Reading Methods

Shared Reading Lesson

5^th Grade Magnet

Echoes for the Eye- Poems to Celebrate Patterns in Nature.

Standards-

Language Arts

1.5.5 Comprehension and Interpretation of Informational Text*

use prior knowledge and ideas presented in texts to make and confirm predictions

1.5.7 Reading Fluency

read prose and poetry silently and aloud with fluency, rhythm, and pace aloud with

appropriate intonation and vocal patterns to emphasize key ideas and areas of importance expressed by the author

2.5.2 Comprehension, Interpretation and Analysis of Text

respond to and analyze the effects of sound in poetry (e.g., alliteration, assonance,

consonance, rhythm, onomatopoeia, and rhyme scheme

3.5.1 Organization and Focus

create a paragraph that guides and informs the readers understanding of key ideas and evidence and that presents effective introductory and concluding sentences, logical sequencing of ideas and transitional words

3.5.3 Revision and Evaluation of Writing

1.improve the organization and consistency in ideas among paragraphs by revising writing based on given or self-generated criteria and on others responses

2.self-edit writing using knowledge of standard English conventions of language (e.g., punctuation, sentence structure, usage, spelling) and appropriate print and non-print resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, spell-check software)

3.provide an oral or written explanation of decisions about topic, form, word choice, and detail

4.5.2 Comprehension and Application of Standard English Language Conventions

select the structures and features of language appropriate to the specific audience,

purpose, and context, spell correctly: assigned high-frequency, content area, and complex pattern words in their own writing

5.5.1 Active Listening Strategies

demonstrate active listening behaviors (e.g., body language and listening strategies (e.g., responding to cues) in such situations as large, small, and cooperative groups,

and one-to-one discussions

6.5.1 Organization and Delivery Strategies

1. speak clearly and with volume appropriate to the setting (e.g., partner, small group,

large group discussions)

2. use verbal (e.g., pacing, timing, emphasis, volume) and non-verbal techniques (e.g., posture, eye contact, facial expressions, gesture) to enhance communication

Mathematics

Process of Communication

Students will demonstrate their ability to organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking in order to analyze and use information, and will present ideas with words, symbols, visual displays, and technology.

1.5.1 recognize, describe, and extend patterns and functional relationships analyze patterns and generalize rules illustrated in patterns

Science

1.5.15 recognize and extend patterns found in nature (e.g. crystals, celestial movements).

Materials-

1. One copy of the book Echoes for the Eye.

2. Transparency for listing patterns in nature.

3. Colored paper and markers for composing poems.

Motivation-

Show front cover of book to students and ask them to think about patterns that exist in nature. Write all responses on either overhead or chalkboard.

Know-

Students will become aware of patterns that exist in nature.

Students will understand how poetry can be integrated with math and other subjects.

Do-

Students will listen to poems describing several types of patterns in nature.

Students will demonstrate their comprehension of Echoes for the Eyes, by writing and illustrating poems about patterns in mathematics.

Students will also describe their favorite poem of the day and explain why it was their favorite. Students will discuss the steps they took in composing their poems about patterns.

Procedures-

1. Read a variety of poems from Echoes for the Eye.

2. Discuss how the patterns found in nature relate to mathematics.

3. Discuss patterns that exist in mathematics.

4. List patterns in mathematics.

5. Place students into small groups by handing out index cards with pictures of one of the five patterns discussed in Echoes for the Eye.

6. In groups students will write and illustrate one or more poems about patterns in mathematics.

7. Students will be given the opportunity to share their poems.

Summary-

Students will list and describe the patterns discussed in class.

Students will describe how patterns found in nature emulate patterns studied in mathematics.

Extension-

In their math journals, students will discuss their favorite poem of the day and explain why it was their favorite. Students will explain how they created their own poems about patterns in groups.