Simple ELA lesson plan

**I found it a little difficult to form a lesson plan that incorporated the game that I picked. So I decided to go with the game Super Text Twist for the lesson plan.

Grade Level: 2

Common Core Standards:  Phonics and Word Recognition

     Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

            - Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable
               words.
            - Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.
            - Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.
            -  Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

Instructional Activities:
The students will work with a partner on a computer with the interactive game Super Text Twist to find as many words as possible within a given time frame. The students will be motivated to find the most words in order to win the game for their group.  Students will have to apply prior spelling and decoding skills to be successful in the activity.  The students must take note of any words that the game accepted that they did not know was a word prior to playing the game.  They will then be asked to find the definition of the word and use it in a sentence. Each group is encouraged to find 3-5 words.

Debriefing:
After the first round of Super Text Twist, the class will come together to discuss strategies that help them find words. The students will potentially discuss the use of prefixes and suffixes to find more words as they play the game. They will also discuss how they discovered new words and what strategies they used to make sure that they did not miss a word. After the class discussion, the groups will try the game again and see if their score improved now hearing new strategies from their peers.

What cognitive skills do this game help to cultivate?
This game encourages the students to use critical thinking skills to find strategies to help them create words that maybe they were not aware of.  The also need to understand the rules and goal of the game to be successful.

What new literacies skills do this game help to cultivate?
Students need to define questions such as what is the goal of the game and how will they approach the game they face.  Students will have to evaluate the usefulness of their word making strategies and apply them to improve their score.  They will also collaborate with their partner to be as successful as possible in finding words