Instruction Plan

Content Area: Language Arts
Grade Level: Middle Level
Lesson Theme: Writing Descriptive Paragraphs
Length of Plan: 5 days

Objectives: Students will:
a. Learn the structure and components of the descriptive paragraph.
b. Develop descriptive paragraph writing skills.
c. Write a descriptive paragraph that includes a topic sentence, three supporting details (descriptive words) and a closing sentence.

Standard: Writing Expectative: W.8.3 DOK: Level 2 (Basic Application
of skills and concepts)

Key Words: descriptive, sentences, adjectives, paragraph

Materials: computer (PowerPoint presentation), projector, exercise handout, Descriptive Paragraph Rubric

Lesson Development
Day 1:
1. Greet students. read the quote of the day, have students express their thoughts about it.
2. Brainstorm ideas of what descriptive writing may be. Write students' ideas on the board.
3. Present the definition and elements of the narrative paragraph. Compare with the students' ideas.
Day 2
1. Read aloud a sample of a descriptive paragraph.
2. Have students identify the nouns being described; explain that the words used to describe a noun are adjectives.
3. Point out the use of the five senses to describe.
4. Work on an adjective exercise: the student underlines the adjective and the sense related to the description.
Day 3
1. Using a given topic ( school) students pre- write at least five adjectives to describe the topic.
2. Begin to draft the paragraph, using the adjectives listed.
3. Differentiated Instruction: Give SE students a cloze paragraph to complete the sentences using the adjectives listed.
Days 4-5
1. Work on a special activity: writing a descriptive paragraph about a topic selected by the student.
2. Students will follow the writing process: pre-write (using a web), draft, revise, editing ( the teacher will assist during the class period) and publish.
3. Teacher will evaluate paragraphs using the Rubric previously discussed with the students.

Assessments: Completed adjectives exercise
Published paragraph
Group Interaction
Teacher's observations.