Students review presidential campaign vocabulary that was introduced in the previous lesson.

Students will:

1. Review and practice vocabulary.
2. Use words for comprehension.
3. Practice sharing orally.

Directions

• Give each student a copy of the reading comprehension page. Ask students to work with a partner and take turns reading the story together.
• Hand out the comprehension questions and have the partners discuss and answer the questions. Set a time limit of 5-10 minutes to complete.
• Ask for volunteers to read the story out loud to the class. (This is especially helpful for ELL students).
• Give each student a copy of the election crossword puzzle. You have the following options:

1. Work with partners to complete the puzzle.
2. Work independently to complete the puzzle.
3. Allow them to work on the vocabulary sheet from previous lesson.

• If everyone finishes in time, put the answers on the overhead. If time runs out, this can be completed as homework and you can discuss the answers at the beginning of the next class.

Supporting All Learners

Walk around room and make sure the partners are working on the assignment. Listen to the students reading orally to make sure they are reading with fluency and are correct with their pronunciations. You also want to make sure that both partners are working equally to complete these assignments.

Lesson Extensions

Students make a matching quiz using the vocabulary words.

Home Connection

Students can ask family members to give them the definitions of the vocabulary words to see if they can give the correct answers.

Assignments

1. Finish crossword puzzle, if necessary
2. Continue reviewing the vocabulary words.

Evaluation

1. Did you walk around the room and listen to see if your students were working productively?
2. Did you listen for students who were having difficulties with fluency, comprehension, or pronunciation? Did you make a list of those students?