Lesson Plan: Interactive Read Aloud

Common Core State Standards: Reading Standards for Literature K-5

Grade 5
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly
and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text,
including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem
reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3: Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story
or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5: Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide
the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6: Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events
are described.

Objective: The student will listen as the teacher reads aloud, and make observations that will allow
them to stop to make predictions, connections, and wonderings.
Materials: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Lesson Sequence:

Before Reading:
o Readers, today I am going to begin reading a book aloud by one of my new favorite
authors. You may have never heard of R.J. Palacio because Wonder is currently the only
book she has written, but after reading Wonder I hope she continues to write more
stories, and I am sure you will feel the same way too. I want you to look at the cover of
the book and tell me what you see. What do you think the author is trying to tell us by
putting this picture on the cover? Based on these observations, what do you think this
book will be about?
o Allow students to predict. Ask, What from the cover makes you think that?
o You all have great predictions. Now let me read aloud the first few chapters. I want
you to listen as I read and decide if the predictions you have made are confirmed. If we
find our predictions are not what the author intended, then we will simply make new
predictions. Give me a thumbs up when you hear one of your predictions being
confirmed or raise your hand when we need to make a new prediction.
During Reading:
o Stop reading occasionally and allow students to confirm and change predictions. If you
notice students are not engaged with the story, stop and redirect by asking a question
or discussing a connection.

Plan to stop and ask a question.

p. 5 Readers give me a thumbs up if any of your predictions have changed after
reading the first two chapters. What do you think school is going to be like for
August? Why do you think his parents want him to go to school? What in the
text makes you think that?
Stop and model your own thinking at least once.
P. 12 Here I am thinking that August is upset with his parents for enrolling him
in school without discussing it with him first. I know this because the author
says he is arguing with his parents about starting school and wants to wait until
next year to start.
P.13 After August and his parents joke about his new principal I am predict
that August may actually like going to school. I know this because the author
tells me that August started to smile and laugh with his parents about Mr.
Tushmans name, which makes me think he will be excited to meet Mr.
Tushman.
Plan to stop and ask a question.
P. 14 Readers I am going to end here, but we will continue to read Wonder
after today. Put yourself in Augusts shoes, how do you think August is going to
like his new school? I would like you to turn and talk to a partner for one
minute to discuss your thoughts and then I will take three volunteers to share
with the whole class. Remember to use information that we already read to
support your thoughts.

After Reading:
o I want you all to record on an index card your thoughts and predictions as of page 14.
Remember to make good predictions we need to closely look at the text.
What did you find interesting so far?
What do you think is going to happen next in the story and what in the story
makes you think that?
We have made some great predictions for the next part of the book. I cant
wait to see what will happen next.
Assessment
o How will you know if students are successful?
Students will be successful if they are able to make reasonable predictions,
accurate observations, and interesting connections to the text. I will measure
this by having the students write their predictions and connections on an index
card and then collecting them.