Sample+Lesson+Plan

= Lesson on Opposites =

Objective:
//Given a word processed document with certain words underlined, the student will highlight each word and change the word to a word with an opposite meaning at 100% accuracy. Depending on the student’s skill level, students will be presented with different documents or a number of words underlined.//

Materials:
Computer with projection of the paragraphs for editing Interactive Whiteboard- activity with opposites Or PowerPoint show with opposites – focus on using the words and not pictures

2. Lesson Opening:
Today we are going to continue to work on our writing. When we have talked about going to an amusement park, some of you have liked certain rides and other did not like them at all. Someone said the roller coaster was fantastic and someone else said it was horrible. Those thoughts are opposites and the words fantastic and horrible are antonyms. Have you ever read a book and loved the way that that author described a person, a room, place or event. They probably used a lot of descriptive words to set the mood. One way you can work on the words you use is to think about words and then think about words that mean the same – synonyms and words that are opposites – antonyms. We have already worked on synonyms. Today we are going to work on antonyms. You can write something one way and then use opposite words to change the mood or place totally. Another time we use opposites or antonyms is when we are talking to someone and we have a different opinion from the one they have. Both synonyms and antonyms help use understand what we read and also help us be better writers. Now that everyone has a blog using Kidsblog you want to be sure that you are using the correct words to describe the event, trip to amusement park or individual ride that you are posting. By the end of this lesson you will have more practice with antonyms to use in your writing.

//MODEL: using a variety of pictures, pantomine, facial expressions, images from the web.//
Examples and not examples of antonyms These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Bad- good These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Happy- sad These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Mad – peaceful These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Asleep – awake These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Crying – laughing These are NOT antonyms, they don’t mean the opposite Handsome – beautiful These are NOT antonyms, they don’t mean the opposite Cloudy – overcast Discuss the words, their meanings and then the pairing

Here is a Powerpoint on the word ON and the the opposite NOT On (what would the word be for NOT on?) media type="custom" key="8565896"

//LEAD: Teacher guided problems/discoveries (guided practice)//
Have students provide a word and see if others can give an opposite

MODEL:
Now I am going to show you a paragraph that has been word processed The __boys__ were very __sad__ as they __lost__ their __soccer__ game. They were not going to celebrate __tonight.__ They all went __home__ and went to __bed__. Now watch how I am going to change this: The __girls__ were very __happy__ as they __won__ their __baseball__ game. They were not going to celebrate __today.__ They all went out for pizza and went to play video games. Notice that sometimes there is not one word that means the opposite but in writing we might have to put in more than one word. Also we are leaving important editing skills in our word processor when we do this activity as you are learning to highlight the word and then type the new word.

LEAD:
Here is another paragraph that together we will find words that we can turn into an opposite. The pirate ride was very scary. The little boy hid under the seat be away from them on the boat.

TEST:
Now I have set up the computers in the room with a file for each student. When it is your turn to go to the computer open your file and change each underlined word to the opposite. Students will have individual word files with different paragraphs, reading levels and number of words underlined.

DIFFERENTIATION:
All students will use the computer to complete this activity but some students will be able to use text-to-speech, special spell checkers, word prediction, or voice input.

5. Lesson closing:
Remember that we are working on opposites or antonyms today. When it is your turn today you will complete your paragraph and print it to turn in to me. Example: We went to the amusement park. I like to **__scream__** on rides. Some rides go __**around**__. Some rides go __**high**__. The roller coaster is my **__favorite__**.

6. Evaluation:
During the next week you will be reading my blog post and then creating a response by taking my paragraph and changing some words to opposites. I will record each student and the number of words changed and the number of correct opposites. Objectives will be evaluated based on the IEP goals for each student.


 * Sample Data Collection Chart**
 * Name || #possible words to change || Number correct ||
 * Stuart ........... || 20 || 15 ||
 * Florence || 10 || 10 ||
 * Lavendar || 3 || 3 ||

This is an example of the same lesson that was saved as a pdf, uploaded to slideshare and embedded into the wiki.