Appropriate Observation

The purpose of the lesson plan is for fourth graders to closely read both fiction and nonfiction text to find the definitions of unfamiliar words they encounter. According to the Common Core Standards, fourth graders should be able to use context to determine the meaning of a word. Students will do this by using context clues to help them define unfamiliar words that come up as they read. The strategy of context clues is important because students use the words that they already know and their background knowledge to help them define words. These words can be words that they either have never seen before or don’t know the meaning of. It is important for students to use this strategy so that in future texts when they see an unfamiliar word they