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The Iditarod . By: Kelcy Engl . Union East Elementary. Cheektowaga school district I worked in Kristen Carlisle’s classroom Grade Four. My Students . 23 students in my classroom Co-teaching environment Varied abilities Learning Disabilities Emotional Disturbance
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The Iditarod By: Kelcy Engl
Union East Elementary • Cheektowaga school district • I worked in Kristen Carlisle’s classroom • Grade Four
My Students • 23 students in my classroom • Co-teaching environment • Varied abilities • Learning Disabilities • Emotional Disturbance • Auditory Processing
Time Frame • Thirty-five minute English Language Arts period • Two small reading groups • Met with each group for about fifteen minutes
Peer Review Focus Question • How could I make this lesson more engaging for the students?
Lesson Objectives 1.0 The learner will be able to write and opinion piece about sled dog racing with 90% accuracy. 2.0 The learner will be able to justify their opinion using examples from two articles with 90% accuracy.
Essential Question • How can you use textual evidence to form and support your opinion when writing?
Enduring Understanding • Opinion writing pieces can be supported and strengthened, through the use of details from articles about the Iditarod and sled dog racing.
Guiding Questions • What do you know about Alaska? • What is the Iditarod? • What is sled dog racing?
Common Core Standard • Standard: RI.4.1 • Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text • CCR Anchor: Key Ideas and Details • Strand: Reading for Informational Text
Assessment Tool Name: __________________________ Do you think the Iditarod is too dangerous for sled dogs? Why or why not? Support your opinion with details from the articles, A Sled Dog Life and Is the Iditarod for the Dogs. (6-10 sentence paragraph)
Teacher Exemplar • Did you know some dogs that run the Iditarod race, which takes place in Alaska, die each year? Karen Fanning, the author of the article, Is the Iditarod for the Dogs, explains sled dogs die from heart failure, pneumonia, and even sled accidents each year.
Reflection • Many thanks to my peer review group for your support throughout this process!! • There is always room for improvement!