The document outlines a five-day lesson plan for 4th grade students focusing on holiday traditions from various religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. It includes specific learning objectives, strategies for instruction, and methods for evaluation, emphasizing group discussions, research projects, and presentations. Students will engage with technology and materials to enhance their understanding of cultural significance and differences among holiday traditions.

1. Anna Tupper CI350-201
28 January, 2016 ASSURE method assignment
Lesson Title: Holiday Traditions
Grade Level: Grade 4
Lesson Length: 1 45-minute period each day for five days
I. Analyze Learners
Learners’ general characteristics: The lesson is designed for 4th grade elementary school
students. There are 20 students in all, 11 girls and 9 boys. Two students are Muslim, three
Jewish, and two are African American. The students in this class seem to have a general
understanding of mainstream holiday traditions such as decorating a Christmas tree and
baking cookies. They seem interested in learning more about the holiday of Hanukah.
Only a few students know anything about Ramadan or Kwanza.
Learning styles: Visual 25%
Auditory 25%
Kinesthetic 50%

2. II. State Standards and Objectives:
Objective 1: By the end of the week, students will distinguish between several holiday
traditions from different religions, i.e. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and understand
their cultural significance in relation to each other by engaging in group discussion with
100% accuracy.
CCSS.ELA.4.R.C1.6
Students will explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on
specific information in the informational text. (West Virginia Department
of Education, 2014)
CCSS.ELA.4.R.C2.3
Students will compare and contrast the point of view from which different
literary texts are narrated, including the difference between first- and
third-person narrations. (West Virginia Department of Education, 2014)
Objective 2: The students will demonstrate an understanding of the cultural significance
of Hanukah and its holiday traditions, i.e. the lighting of the Menorah, and be able to
write at least one paragraph about the process and its importance by the end of the week
with 100% accuracy.

3. CCSS.ELA.4.W.C9.2
Students will write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and
convey ideas and information clearly. Students will introduce a topic
clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include
formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to
aiding comprehension. Students will develop the topic with facts,
definitions, concrete details, quotations or other information and examples
related to the topic. Students will link ideas within categories of
information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also
because). Students will use precise language and domain-specific
vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. Students will provide a
concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation
presented. (West Virginia Department of Education, 2014)
CCSS.ELA.4.W.C10.1
Students will produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in
objectives in text types and purposes.) (West Virginia Department of
Education, 2014)

4. Objective 3: At the end of the week students will be able to present research collected in
groups concerning Ramadan and the significance this holiday holds in the Muslim faith
by researching on the Internet, sharing knowledge, and presenting their knowledge for the
class with 100% accuracy.
CCSS.ELA.4.W.C11.1
Students will conduct short research projects that build knowledge through
investigation of different aspects of a topic. (West Virginia Department of
Education, 2014)
CCSS.ELA.4.W.C11.2
Students will recall relevant information from experiences or gather
relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and
categorize information and provide a list of sources. (West Virginia
Department of Education, 2014)
CCSS.ELA.4.SL.C14.1
Students will report on a topic or text, tell a story or recount an experience
in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive
details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable
pace. (West Virginia Department of Education, 2014)

5. CCSS.ELA.4.SL.C14.3
Students will differentiate between contexts that call for formal English
(e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is
appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when
appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 4 language objectives for
specific expectations.) (West Virginia Department of Education, 2014)
Objective 4: Students will be able to discuss the African holiday of Kwanza and how it
relates to other holidays and their traditions by watching a video, taking notes, and
joining in a class discussion by the end of the week with 100% accuracy.
CCSS.ELA.4.SL.C13.1
Students will engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4
topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
clearly. Students will come to discussions prepared, having read or studied
required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other
information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
Students will follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out
assigned roles. Students will pose and respond to specific questions to
clarify or follow up on information and make comments that contribute to
the discussion and link to the remarks of others. Students will review the

6. key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light
of the discussion. (West Virginia Department of Education, 2014)
III. Select Strategies, Methods, Media, and Materials Strategies
Technology and Materials: Students will have access to computers, printers,
headphones, word processing software, and the Internet. They will also have
access to written materials such as books, articles, magazines, etc.
Media: Students will use print, texts, visuals such as photos, and clip art or
drawings to create assignments. Most of this will be available on classroom
computers. I will provide the rest in the form of handouts.
IV. Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials
Prepare the materials: Classroom computers will be checked and ready for student use.
Appropriate software i.e. the Internet, videos, and Microsoft Word will be accessible to
the students. Handouts regarding relevant information needed to complete assignments
will be assembled and prepared ahead of time.

7. Prepare the environment: Desks are to be arranged in a manner that allows for small
group work for the first two days. Then, the desks will be arranged in a large circle for
the whole-class discussion days. Additionally, three to four computer stations must be
accessible to all students to complete various aspects of the assignments.
Prepare the learners: Students will have been prepared for these lessons during the lesson
prior. Students have notes on the various holiday traditions regarding Christianity,
Judaism, Islam, etc.
V. Require Learner Participation
Student participation in these lessons will include individual, large, and small group
activities. The lessons are structured to begin with individual projects, and move to small
group instruction and activities to prepare for the larger group activities.
Individual activities: Students will take notes on a lecture regarding the
differences between certain holiday traditions celebrated by various religions.
They will watch a video in class about many different holidays all around the
world found at http://youtu.be/ux2QpVYPM1s. The students will also write a
short, one-paragraph reflection regarding Hanukah and the significance of the
Menorah.

8. Small group activities: The students will break into groups of three or four to
research a certain holiday tradition. They will use computers to access the Internet
for research and assistance. Once they have gathered enough information, the
class will come together again and each group will present individually about
their holiday tradition to the rest of the class. A brief discussion will follow if time
permits.
Large group activities: This lesson on holiday traditions around the world will
culminate on the last day in a student-led, teacher-facilitated discussion regarding
the various traditions we as a class have learned about over the course of the last
four days. The students will have a chance to showcase all that they have learned
over the course of the four days prior regarding holiday traditions in many
different religions.
VI. Evaluate and Revise
This lesson will use a variety of tools designed to assess learner achievement. Students
will be evaluated on the thoroughness with which they complete their tasks. They will be
monitored by the teacher to ascertain whether or not they contribute meaningfully to class
discussion and group work. Their writings will be evaluated to make certain all objectives
were met.