Grade Band: Intermediate Unit 1 Unit Target: Government Unit Topic: We Have Rules and Laws

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Lesson 5 Instructional Targets

Reading Standards for Informational Text • Range and Level of Text Complexity: Read and use grade level and age-appropriate informational materials, including social studies and

technical texts that are adapted to student reading level. • Key Ideas and Details: Answer questions to show understanding of text. Reading Standards for Foundational Skills • Fluency: Read appropriately leveled books with accuracy and fluency. Which of your state standards are aligned to these instructional targets?

Classroom Activities/Lesson Plan

Nonfiction Article 1: “Cities and Towns Have Laws” Students need exposure to both fictional and nonfictional materials. This article presents students with informational text related to the unit topic. Read aloud the article, “Cities and Towns Have Laws.” This article introduces why cities and towns have laws. Articles are presented in advanced, higher and regular formats. The advanced article is in a text format. Higher and regular articles are presented in both a text-only and symbol-supported format. Fill-in comprehension questions are also in three leveled formats. Level 3 is text only. Level 2 is symbol-supported. Level 1 is written in sentence strip format, allowing students to select from multiple choices or one errorless picture choice. Choose the appropriate text and comprehension questions on the basis of each student’s abilities and needs.

• Introduce the article by discussing how cities and towns have laws that are like rules at school. • Read the article aloud to model fluency. Discuss why we have laws. Ask, “What would happen if we did not have laws? What laws

help keep us safe?” • Support reading by using text to speech and the communication board. • Use independent or paired reading to focus on individual student abilities in reading with text or supported-text versions. • Build comprehension with questions and discussion of the topic. • Have students complete the comprehension questions to reinforce content vocabulary.

safe stop help Laws leash 1. _____ are rules everyone must follow. (Laws) 2. A law says drivers must _____ at a stop sign. (stop) 3. You must walk your dog on a _____. (leash) 4. Laws keep people _____. (safe) 5. Laws _____ people know what to do. (help)

Standards Connection • Informational text has a purpose. In these articles, the purpose is to learn new facts and information. The connection activity teaches skills

for identifying key details and main ideas. Students will also learn to locate and highlight these facts within the text.

Pre- and post-assessments are available through Monthly Checkpoints.

Interactivity: This lesson is available for interactive participation. See lesson for more details.

Differentiated Tasks

Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 • Students will independently read subject

area and technical texts that have been adapted to student reading level.

• Students will independently read questions about a story and write, speak or select an answer.

• Students will read supported and shared subject area and technical texts that have been adapted to student reading level.

• Students will point to or select a picture from a choice of three in response to a question about a story.

• Students will actively participate in supported reading of subject area and technical texts that have been adapted to student ability level.

• Students will respond to a question by choosing a single option or errorless picture.

Resources and Materials Additional Resources

Article 1: “Cities and Towns Have Laws” Communication board Comprehension questions Standards Connection Lessons 5 and 6

Grade Band: Intermediate Unit 1 Unit Target: Government Unit Topic: We Have Rules and Laws

© 2014 n2y ULS, September 2014

Standards Connection Lesson 5 This connection may also apply to Lesson 6

Instructional Targets

Reading Standards for Informational Text • Key Ideas and Details: Summarize text and describe main idea and key details. • Craft and Structure: Use text features (charts, bolded words, etc.) and illustrations to locate information in a text.

Differentiated Tasks Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 • Students will retell a story, including the main

idea and key details. • Students will use text features to locate specific

information in a text.

• Students will use picture supports to retell key details from a story.

• Students will use picture support to locate specific information in a text.

• Students will retell key details from a story through an active participation response (e.g., voice output device, eye gaze choice board).

• Students will identify a named picture related to the unit topic from a single option or errorless choice.

Informational text has a purpose. The purpose may include learning a schedule, a recipe or a series of new facts. This activity will build skills for identifying key information from informational documents.

Main idea:

What is the message in this story?

Key details:

Key details:

What is important to know?

Highlight key words that you learned.

Circle key pictures that will help you remember.