SIOPLessonPlanTemplate

Key:SW=studentswill;TW=teacherwill;HOTS=higherorderthinkingskills

LessonSequenceTheme/CENTRALFOCUS:

BlackHistory

Lesson#3Topic:

TheUndergroundRailroad

ESL/ELAand/orCONTENTSTANDARDS(includetextandnumber):
1.NYSSSStandard1,KeyIdea3:Gatherandorganizeinformationabouttheimportantaccomplishmentsofindividualsandgroups
KEYVOCABULARY:
AllegoricaluseoftermsrelatingtotheUndergroundRailroad:conductor,
station,stationmaster,undergroundrailroad,passenger
LANGUAGEFUNCTIONS=HOTS:analyze,categorize,compare/contrast,
question,answer
LANGUAGESTRUCTURE:AskingandansweringWquestions.

SupplementaryMATERIALS/Visuals

5WsWebgraphicorganizeronSmartBoardandas
handout

HandoutwithWquestions

MapofroutesofUndergroundRailroad

TextaboutUndergroundRailroad

LANGUAGESUPPORTStohelpssgraspKeyVocab.andLang.Structure:
Modelactivity,showacceptableresponsestocertainquestions,reviewpast
learning,pointoutcognates,images,actout,L1,sentenceframes
BuildingBackground(ConnectionstoPriorKnowledgeandPastLearning):Studentswillcompletea5WsWebusingwhattheyknowabout
slavery.

ContentOBJECTIVES
SWcompleteagraphicorganizerusing
informationfromareading.

Procedures/LessonScript:

SWdistinguishthecomponentsofthe
UndergroundRailroad.Including:Whowas
involved,Whatitwas,Whenithappened,
Whyitwasstarted,Whereitwentandfrom
where

Twillintroducethe5WsWebtoSsandgooverthe
meaningofeachquestionword.TwillaskSswhat
equivalentofWwordisintheirlanguageandwritethat
nexttotheEnglish.
WithT,Sscompletea5WsWebusinginformationthey
learnedaboutslavery.
TwillaskSswhattypeofinformationiseachWword
askingfor.(Who=person/people,When=time
period/date,etc.,Where=place,etc.)Sscreateachart
withWwordonleftandtypeofansweronright.

Review/AssessmentofContentand
LanguageObjectives:

Sswritecompletesentencesusingtheinformationfrom
their5WsWeb.
Ssreadquestionstoeachotherandlistenforaccurate
informationandpronunciationintheirpartnersanswer.
SswritetheiroriginalsentencesonSmartBoard.
Rubrictoassessmeetingobjectives.

Sswillwritesentencesusinginformationfromthe5Ws
Webtheycompletedasaclass.
TwillreviewinformationaboutHarrietTubmanby
askingSstosay,thenwritesentencesaboutwhoshewas.
TwritesSssentencesonSmartBoard.(Thisleadsintothe
UndergroundRailroadwhichshewasapartof)

LanguageOBJECTIVES
SWaskandanswerthe5Wsquestionsabout
theUndergroundRailroadorally.

Ssworkinpairstocompletea5WsWebbasedon
informationfromareadingontheUndergroundRailroad.

SWwritequestionsandsentencesthatanswer
5WsquestionsaboutUndergroundRailroad.

Tscirculatetooffersupportandclarification.Ssmust
findthekeywordsinthereadingtoanswertheW
questionscorrectly.
Sswritecompletesentencesusingtheinformationfrom
their5WsWeb.

MODIFICATIONSspecialneedslearnerswithIEP/504plans;differentlevelsoflanguageproficiency;SIFE/LTELL;studentswhostruggle
withreadinginL1;gifted;etc.
Studentswithspecificlearningneeds
LTELLs,SIFE,limitedL1literacy
students

Modification
Textswillbemodifiedforcomprehension,Swillworkwithapartnerand
haveaccesstoabilingualdictionary;SswilluseL1toexplaintoeach

Childwith504orIEP

otherandforclarificationfromT.
GiveSacopyofthenotes;giveextendedtimetocompleteassessments;
readdirectionsandcheckforunderstanding.