SIOPLesson10

WritingQ4.10
Time:
45minutes(1classsession)
Standards:
LA6.2.16.2.2
Theme:
PersuasiveWriting
LessonTopic:
Selectinganaudience
Objectives:
Language:
Studentswilldeveloptopicwebsforpersuasivewriting.
Content:
Studentswillchooseaudiencesfortheirpersuasivewriting.
KeyVocabulary:
persuasive,audience,declaration,evidence,topic
Materials:
VocabularyWordReview
Whiteboardsandmarkers
Compositionnotebooks
Goldilockspicturesforretelling
Listoftopicsfrompreviouslesson
TopicTestQuestions
Exampleofweb
Graphicorganizerwebs
Computers
SIOPFeatures
Preparation

Scaffolding

Grouping

Integrationof Application
Processes

Assessment

Adaptationof Modeling
Content

Whole

Reading

HandsOn

Individual

Linksto
Background

Guided

Small

Writing

Meaningful

Group

LinkstoPast
Learning

Independent

Partners

Speaking

Linkedto
Obj.

Written

Strategies
Incorporated

Comprehensible
Input

Independent Listening

Engagement

Oral

Motivation:
Connecttopreviouslessonsonpersuasivewriting.Writethe4wordswearereviewing
ontheboard:persuasive,audience,declaration,topic,andevidence.Displaythe
vocabularywordreviewontheELMO.Havestudentstakeoutwhiteboardsandmarkers.
Gothrougheachpicture.Studentswillwritetheiranswersontheirwhiteboards.Have
studentsturntotablepartnerstodiscuss.Reviewthedefinition,synonym,andhave
studentscomeupwithexamplesofeach.

Presentation/Practice/Application:
Directstudentstotheobjectiveboard.Readaloudtheobjectives:Language:Students
willdeveloptopicwebsforpersuasivewriting.Content:Studentswillchooseaudiences
fortheirpersuasivewriting.Ask:Whatisatopic?Whyisitimportanttohaveatopic
beforewriting?Whatisaweb?Howdoesthishelpus?Whatisanaudience?Whydo
weneedtohaveanaudienceforourwriting?
Say:Todaywewillselectatypeofpersuasivewritingandanappropriateaudience.
Therecanbemanydifferenttypesofaudiences.Youraudiencedependsonwhatyou
willbewritingabout.Forexample,ifyouwantedanewbike,whowouldyouask?Your
principal?Yoursister?Yourparents?Whatifyouwantedtoaddanewmenuitemtothe
schoollunch?Whowouldyouask?WhatifyouwantedtostartanewclubatBoysand
GirlsClub?Whowouldyouask?
Generatealistofpossibleaudiencesforalldifferenttypesofpersuasivewritingonthe
board.Havestudentscomeupandwritetheirideas.Studentswillcopytheseintotheir
compositionnotebooks.Possibleaudiencesinclude:

parents

principals

teenagers

community

classmates

6thgraders

girls

siblings

friends

teachers

boys

animallovers

governor

cafeteria

family

Say:Choosingjusttherighttopicisoneofthemostimportantstepsinwritingyour
persuasiveessay.Atopiccanmakeorbreakyourwriting.Ifthetopicistoobig,itcanbe
difficulttokeepthewritingsmallitcouldturnintoabook.Ifthetopicistoonarrow,you
mayonlybeabletowriteasingleparagraphaboutthetopic.Thekeyistofindthetopic
thatistrulysomethingyoubelieveinchanging.Analogy:DiscussGoldilocksandthe3
Bears.ForELLs,thisstorymaybenew.Doashortretellingofthestoryusingpictures.
DisplaytheTopicTestquestions.Say:Thesearethequestionswritersaskthemselves
whentheyarewritingapersuasiveessay.Revieweachoneofthequestions.
Havestudentstakeouttheirlistoftopicsfrompreviousdayslesson.Goaroundthe
roomandsharepossibletopics.Asstudentsshare,asawholeclass,answerthe
questionsfromtheTopicTest.Dependingonstudentsresponses,thistopicwilleither
bekept,orgottenridof.
Givestudentstimetogothroughtheirlistsofpossibletopics,ultimatelychoosingjust
onetopictowriteabout.PullELLstosmallgrouptomodelagainhowtodotheTopic
Testquestions.Helpstudentstoselectatopic.
Discusstheimportanceofchoosinganaudience.Thisshouldbearealwriting
assignment.Thiswritingwillbesendtoaperson,place,orgroupofpeopletogetthem
toagreewithyou.
Modelhowtotakeatopicandcompleteaweb.Usetheexampleprovidedbelowasa
guide.Asaclass,comeupwithapossibleaudiencelist.
Allowstudentsindependenttimetocompletetheirwebsandcomeupwithanaudience.
Circulatetheroom.Answerquestionsasneeded.Makesurestudentsareusinga

combinationoffactsandopinions.Ifneeded,studentscanusethecomputertolookup
factsontheirtopic.PullELLstogrouptoassistwithfillingoutweb.
Review/Assessment:
Studentswillsharetheirtopicsandthefinalchoicefortheirpersuasivewriting.
Allowtimeforstudentstodiscusspossibleaudiences.
DisplaystudentworkontheELMO.
Reviewanddiscusstheobjectivesfortheday.Didstudentsmeetobjectives?Havethem
givespecificanswersastowhy,orwhynot.

VocabularyWordReview

Picture

Word

Definition

Example

1.
2.
3.
4.

newbike
birthdayparty
gotothezoo
schooluniforms

Goldilocks

Woods

Cabin

PapaBear,MamaBear,BabyBear

Beds

Porridge