About This Lesson
Attached is a unit overview, and lesson plan with links to rubrics and materials.
My unit plan is a novel study of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. This is planned for my 6th grade ELA class, and would be done toward the end of the year. The reason being is novel studies are generally for students to apply what they have already learned about the elements of fiction (plot structure, character, point of view etc) to a whole novel, and one that is at grade level.
In my classroom, students are grouped one of two ways depending on the activity.
Daily Grouping: On a daily basis, students are seated into groups of five or six. Students are mixed, meaning that most tables contain a mixture of gifted, SPED, ELLs, and students with no accommodations.
Reading Groups: Students are grouped based on similar reading abilities. Group 1 students are reading at grade level, or very close to it. Group 2 students are one grade level below. Individually, they struggle to comprehend text or decode vocabulary words, but they can do it with the aid of a peer. Group 3 students are two or more grade levels below. They struggle with comprehension and decoding new vocabulary words, and need assistance from an instructor.
