Lesson Plan: Solar System Unit-Buzz Aldrin Autobiography

Lesson 9: Buzz Aldrin

Lesson Focus:

Independently practicing questioning to improve comprehension.

Teacher Responsibilities:

• Will remind students of previous work with questioning.
• The teacher will monitor, and assess the students as they practice the questioning strategy individually while students read Buzz Aldrin: Reaching for the Moon and as they share their findings with their small group.
• Finally, the teacher will record key observations the students share with the large group.

Student Responsibilities:

• Individually the students will read Buzz Aldrin: Reaching for the Moon practicing the questioning strategy, recording their questions on sticky notes. After reading they will discuss their questions in small groups, and how their questions helped them understand the book.
• Finally, they will share a few key observations with the class. They will assist in labeling this list as questions as answerable with background knowledge, answered in the text, with more research, or unanswerable.

Book/Text:

Aldrin, B., & Minor, W. (2005). Buzz Aldrin: Reaching for the Moon. Harper Collins Publishers.

Summary: An illustrated autobiography of Buzz Aldrin.

Think Aloud Statements:

There are no think aloud statements for this lesson because the students will be independently practicing the questioning strategy.