Teacher: Gina Kimball
Subject: Reading
Unit of Instruction: Independent Reading
Implementation Dates:  

Layered Curriculum Lesson Plan Form 
 

Objective 1: LA.A.1.3.2  Uses a variety of strategies to analyze words and text, draw conclusions, and recognize organizational patterns.
Objective 2: LA.A.2.3.1  Determines the main idea or essential message in a text and identifies relevant details and facts.
Objective 3: LA.A.2.3.5  Locates, organizes, and interprets written information for a variety of  purposes.
Curriculum Layers Student Unit Learning Activities
 
C Layer: 65pts

 
Choose any activities that add up to 65 pts.
 
 

Bloom’s Taxonomy:

Knowledge & Comprehension 

 
1.  Complete a book request and get teacher approval.

2.  Sign up with teacher and orally defend your book.

3.  Do a graphic organizer based on a reading strategy.

4.  Draw or illustrate two or more of the following story elements:

  • Main characters
  • Settings
  • An important event
  • Parts of plot- beginning, climax, and end

5.  Do a “book in a bag” report using props and explaining to the whole class.

6.  Do a Book “AD”

7.  Write a book review

8.  Do a compare/contrast to another book you have read in the same genre

9.  Choose a social problem and design a poster to create awareness.  (Example:  hunger, homelessness, environmental concerns, etc.)

10.  Make 3 vocabulary posters on new words found in the book to explain and display. 
 
 

Independent Reading:

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Layered Curriculum Ind. ReadB Layer:  20 
Choose any 2 activities

Bloom’s Taxonomy:

Application & Analysis

1.  Write a letter to the author telling him your impressions of the book and ask at least one question.

2.  Write a newspaper article about something that happened in the story or video a newscast.

3.  Do a book talk following How To Advertise a Good Book in front of the class.

4.  Locate phrases in the book that appeal to the 5 senses: hear, smell, touch, see, taste.  Write 2 phrases for each sentence indicating page numbers.

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A Layer:  20 
Choose any 2 activities

Bloom’s Taxonomy:

Synthesis & Evaluation

1.  Write a new last chapter for the book, which gives a new ending to the story.  Write a paragraph describing the differences.

2.  Make up a 15-question quiz for the book using 3 different kinds of questions.  Provide an answer key.

3.  Make an ABC book on either the computer or paper using vocabulary connected with the novel.

4.  Make a power point presentation of the book using good sequencing skills.

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