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Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template: Ccss - Ela-Literacy - Rl.1.9

This lesson plan compares the characters in two stories. Students will listen to Angelina and Alice and fill out a character comparison chart together. Then they will listen to The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse and fill out their own chart independently. The goal is for students to accurately compare the characters' attributes and experiences in the stories by completing the chart. The assessment is whether students can correctly fill out at least three of five bubbles on their individual character comparison chart.

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Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template: Ccss - Ela-Literacy - Rl.1.9

This lesson plan compares the characters in two stories. Students will listen to Angelina and Alice and fill out a character comparison chart together. Then they will listen to The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse and fill out their own chart independently. The goal is for students to accurately compare the characters' attributes and experiences in the stories by completing the chart. The assessment is whether students can correctly fill out at least three of five bubbles on their individual character comparison chart.

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Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level/Subject: First Grade

Central Focus: Comparison of two characters within a story.

Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:


CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9 - Compare and contrast the adventures and
experiences of characters in stories.
Daily Lesson Objective:

Date submitted:

Date taught:

Performance Students will be able to accurately compare two different characters attributes and experiences by filling
in a Character Comparison Bubble Chart.
Conditions Working as a whole group, students will listen to the book, Angelina and Alice, and work together (led by
the teacher) to fill in a Character Comparison Bubble Chart. Students will then listen to the book, The Town Mouse & the
Country Mouse, and work independently to fill in their own Character Comparison Bubble Chart as an assessment.
Criteria Students are expected to correctly compare the two characters in the book The Town Mouse & the Country
Mouse by independently filling in a Character Comparison Bubble Chart. Students must accurately fill in at least three out
of five bubbles from the three sections to display mastery of material.
21st Century Skills: Students will explore the
21st century skills of communication and
collaboration by demonstrating their ability
to work effectively and respectfully as a
whole group while comparing the two
characters in the book, Angelina & Alice.

Academic Language Demand (Language Function and Vocabulary):


Students will compare and contrast the characteristics, adventures, and
experiences of characters in a story. In order to do this, students will need
to pay attention to details the author includes about specific characters.
This will help readers get to know the characters as the story progresses.
Vocabulary: Characters, characteristics, compare, contrast, plot, main idea,
inferetc.

Prior Knowledge: Students must have prior knowledge of how to effectively work together in a whole group setting, note
key details in a text, and understand what it means to compare and contrast.
Activity

Description of Activities and Setting

Time

Ask:
Who can tell me the main parts that make up a story?
Answer: Characters, setting, plot, etc.
Are characters in stories always the same?
What makes characters in a story different
1. Focus and Review

2. Statement of Objective
for Student

3. Teacher Input

Explanation: In a story, characters have different characteristics. Does


anyone know what that means? Characteristics are the things that make a
character unique or special. Sometimes two characters in a story have similar
characteristics and sometimes they have different characteristics. Its
important to pay attention to the KEY DETAILS in a text that describe a
specific character so that we can figure out what makes that character different
or special from the other characters in that story.
Today we are going to be reading two books and comparing and contrasting
the characteristics and experiences of the different characters in those books.
Im going to read the first book and together, as a group, were going to figure
out whats similar about the two characters in the story and whats different.
Then, Im going to read the second book and you all are going to go back to
your seats and compare the characters in that book on your own. Thumbs up if
that makes sense.
Teacher say: Now were going to read this book, Angelina and Alice, and I
want you all to pay special attention to our two main characters.
Read: Angelina and Alice by Katharine Holabird

5min

1min

10-15min

Reading Comprehension Questions:


Who are the two main characters introduced in the story so far?
What could Alice do that Angelina couldnt?
How did that make her feel?
Is everyone learning to work with rings, be on the bar, and do rhythmic
gymnastics with colorful ribbons?
Explanation: Yes so that means that Angelina and Alice are BOTH learning
to do those things. Thats something they have in common.
Guided practice = teacher led filling out as a whole group of the Character
Comparison Bubble Chart.
Teacher asking individual students to help fill in similarities and differences
between Angelina and Alice.
**TEACHER MODELING FINDING ANSWERS IN THE TEXT
Angelina Characteristics: White Mouse, good at cartwheels and splits,
couldnt do a handstand and was made fun of, and felt sad that she wouldnt
have a partner.
4. Guided Practice

10min
Alice Characteristics: Brown Mouse, could do a perfect handstand, taught
Angelina how to do a perfect handstand, and laughed at Angelina and ran off
to play with the other children.
Same Characteristics: Both mice, both love to dance and do gymnastics, both
mice learned to work with rings, on the bar, and do rhythmic gymnastics with
colored ribbons, both mice performed successfully in the village festival.
TEACHER: Describe each characteristic/experience ask students guiding
questions to get them to understand similar vs. different characteristics.
Teacher say: Now Im going to read the second book called, The Town
Mouse & the Country Mouse. Make sure you all REALLY pay attention to
details about the two characters because once Im finished you all will have
the chance to fill in your own Character Comparison Bubble Charts
independently at your seat. Thumbs up if you understand the directions.
Teacher Read: The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse by Janet Stevens

5. Independent Practice

Comprehension Questions:
Where was the first mouse from? Town
Where was the second mouse from? Country
What did they have in common? Cousins
Who can point out the differences between the two that I just read about in
the text?
Do you think the country mouse liked..milk from a cow, vegetables, or
bacon and beans from the cats dish?
Why do you think town mouse didnt like those things?
Is county mouse having a good time in town? Why not?
Why do you think town mouses tummy hurt?
Why did the dogs scare country mouse? Why didnt they scare town
mouse?
What do you think the problem was in the story?
Teacher GO OVER EXPECTATIONS one more time. Dismiss students to
seats by boys/girls.

15min

6. Assessment Methods of
all objectives/skills:

7. Closure

Students are expected to correctly compare the two characters in the book The Town Mouse
& the Country Mouse by independently filling in a Character Comparison Bubble Chart.
Students must accurately fill in at least three out of five bubbles from the three sections to
display mastery of material.
**Pick up all assessments and call students back to rug.
Teacher ask:
What did we learn about today? Character comparison
What do we have to do in order to compare characters in a story?
5min
Who can remind me what characteristics are?
What was an example of Town Mouse?
What was an example of Country Mouse?

8. Assessment Results of
all objectives/skills:
Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations:

Student/Small Group Modifications/Accommodations:


With this lesson its impossible to have student small group
modifications because students are working in a whole-group
setting the entire time.
Exception: Independent assessment.

Materials/Technology:
(Include any instructional materials (e.g., worksheets, assessments PowerPoint/SmartBoard slides, etc.) needed to implement the lesson at the end of the lesson plan.)

Books: The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse by Janet Stevens and Angelina and Alice by Katharine Holabird.
Character Comparison Bubble Chart handouts for assessment
References: Teacher made lesson plan.
Bubble chart: http://www.studenthandouts.com/01-Web-Pages/001-Pages/venn-diagram-compare-contrast-chart-bubblemap-graphic-organizer.pdf
Reflection on lesson:

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