Understanding by Design (UbD) Lesson Plan Template

Classroom Teacher: _Alison Elphick__________________ Grade (K-12)/Developmental Level: _3rd grade_____________ Date Lesson Will Be Taught: _TBD___________________ Lesson Subject Area: _Language Arts_______________ Lesson Topic: _Simile Poem________________________ Preservice Teacher: _Shayla Hosaka___________________

Stage 1- Desired Results Established Goals/Big Ideas (Include): What are the big picture concepts, conceptual anchors, and connections?

• To teach students to identify and compose poems using similes. • Similes are used to make a more vivid picture of what is happening in a story, song, or poem.

Common Core Standards: CC-LA-2014.3.W.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

CC-LA-2014. 3.RL.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Understandings: Students will understand that…..

• Similes are poetic techniques that let us compare two different things in a descriptive way.

• Similes often contain exaggeration. • Similes make language more descriptive and enjoyable. • Similes are used everywhere (books, poems, songs, conversations).

• Similes help the reader visualize what the writing was trying to express.

Essential Questions: What questions highlight the big ideas?

• What are similes? • Why do we use similes in poetry? • Where can we find similes? • Why is it important to understand the literal and figurative

meaning of words?

Content Acquisition (Objectives): Skill Acquisition (Objectives):

 Student will know….

• Similes make a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.

• Simile is one kind of figurative language.

Student will be able to… • Identify examples of similes in literature. • Create their own similes.

Stage 2- Assessment Evidence Performance Tasks: What tasks will students be able to do to demonstrate understanding?

• Complete a simile poem about their mother.

Other Evidence: What other things can students do to show what they know?

• Homework • Class Participation: Students will raise their hand every

time they hear a simile. Self-Assessments: What ways can students check understandings to set future goals?

• Journal • Fist for Five

Reflections: What did you identify during self-evaluation?

Stage 3 Learning Plan Learning Activities: What will the students do during the lesson so that they achieve the stated goals? How will you guide the students? What resources are needed? Introduction:

• Introduce similes to students (A simile uses the word “like” or “as” to help make the comparison. You can remember this by how the word simile looks like the word “similar.”)

• Read aloud the book “Crazy like a Fox by Loreen Leedy”. • Suggest to students that they may put their heads down and close their eyes as they listen for similes. • Have students raise their hand each time they hear a simile.

• Explain to students that similes are used in books, poems, songs, and as well in regular speaking to show excitement or added drama.

Let students listen to YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1c6zF9aJxs&feature=player_embedded#at=100

 During:

• Go over Mother’s Day Simile Poem with students. • Have students brainstorm • Students will independently complete poem on worksheet.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mothers- Day-Craftivity-Activity-and-Gift-PACK

Closing: • Students will share their simile poem with class. • Have students reflect on what they learned in their journals.

Homework: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/similes-metaphors/similes-people_PEOPL.pdf Materials:

• Simile Worksheets • Book • Journal

A Poem !My mom is as pretty as _______. My mom is as nice as ________. My mom is as smart as ________. My mom is as caring as ________. My mom is as funny as ________. My mom is as busy as ________. My mom is as sweet as ________. !!My mom is as helpful as ________. !!

 • Pencil

Resources:

• Book: Crazy Like a Fox by Loreen Leedy • YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1c6zF9aJxs&feature=player_embedded#at=100 • TeachersPayTeachers Worksheet: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/similes-metaphors/similes-people_PEOPL.pdf

Acknowledged: ________________________________________ Date: ___________ Grade (if applicable): _________ (Course instructor, university supervisor, and/or cooperating teacher)