SarahBeth Barnosky Interactive Read-Aloud Lesson Plan Grade: 4 Time: 15 minutes Objectives: Students will be able to listen to a story

as the teacher reads aloud, stopping to ask relevant questions, make connections, and predictions. Materials: Anne Frank: Life in Hiding by Johanna Herwitz Standards: SL.4.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly. Lesson Sequence: Before reading o Boys and girls, today I am going to read you the first chapter of a factual book. This story is about Anne Frank. Has anyone ever heard of Anne Frank? What can you tell me about her? Do you know anything about her life or her accomplishments? Well this story is going to tell us a little bit about her in her early years. Based on the cover, what do you think we are going to learn about her? I want you to look at the cover and begin to make some predictions. o Allow students to make predictions. o Very interesting predictions. Now I would like you to keep those predictions in mind as we go through the first chapter. Remember that predictions are never wrong, so as we read feel free to change or adjust your predictions accordingly. During reading o Stop reading occasionally to ask students questions and engage in small conversation. Clarify any topics that may not be clear, or define any difficult vocabulary. o Stop on page 3 to talk about the Nazis. Ask students if they know who the Nazis were. Who was there leader? What type of group were they? Make predictions about how this could be problematic for the Frank family, who was Jewish. o Define Anti-Semitism. First ask if any students can define it for us. o Stop on page 4 to ask students how they think Annes family may have felt. After Reading o I want you to turn to your neighbor and talk about these three important topics: What were the main ideas in this chapter? What did you find interesting in the story? What do you think will happen next?

o Allow students to discuss for a few minutes, then bring their attention back on you. Have a class discussion, addressing 4 to 5 points from the students, depending on the time allowed. o We have made some great predictions for the next chapter. I am looking forward to reading it to you! We will be visiting this chapter again later in our reading lesson. Assessment: o I will know the students are successful if they are able to discuss the three questions with their partners and can participate in the group discussions by making predictions and naming key components of the chapter.