Mock Mini lesson

Teach (8-10) minutes on a portion of a 5th grade literacy lesson. Use the Ruby
Bridges poem attached to create the lesson.
Create an opportunity for the 5th Grade “Class” to understand what will be presented for the lesson.
See below of examples that a Candidate could use to introduce the lesson to the class. This is your
chance to be creative. • Create a starter….
o Examples: “We’ve all had a time”…..; Think about……; Have you ever heard of………;
o Bring in the start to create “real-world” examples to what your students may be able to connect to.
• Create a connection to the work.
• Point out vocabulary words and meaning for students that may not know or understand
o Point out words, examples and meanings of the words.
• Give a short background of author, their work and/or life.
• Help class visualize the passage.
o “Picture in your mind what the author is trying to show you.”
o “Picture what is going on in the story.”
o “Picture how the people in the story felt”