Lesson Plan:

Jake will retell "The Big Yuca Plant " in his own words, putting events in proper sequence to develop his sequencing skills 

Jake will answer the Text Evidence questions to demonstrate his underdtanding of Character, Setting, Plot and Genre.

Discuss with Jake the purpose of the Narrator so that he understands the role of the Narrator 

Have Jake tell about a plant he has seen that is like Lola;s yuca to make connections ro his real life experience and develop his oral description ability

Have Jake make sentences with the following words from the play to develop his vocabulary: grow, water, green, pretty, together, should

Review with Jake "How Plants Grow" to assess his undertanding

Ask Jake to describe seed, root, sprout in the development of a plant and the main parts of a plant as it grows to develop vocabulary and understanding