Natalie Amendola LTEC 4100 April 24, 2010 University of North Texas

1. Animal Adjectives Natalie AmendolaLTEC 4100April 24, 2010University of North Texas

2. TEKS 110.11 • 16a3 • Understand and use descriptive words • 13a-e • Plan first draft, develop drafts by sequencing the action, revise drafts, edit drafts and share writing with others • 8b • Describe characters in a story • 6a • Recognize sensory details in a story

3. Learners • This lesson is geared toward First Graders and will be taught to a diverse class

4. Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Lesson • Students will go through all steps • Remembering the information read in the story • Understanding and interpreting the information • Apply the words and implementing them into their own story • Analyzing their own story and organizing into a graph • Evaluating and checking their work and finally • Creating their own story using adjectives and producing pictures to go along

5. How to teach this lesson • Students and teacher will read a book that using adjectives such as Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton • Talk about what words were used to describe Splat and his friends in the story • Using Kidspiration create a graphic organizer to map story ideas • Write a first draft of the story • Write a final draft • Use either Kidspiration or Paint to draw animals for all to see • Print animals and story and share with class

6. Assessing the lesson • I will be able to know the students have learned and completed the task using Bloom’s Taxonomy by • Their participation in group discussion • Reviewing their graphic organizer as it is done and completed • Reviewing their first and final draft as it is done and completed • Reviewing their art that accompanies the story • Reviewing their final product and their presentation to the class

7. Reference • Kidspiration.com • http://www.inspiration.com/kidspiration • Texas TEKS • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148