Explain how you selected the standards and brought them together to formulate the lesson outcome.

Review Appendix B of the Common Core Standards and select a fifth grade exemplar informational text focused on science.

Using the “COE Lesson Plan Template,” create a cross-curricular science and ELA lesson plan designed to meet the diverse needs of the students in your class. The lesson should align to fifth grade science and ELA standards. When designing the lesson, formulate an outcome that encompasses both of the selected standards and identify how you will assess the outcome. On the lesson plan, the following should be clearly identified:

Fifth grade exemplar informational text that is focused on science and is the subject of the lesson
Common Core Standard or other state standards specific to science and ELA
High and/or low-tech assistive technology that can be utilized during instruction or as part of the lesson’s summative assessment to enhance language development and communication skills
In the “Rationale/Reflections” section of the “COE Lesson Plan Template,” write a 250-500 word rationale that addresses the following:

Explain how you selected the standards and brought them together to formulate the lesson outcome.
Explain your instructional choices by discussing how the lesson helps students develop skills in both science and ELA and helps them work on mastering the identified standards.
Justify the formative and summative assessments you will use in the lesson by explaining how they assess the lesson outcome.
Explain how you will provide students with disabilities feedback on their formative assessments to help them prepare for summative assessments related to the lesson.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.