Baldwin-Wallace College

Effective Spring, 2006
Baldwin-Wallace College
Division of Education
Lesson Planning Form
I. Major Topic: La Casa en Mango, Reading Comprehension Date: 3-9-12 Grade
Level: 11&12
II. MATERIALS: La Casa en Mango
III. CANDIDATE Resources: La Casa en Mango Street & Senora Caraballo
IV. STATE/Local Standards:
Communication
Communities
Culture
IV. (a) National/State technology standards
V. Objective(s):
By the end of 40 min, the students will: Have gained an understanding of story in the
Chapter “Un sandwich de arroz” to make a comparison and contrast paragraph about
their own experience with an embarrassing moment in school.
VI. PROCEDURES:
Introduction
Motivation/Hook: Have the question on the board, “¿Has experimentado una situación
vergonzosa en la escuela que te causó pensar que eras diferente de los otros estudiantes?”
(Have you experienced an embarrassing situation in school?) Share your own. Let the
students share their stories. Tell the students that they are going to use this experience to
relate to Esperanzas experiences after the class.
Transition/Focus Attention: Esperanza también tenía una experiencia vergonzosa.
Vamos a leer el capitulo “sándwich de arroz”, y después vamos a repasar nuevo
vocabulario, y discutir el capitulo. (Esperanza also had an embarrasing experience. We
are going to read the chapter, then new vocabulary and finally discuss the chapter.
Set Behavior Expectations: Attention during the overview of the chapter and the
vocabulary, students will be expected to be active and attentive during the discussion of
the chapter.
Set Purpose: To check for reading comprehension and give the students to practice
comparative writing.
Strategy and Grouping Pattern Used: Entire class lecture, entire class discussion.
Group Size: 20-25
Steps/Learning Activities/Differentiated Instruction:
Anticipated Time for each step
1. Hook discussion of embarrassing stories. (10 min)
2. Reading of the chapter/ discussion of comprehension (new vocab, confusing passages)
(20 min)
3. Discussion of embarrassing moment. Writing the stories and sharing them orally. Ask
the following questions, see attached guided discussion sheet. After the discussion ask
them to write how this is similar to the experience of Esperanza en la Casa en Mango.
Closure: What new vocabulary did you learn, how does this help with your Spanish
language skills?
Assessment Activities: In class discussion, comparison paragraph.
Effective Spring, 2006
Transition: Monday we will continue with the future, here is some practice for the
weekend.
VII. REFLECTION
How do you know that learning took place? How does the data support your conclusion?
What kind of adaptations did you make to accommodate individual differences? What
other adaptations would be helpful to accommodate the needs of individual students?
Other than the modifications discussed above, would you change any aspect of the plan
or how you conducted the lesson? (E.g. introduction and transitions, sequence of
activities, time management, questioning, etc.) Why or why not? What changes would
you make?
Signature of Cooperating Teacher: _____________________________
Date: __________