Planning effective English language arts lessons many times includes focusing on multiple literacy skills, aligned to state or national standards, while incorporating interesting, student-centered materials. When focusing on reading, it is essential to model metacognitive strategies, before, during, and after reading, including relevant vocabulary. A book walk is a powerful pre-reading strategy that can be used at all elementary grade levels. This strategy exposes students to a new piece of literary or informative text, while predicting text content and exploring vocabulary.

Throughout this course you will be creating a literature unit based on one piece of grade-appropriate literature (fiction or non-fiction) that includes all areas of reading development. Select a piece of literature suitable for the students in the “Class Profile.”

For this assignment, use the “COE Lesson Plan Template” to create a lesson plan that incorporates a book walk,

Incorporate the following into your lesson plan:

Objectives aligned to state or national grade-appropriate vocabulary and reading standards

Content-specific vocabulary development

Technology or multimedia that supports developmentally appropriate, engaging instruction

Pre-reading strategies and activities

During reading strategies and activities

Post-reading activities and strategies

Assessment aligned to learning objectives, that is engaging for student and provides meaningful feedback

Differentiation to meet particular learning differences or needs

In addition, rationalize your instructional choices in a 250-500 word reflection, including how you will apply your findings to personal professional practices related to instruction and differentiation in the English language arts classroom