Transcript Classify, Compare, Contrast

SELD 5 Day Lesson Plan
Topic: Frogs & Toads
OPL: Intermediate
Function: Classify, Compare & Contrast
Form: verb tenses , positive negative statements,
comparatives
Language Objective: Students will be able to
explain how to compare and contrast two animals using
present tense verbs and positive and negative
statements.
Daily Objective- Students will be able to develop background knowledge about
frogs and toads.
Day 1 -Steps
I DO IT: Share lesson objective and discuss students prior knowledge about frogs
and toads. Introduce academic language of compare and contrast (similarities and
differences)
What do you know about frogs/toads?
WE DO IT:
Guided Read- teach topic vocabulary
Turtles, Toads and Frogs
by George S. Fichter Pages 21-35
YOU DO IT:
Share out a did you know questions.
Did you know that frogs/toads ______________?
Did you know that the ears of a frog/toad are called tympani?
Teacher charts student questions
Students use their language log to record one Did you know… questions.
SELD 5 Day Lesson Plan
Topic: Frogs & Toads
OPL: Intermediate
Function: Classify, Compare & Contrast
Form: verb tenses , positive negative statements,
comparatives
Language Objective: Students will be able to
explain how to compare and contrast two animals using
present tense verbs and positive and negative
statements.
Daily Objective: Students will be able to use topic vocabulary in order to
describe frogs and toads using simple positive and negative statements.
Day 2-Steps
I DO IT: Show pictures of a frog and toad use them to create a double-bubble
chart. Re-visiting topic vocabulary to describe Similarities and Differences (compare
and contrast).
WE DO IT: Introduce sentence frames w/ choral repeat.
A (frog/toad) has _________.
A (frog/toad) does not have ___________.
(Frogs/Toads) have ___________.
(Frogs/Toads) do not have ___________.
YOU DO IT: Partner share using the sentence frames at least once. Use your
Language Log to write one sentence you shared. Whole group share out.
SELD 5 Day Lesson Plan
Topic: Frogs & Toads
OPL: Intermediate
Function: Classify, Compare & Contrast
Form: verb tenses , positive negative statements,
comparatives
Language Objective: Students will be able to
explain how to compare and contrast two animals using
present tense verbs and positive and negative
statements.
Daily Objective:
Students will be able to use present tense vocabulary to
compare and contrast a frog and toad.
Day 3-Steps
I DO IT: Revisiting the double bubble chart focus on differences. Ask the questions:
What can and can’t a frog/ toad do? What do you and don’t you see on a frog/toad?
Introduce new vocabulary: see, can, can’t, doesn't go and don’t see.
Share a few samples: I see large bumps on the toads ears.
I don’t see large bumps on a frogs ear.
A leopard frog can be green or brown.
A toad can’t cause warts.
WE DO IT: Introduce the new sentences frames that use the new vocabulary.
A (frog/toad) ______ __________.
can
* chart a few samples and coral
repeat with students.
can’t
doesn’t go
I _____ _______ on the (frog/toad).
see
don’t see
YOU DO IT: Give students the opportunity to create their own sentences using
the frames (In Language Log or Orally). Then using a talking stick allow for share
out. Discuss the idea of differences
SELD 5 Day Lesson Plan
Topic: Frogs & Toads
OPL: Intermediate
Function: Classify, Compare & Contrast
Form: verb tenses , positive negative statements,
comparatives
Language Objective: Students will be able to
explain how to compare and contrast two animals using
present tense verbs and positive and negative
statements.
Daily objective: Students will be able to use comparatives to determine what
both toads and frogs have and do not have.
Day 4-Steps
I DO IT: Start off by posing the question: How are frogs and toads similar? Or in
other words, How are they alike?
WE DO IT: Create a T chart that will show what both frogs and toads have and
don’t have. Revisiting the double bubble chart ask students to help you identify
these items. Refer to them as similarities and differences.
Introduce sentence frames that use both animals.
Both frogs and toads _________ _____________.
have
do not have
can
can’t
Both toads and frogs ________ ___________, _________ and _________.
have
do not have
can
can’t
YOU DO IT: My Turn your Turn - How are frogs and toads similar? Partner
repeats partners sentence. Whole group – one partner shares a sentence their
partner gave. Students write a sentence using the frame of choice in their language
log.
SELD 5 Day Lesson Plan
Topic: Frogs & Toads
OPL: Intermediate
Function: Classify, Compare & Contrast
Form: verb tenses , positive negative statements,
comparatives
Language Objective: Students will be able to
explain how to compare and contrast two animals using
present tense verbs and positive and negative
statements.
Daily objective: Students will be able to generate sentences that express the
differences between frogs and toads.
Day 5-Steps
I DO IT: Refer back to T chart and pose a new discussion question: What are some
differences between frogs and toads? Introduce new sentence frames.
Frogs have ________ but, toads don’t.
They are different because frogs are _________ and toads are _________.
have
have
WE DO IT: Students prepare for lines of communication. Teacher gives an
example. Using the question: What are some differences between frogs and toads?
Allow students to play until you hear repeating ideas.
YOU DO IT: Using sentence frames from the past several lessons do a think-pairshare to compare and contrast frogs and toads. Students may want to use think time
to write down ideas in their Language Log.
NEXT STEPS: Students use present tense verbs and positive and negative
statements to write a compare and contrast paragraph about two different animals. A
teacher would need to model such a paragraph.