphasizing in identifying complete sentences by using capital letters at the
beginning and ending punctuation at the end. Due to this fact this students could
identify complete sentences but still presented difficulties in writing to describe a
picture. In this plan the students were instructed to write one simple three words
sentence related to their paintings. This lesson was given on a Saint Valentine’s
day in order to connect the English class with activities celebrated in the school on
this day. I first gave the students the opportunity to do what they like most
which is painting, then I asked to write just one sentence. To my surprised the
students were motivated enough to meet my objectives. The students could handle
writing one sentence. These pictures were not only about Saint Valentines but the
pictures were related to the story being treated in class. I was extremely happy
because I had my students create their own three words simple sentences to
describe a given picture.
