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Pre-Assessment for Differentiation - 3rd Grade Character Traits Lesson by…
Pre-Assessment for Differentiation -
3rd Grade Character Traits Lesson by Keren Tian
Pre-assessment: Watch the Edpuzzle video on Seesaw and answer the questions of the two characters (about their external and internal traits):
What do you see?
What did the character say?
What did the character feel and why?
What do you know about the character's personality and why?
Character
12 students who have some knowledge about the topic as shown in their score, but need to develop higher order thinking skills
Work in pair and acting out:
Work in pair and describe the character traits by using text clues. Then choose a scenario, role play and act out to show the character traits:
Identify character character traits by using text clues
Character Traits Sort
:
Work in pair and sort the character traits into different groups such as positive group and negative group
Watch the
Brainpop
video about character and take the hard quiz:
ELL students and students with special needs will be supported by using the
Character Traits Vocabulary list
.
Students will read a fiction book and identify and record character traits with evidence by using
graphic organizer
.
Students will complete the vocabulary cards, games and quiz to enhance the character traits vocabulary on
Flocabulary
.
5 students who answered most, including the most difficult, of the pre-assessment questions correctly
Think-pair-share:
Read a fiction book and identify at least four character traits with evidence using this model, and then share with a partner:
[Character Traits with text clues]
Students are encouraged to give their own examples of different character traits:
Work in pair, create
mind maps
and think about how can you tell a character is ambitious/generous/demanding/daring etc.
Analyze How the Same Character Traits are Demonstrated Across Different Stories:
Students will read 16 short stories and then sort the stories by determining which of the five given character traits are best exhibited by the main character. It helps the students analyze how character traits can be demonstrated in different ways.
Seesaw Activity: Watch the video and analyze how and why the character changes using the
graphic organizer
.
The Present
Peer coaching: Students will be also supported by their peers that they will review and hear the content by another person in the classroom they trust. Also, students will show leadership and mentorship skills when helping others.
5 students who appear to have limited knowledge about the topic, of which 3 are struggling with language and are at different reading levels and 2 students who have little to no comprehension of the the topic and need to be tested further for special needs
3 are struggling with language and are at different reading levels
Watch the
Brainpop
video and take the easy quiz:
Vocabulary with Visual aids:
Students will practice identifying character traits by using
emojis with definitions
.
Modeling & Sentence Frames: Students will identify the character's [external and internal traits]
Sentence frames:
I think... is ... because......
2 students who have little to no comprehension of the the topic and need to be tested further for special needs
Vocabulary with Visual aids: Students will practice identifying character traits by using
emoji character Trait
vocabulary cards and anchor charts.
(attached://0566f29a2aad463957873fc77f5f30b4 150x112) Leveled reading materials:
Students will practice identifying character traits by using
differentiated vocabulary cards and reading task cards
.
Assistive technology
Graphic organizers
Audiobooks and digital Text-to-speech books
Students can read audio books, digital Text-to-speech books on EPIC! and Raz Kids by their reading levels. They can read fiction books and practice identifying character by making stop&jots in their reading journal.
Dictionaries and thesauri: Students can look up character trait vocabulary and words they don’t understand when reading. A picture dictionary is a popular tool that uses images to define words. And a talking dictionary reads definitions aloud. Dictionaries also help students to translate the words into their home language.
References:
Characters - Character Traits - Character Analysis. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/characters/Says
, V., Ward, V., Says, J., Findley, J., Says, G., & Gale. (2019, January 27). Character Traits Activities. Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://jenniferfindley.com/character-traits-activities/Team
, T. (2021, January 26). Assistive technology for learning: What you need to know. Retrieved January 30, 2021, from
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/assistive-technology-what-it-is-and-how-it-works
