Interactive+Read+Aloud+Set+2

Jenn Schellenberg ELD 308 March 6, 2012

**Lesson Plan: Interactive Read-Aloud**


 * Grade:** 5


 * Time:** 15 minutes

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
 * Standard:** SL.5.2.


 * Objective:** Students will be able to listen to the teacher as he/she reads aloud, stopping to make predictions, connections, and wonderings.


 * Materials:** //When Harriet Met Sojourner// by Catherine Clinton


 * Lesson Sequence:**


 * **Before Reading:**
 * “Boys and girls, today I am going to begin reading a fantastic book aloud that is perfect for Women’s History Month. This book also has some truly great illustrations. I want you to look at the cover of this book and tell me what you see. Based on the observations, what do you think this book will be about?”
 * Allow students to discuss.
 * “Very interesting observations. //When Harriet Met Sojourner// is actually based on a true story about two people named Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. These two brave women both had pivotal roles in the battle for America’s future. Harriet Tubman led her fellow slaves to freedom, where Sojourner Truth spoke up for African American rights in a time where very few people were doing so.”
 * “Now I am going to begin reading this extraordinary book aloud.”
 * **During Reading:**
 * On page 6, ask the students, “Why do you think Isabella’s master beat her and called her names? Do you think this was normal behavior back then? Was it fair?”
 * Allow for some discussion.
 * On page 14, as the students, “What would you have done if you were Isabella and your master broke his promise and told you that you must stay enslaved?”
 * Allow for more discussion.
 * On page 20, ask students, “Would you have risked you life like Harriet Tubman did to help free slaves via the Underground Railroad? Why or why not?”
 * Allow students to discuss.
 * On page 26, ask students, “What do you this Harriet and Sojourner said to one another when they first met? What do you think their emotions were like?”
 * Allow for more discussion.
 * **After Reading:**
 * “Boys and girls, I want you to turn to the person sitting next to you and chat about two things:
 * Do you think Harriet Tubman’s and Sojourner Truth’s journeys to freedom were similar to one another? Explain your answer.
 * Do you think you would have had the courage to escape from your master like both of these brave women did? Why or why not?


 * Assessment:** I will know the students are successful when through conversation or discussion they are able to speak about what slavery is. I will also know the students are successful when they are able to use examples from the text to explain Harriet Tubman’s and Sojourner Truth’s journey to freedom.