Lesson on vocabulary words and how to make inferences

1. Closure

1.1. Students shared their predictions to each other of the next chapter by using the vocabulary words and the inference board. Then, they shared it to the teacher.

2. Assessment

2.1. Informal assessment of the students understanding of the vocabulary words by having them use them with context.

3. Characteristics of the class

3.1. Grade 7, about 20 students in the class, diverse

4. Academic Language

4.1. Inference, prediction, vocabulary

5. Anticipatory/hook

5.1. 1. Teacher has students repeat new vocabulary words back to her and then she asks the students to demonstrate each word.

6. Instructional Activities

6.1. 2. Students are asked to use the vocabulary words they just learned as well as the inference board to infer what is going to happen in the next chapter.

7. Differentiation

7.1. Did not appear in the lesson

8. PA Standards

8.1. CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.