Pat Mora Lesson Plan: Craft and Structure
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Pat Mora, and supports the standard of describing how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story or poem. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students:
- What is your favorite story or poem?
- Why is it your favorite?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Play the Pat Mora movie.
- Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it.
TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about Pat Mora while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.
- Draw About It: Draw gifts you would put in a basket for a family member or friend.
- Activity: Write and illustrate a book about a place you love.
- Talk About It: Name what you are thankful for and explain why.
- Write About It: Write a poem about someone in your family.
More to Explore
Authors Unit: Continue to build understanding around stories and poetry by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.
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