Lesson Plan Two

     Lesson plan two is a great introduction to context clues, with very repetitive steps that will be demonstrated, done as a class, and done independently. This lesson also includes a checklist on the student worksheets to help keep themselves on track even when working independently. Notably, the worksheet includes pictures of each page that contains one of the “unknown words”. These images are helpful for all students, especially for those learning English as a second language, those with learning disabilities, and those who prefer visual components of the story. Including pictures allows students to look at visual cues such as character's facial expressions and read sentences prior to and after the one including the “unknown” word, which can help give them hints and can jog their memory from prior read-alouds. The music video is also a key component of the lesson because students will be more engaged listening to a song they know explains the steps to use as compared to reading the steps off the board. This lesson's most important takeaway is not the “unknown words” that students now know the definition of. Rather, it is the process that they can now apply to any unknown word in the future.