Mini-Lesson Plan For - Esperanza Rising - : Essential Question
Mini-Lesson Plan For - Esperanza Rising - : Essential Question
Mini-Lesson Plan For - Esperanza Rising - : Essential Question
Teacher Candidate(s):
Arielle Lee, Brenna Wilkes, Brianna Teesateskie, Karina Jackson, Lauren Alexander
Date: 10/14/2020
Student(s): Jayla, Will, Carlos, Mina, Emily Grade Level: 3rd
ACTIVATING
Book Trailer (Five Words – Three Words):
STRATEGY:
What strategy will you use to ● The teacher will ask students to watch the book trailer. After students
activate your lesson, link to have watched the book trailer, students will be asked to write down
prior knowledge, and promote five words that come to their minds regarding the events within the
knowledge of key vocabulary
words?
book trailer. After students have been given time to write their words,
they will be asked to share three words they chose and explain why
(Examples: KWL, a word map, they chose them.
a word splash, etc.)
○ Questions to ask: What do you think it means when we talk
about an event?
TEACHING
1.) Event Puzzle Diagram: As a class, the students will complete a puzzle
STRATEGIES:
diagram that represents a timeline of the story. (This is an activity that
What instructional strategies will be done with the teacher.)
will you use in your lesson? a.) Questions to ask:
(Examples: graphic organizer,
b.) Provide students with a copy of the puzzle paper and use a
guided practice, summarizing, chart paper to demonstrate the I do-We do Model.
collaborative pairs, etc.).
I Do: Modeling
1. Teacher Dialogue: Have you ever played with a puzzle before?
a. Possible Answers: Yes, no, maybe. (Explain what a puzzle looks
like and what it is, if needed.)
2. Teacher Dialogue: Can you see how this puzzle is connected to each
other? Just like with events in a story, they fit together to make the
book more interesting.
3. Pull out a pre-made puzzle on a chart paper. Start off with the first
event of the story. Ask the students to come up with details that are
related to this first major event.
Follow-Up:
1. If there is enough time, bring the class together in a large group
setting. Ask if there are any students who would like to volunteer to
share their event puzzle to the class.
2. As a study tool, the students can cut up the puzzle pieces at
home/school and practice learning how to identify the main events of
a story in its correct order by using the puzzle pieces.
References
Monuz Ryan, Pam. (2000). Esperanza Rising. New York, NY Scholastic Inc.
Lewis, Thompson, Laurel School District, & Cape Henlopen School District. Quick
Summarizing Strategies to Use in the Classroom. Retrieved from:
https://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/summarizing_Strategies.pdf
Montero, Mary. (Sept 22). The Great Big Collection of Ideas for Teaching: Story Elements.
Retrieved from: https://teachingwithamountainview.com/teaching-story-elements-wonder-
freebie/
Appendix: Mini-Lesson Resources and Artifacts
Summarizing Strategy: