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Comparing Stories: Peter Pan and Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

In this Lesson

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These are the CCS Standards addressed in this lesson:

  • RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
  • RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
  • RL.3.5: Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
  • RL.3.9: Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
  • L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
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Daily Learning Targets

  • I can determine the meaning of unfamiliar Vocabulary in Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. (RL.3.4, L.3.4)
  • I can identify similarities and differences between Peter Pan and Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. (RL.3.1, RL.3.9)

Ongoing Assessment

  • Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 Glossary (RL.3.4, L.3.4)
  • Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (RL.3.1, RL.3.9)

Agenda

AgendaTeaching Notes

1. Opening

A. Reviewing Learning Targets (5 minutes)

B. Engaging the Reader: Peter Pan, Chapter 16 (20 minutes)

2. Work Time

A. Reading and Recounting the Story: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Chapter 5 (20 minutes)

3. Closing and Assessment

A. Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (15 minutes)

4. Homework

A. Accountable Research Reading. Select a prompt and respond in the front of your independent reading journal.

Purpose of lesson and alignment to standards:

  • This lesson follows the same structure as Lesson 1. Refer to the routines outlined in that lesson before teaching this lesson.
  • In this lesson, the habits of character focus are working to become ethical people and working to become effective learners. The characteristics that students practice in this lesson are respect, because of the potentially diverse views of classmates in response to the text, and collaboration, as students work in pairs to determine the meaning of unfamiliar Vocabulary and compare the two stories.
  • Students practice their fluency in this lesson by following along and reading silently as the teacher reads Chapter 16 of Peter Pan in Opening B and Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens in Work Time A.

How it builds on previous work:

  • This lesson continues the reading and text analysis routines from Lesson 1, but with new chapters.
  • Continue to use Goals 1-4 Conversation Cues to promote productive and equitable conversation.

Areas in which students may need additional support:

  • Students may need additional support comparing the two stories and identifying which Vocabulary strategies to use to determine the meaning of unfamiliar Vocabulary. Consider grouping together students who may need additional teacher-guided support.

Assessment guidance:

  • Review students' Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan to determine common issues that could be used as teaching points in the next lesson.

Down the road:

  • In the next lesson, students will follow the established routines to read Chapter 17 of Peter Pan and Chapter 6 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and will continue to compare the two stories.

In Advance

  • Strategically group students into pairs for work throughout the lesson, with at least one strong reader per pair.
  • Review Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (example, for teacher reference) to familiarize yourself with the similarities and differences students can be expected to identify.
  • Post: Learning targets and applicable anchor charts (see Materials list).

Tech and Multimedia

  • Continue to use the technology tools recommended throughout Modules 1-2 to create anchor charts to share with families, to record students as they participate in discussions and protocols to review with students later and to share with families, and for students to listen to and annotate text, record ideas on note-catchers, and word-process writing.
  • Work Time A: Each pair may need a timer that shows the countdown of seconds.

Supporting English Language Learners

Supports guided in part by CA ELD Standards 3.I.B.6, 3.I.B.8, 3.II.A.1

Important points in the lesson itself

  • The basic design of this lesson supports ELLs by continuing the same routines as in previous lessons. This gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have accumulated over the course of the unit to the new learning they do in this lesson, which can help build their confidence in approaching new texts and concepts.
  • ELLs might find it challenging to follow the plot of Peter Pan in Kensington Garden, as Chapter 5 introduces two new characters and is fantastic in its descriptions. To support comprehension, consider previewing the text with students before the lesson and encourage them to discuss the meaning of the chapter in home language groups.

Levels of support

For lighter support:

  • During Work Time A, encourage students to explore shades of meaning by explaining why each word in the glossary is the most precise word to use to convey the meaning of the story. Invite them to expand their knowledge of each word by comparing the words to synonyms.
  • During the Mini Language Dive in Work Time B, challenge students to generate questions about the sentence before asking the prepared questions.

For heavier support:

  • During Work Time B, consider working with a group of students to fill in Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan as a shared or interactive writing experience.

Universal Design for Learning

  • Multiple Means of Representation (MMR): In this lesson, students interact with Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens before comparing this text with Peter Pan. Comparing similarities and differences of these texts supports students' comprehension. Some may need additional support with organization of this information for maximum understanding. Consider copying the text so that there is only one paragraph or section on each page, with an organized space for recording the gist and meanings of the unfamiliar words on that page.
  • Multiple Means of Action and Expression (MMAE): In the Closing, students write similarities and differences as they compare Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan. Continue to support a range of fine motor abilities and writing need by offering students options for writing utensils. Also consider supporting students' expressive skills by offering partial dictation of student responses. Recall that varying tools for construction and composition supports students' ability to express knowledge without barriers to communicating their thinking.
  • Multiple Means of Engagement (MME): Throughout this lesson, students have opportunities to share ideas and thinking with classmates. Continue to support those who may need it with expressive language by providing sentence frames to help them organize their thoughts.

Vocabulary

Key: Lesson-Specific Vocabulary (L); Text-Specific Vocabulary (T); Vocabulary Used in Writing (W)

  • impressed, mood, grumbled, immediately, politely, though (T)

Materials

  • Peter Pan (from Unit 1, Lesson 1; one per student)
  • Working to Become Ethical People anchor chart (begun in Module 1)
  • Analyzing Peter Pan anchor chart (from Unit 1, Lesson 1; added to during Opening B; see supporting Materials)
  • Analyzing Peter Pan anchor chart (example, for teacher reference)
  • Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 (one per student)
  • Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 Glossary (one per student and one for display)
  • Close Readers Do These Things anchor chart (begun in Module 1)
  • Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 Glossary (example, for teacher reference)
  • Analyzing Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens anchor chart (begun in Lesson 1; added to during Work Time A; see supporting Materials)
  • Analyzing Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens anchor chart (example, for teacher reference)
  • Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (one per student and one to display)
  • Working to Become Effective Learners anchor chart (begun in Module 1)
  • Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (example, for teacher reference)

Assessment

Each unit in the 3-5 Language Arts Curriculum has two standards-based assessments built in, one mid-unit assessment and one end of unit assessment. The module concludes with a performance task at the end of Unit 3 to synthesize their understanding of what they accomplished through supported, standards-based writing.

Opening

OpeningMeeting Students' Needs

A. Reviewing Learning Targets (5 minutes)

  • Direct students' attention to the posted learning targets and select a volunteer to read them aloud:

"I can determine the meaning of unfamiliar Vocabulary in Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens."

"I can identify similarities and differences between Peter Pan and Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens."

  • Remind students that they saw these learning targets in Lessons 1 and 3, so this lesson will be very similar, but this time they will read a new chapter of Peter Pan and a new chapter of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.
  • For ELLs and students who may need additional support with comprehension and engagement: (Working on Same Learning Target) Invite students to discuss one way that they worked toward similar learning targets in previous lessons. (MMR, MME)

B. Engaging the Reader: Peter Pan, Chapter 16 (20 minutes)

  • Move students into pre-determined pairs and invite them to label themselves A and B.
  • Invite students to retrieve their copies of Peter Pan and follow the same routine from Unit 1 to guide them through reading and reflecting on this chapter.
  • During the optional sharing out after reflection time, refer students to the Working to Become Ethical People anchor chart and remind them of the importance of showing respect.
  • Invite students to help you complete the Analyzing Peter Pan anchor chart. Refer to the Analyzing Peter Pan anchor chart (example, for teacher reference) as necessary.
  • For ELLs and students who may need additional support with comprehension: (Recount) Before reading, invite students to recount Chapter 15 of Peter Pan in 1 minute or less (with feedback) with a partner and then again in 30 seconds or less. (MMR)
  • For students who may need additional support with information processing and engagement: Continue to provide sticky notes with pre-written words or drawings for students to match to the corresponding part of the text. (MMR, MME)

Work Time

Work TimeMeeting Students' Needs

A. Reading and Recounting the Story: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Chapter 5 (20 minutes)

  • Distribute Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 Glossary.
  • Guide students through the same routine as Work Time A in Lesson 1 to read and recount the new chapter:
    • Read aloud the chapter while students read along silently in their heads and act out the roles.
    • Think-Pair-Share:

"Based on what you know from reading the chapter, what do you think will happen next and why?"

    • Invite pairs to complete the Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 Glossary. Remind them to refer to the Close Readers Do These Things anchor chart for Vocabulary strategies they can use.
    • After 10 minutes, use total participation techniques to select students to share out. Refer to Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: Chapter 5 Glossary (example, for teacher reference) as necessary.
    • Invite students to help you complete the Analyzing Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens anchor chart. Refer to the Analyzing Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens anchor chart (example, for teacher reference) as necessary.
    • Use a checking for understanding technique (e.g., Red Light, Green Light or Thumb-O-Meter) for students to self-assess against the first learning target.
  • For students who may need additional support with comprehension and working memory: Consider highlighting or underlining key phrases in their individual copy of Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens in advance. (MMR, MAME)
  • For ELLs and students who may need additional support with comprehension: (Visual Representation of Kensington Gardens) When reading, point out and add any relevant information to the sketch of Kensington Gardens begun in Lesson 1. (Example: Add the Little House and Maimie and Tony.) (MMR)
  • For ELLs: (Mini Language Dive) "She stepped out/of the roof/and looked at the beautiful house,/which immediately began to shrink."
    • Deconstruct: Discuss the sentence and each chunk. Language goals for focus structure:
  • which: "What does which refer to?" which refers to the house. (relative pronoun)
  • began to shrink: "What happened to the house?" The house began to shrink. shrink means to become smaller. (past tense verb + infinitive)
  • immediately: "When did the house begin to shrink?" Immediately means right away, or at once. (adverb)
  • Practice: 

"Can you say which began to shrink immediately instead? Why or why not?"

    • Reconstruct: Read the sentence. Ask:

"Now what do you think this sentence means?"

"How does your understanding of this sentence add to your understanding of the chapter?"

    • Practice: I picked up my ______, which immediately began to__________.

Closing & Assessments

ClosingMeeting Students' Needs

A. Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (15 minutes)

  • Distribute and display Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan.
  • Guide students through the same routine as the Closing in Lesson 1 to complete this chart:
    • Refer students to the Working to Become Effective Learners anchor chart and remind them of the importance of collaboration.
    • Invite pairs to add similarities and differences to the chart.
    • Circulate to support students and focus them on plot and setting when they consider differences. Refer to Comparing Chapter 5 of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens with Peter Pan (example, for teacher reference) as necessary.
  • Refocus students and use a checking for understanding technique (e.g., Red Light, Green Light or Thumb-O-Meter) for students to self-assess against the second learning target.
  • Repeat, inviting students to self-assess how well they showed respect and collaborated in this lesson.
  • For students who may need additional support in expressive skills and managing information: Before students begin working in pairs, consider offering index cards with pre-written similarities and differences from which students can select. (MMAE)
  • For ELLs and students who may need additional support with comprehension: (Key sections) Consider highlighting one or two key sections of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and asking students how these sections are similar to or different from Peter Pan. (MMR)

Homework

HomeworkMeeting Students' Needs

A. Accountable Research Reading. Select a prompt and respond in the front of your independent reading journal.
  • For ELLs and students who may need additional support with writing: (Oral Response) Discuss and respond to your prompt orally, either with a partner, family member, or student from Grades 2 or 4, or record an audio response. (MMR) (MMAE)

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