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The document provides details of a 4th grade lesson plan on similes. The lesson will teach students to define and identify similes using examples like "she swims like a fish". Students will work in groups to create posters with similes describing the experience of eating Pop Rocks candy. Groups will present their posters and be assessed on a rubric measuring participation, proper simile formation, final product, and presentation. The next day will focus on different types of similes through an example acrostic poem activity.

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Writing - Lesson Plan

The document provides details of a 4th grade lesson plan on similes. The lesson will teach students to define and identify similes using examples like "she swims like a fish". Students will work in groups to create posters with similes describing the experience of eating Pop Rocks candy. Groups will present their posters and be assessed on a rubric measuring participation, proper simile formation, final product, and presentation. The next day will focus on different types of similes through an example acrostic poem activity.

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Name Andrew Lovell

Date 6/1/15

Lesson Type: Introduction

Lesson Topic: Similes

Target age group 4th grade

Group Size: 26 Whole Class

What Taught

How Taught

How Evaluated

(Concept/Process)

(Instructional Strategy)

(Demonstrate Learning)

State Core Standard # Expectations for behavior: raise hands, work quietly, dont speak out of turn, share and help
L.4.5a
each other, participate
#1 - Objective
#2 - BACKGROUND
Students will be able to Attitude Orientation:
define a simile. They
-Tell the impact of choice of words in my life. Robert Frost The Road Less Traveled- Two
will be able to point out roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled, and that has made all the
and explain the
difference. Read this poem in High school changed my way of thinking, my life. You must
meaning of simple
learn to savor language and words because no matter what anyone tells you, Words and Ideas
similes by working in
have the power to change the world.
groups to come up with - How can we do this? Similes a figurative comparison between two things using like or
simple examples
as. Ex (write on board) She swims like a fish, He looks like an ogre, he walks like a duck,
describing the
he is as tall as a giant, he is as quiet as a mouse, Youre as old as a dinosaur.BUT, The words
experience of having
you choose to write, especially in poetry, are important. Instead write Youre as decrepit
Pop Rocks in their
(weakened by old age) as a Prosauropod (oldest dinosaur at 230 million years old). So when we
mouth. Because eating write poetry it can be about everyday things but it must never be Ordinary. It can be about
Pop Rocks provides the school, your family, the clouds, and a girls smile! But when you write let it be enlightening, let
consumer with a vivid
it thrill us, and make us feel inspired; let it make us feel a bit immortal.
experience it will allow -Similes are a powerful form of expression
children to become
creative in their
#3 - Schema Orientation/ Activity:
description. At the end - Ask Students what similes they think they have heard before and talk about them.
of the lesson students
-Ask them why someone would write like this and ask them to ponder on what they think these
will be able to use
mean.
similes in their own
#4 Writing Assignment
writing to add
Activity Orientation:
descriptive detail.
- Introduce the Pop Rocks description lesson. Pre- show my example of The Pop Rocks
Concept/process
statement: The student will
learn that

Similes compare one


thing to another using
like or as

VERB in my mouth like 1- Students will separate into their Hogwarts Houses. Each
Prefect will get two bags of Pop Rocks, 1 sheet of paper, and markers for their house.
2- Prefects will give each member an equal share of Pop Rocks.
3 - After everyone in their group has gotten their candy, all members should put the pop
rocks in their mouth and think about descriptive words to describe the experience.
4- As a group they are to make posters describing the pop rocks using a descriptive verb
and descriptive words, making similes. Each student is to come up with at least two
similes. Tape it on the board when they are done and choose a representative to present it

Assessment: The
student will
demonstrate learning
by
I will know that
students have
understood the content
covered in this lesson
when they have made a
simile poster
describing Pop Rocks.
SEE ATTACHED
RUBRIC for detail.

to the class.
This is important
because . . . it will help
you write more
descriptively

#6 Finished Project

DURING: 15 min
Teacher: observes students. Walk around and offer guidance if they ask but do not give answers.
Let them make mistakes.
Students: Work in groups. Eat pop rocks and describe what it is like. Work on poster. Make
similes. Tape it to the board and choose representative to present.
AFTER: 5 min
Teacher: Allow students to present posters. Call on groups. Take mental notes of any individual
or group who may be behind.
Student: Present posters to class. Listen to other students while they are presenting

Materials:
Pop Rocks, big sheets
of paper, YouTube

Fast Finisher (if needed): Math, Writing, Homework

Accommodations: - Have each


group work in different corner of
room to minimize distractions.
Have prefect pass out Pop Rocks to

avoid students wasting time


deciding who will get to do it.

video
#5 Explanation
Follow up Lesson

Tomorrow we will be talking about different forms of similes ( verb + like + verb, as + adj. + as + noun, etc.) and developing Acrostic
Poems using Similes. We will be discovering how similes are used in music and movies through a YouTube video I have created. Here
is an example of the acrostic simile poem we will be making.

Acrostic Simile Poem


A As swift as a lion chasing his prey
N Newb, like a kid on a spring morning learning to ride a bike
D - As Dedicated as an Olympic athlete competing for gold
R He Reads like his hair is on fire
E As Exuberant as a kid who cant sleep because in 8 hours it
will be Christmas morning
W - Wild and free, like Nelson Mandela after being locked in jail
for 27 years!

Assessment

Rubric for Simile Poster


0= Did not accomplish
1= Low proficiency, did not meet requirements
2 = Met requirements but with minimal effort
3= Met and/or exceeds requirements.
Requirement
Did each student participate?
Are similes properly formed?
Did the group produce a final
product?
Was the group able to present
their product to the class?
TOTAL

Grade out of 3 points

/12

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