Example Lesson Plan 1
Example Lesson Plan 1
Example Lesson Plan 1
Group
Size:
Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Objectives- What are you
teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors
in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
LAFS.3.RL.13 :
LAFS.4.RL.1.3 :
LAFS.2.RL.1.3 :
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how
their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on
specific details in the text (e.g., a characters thoughts, words, or actions).
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
1. After reading a story, give a character traits worksheet, students will identify inside
and outside character traits and provide a picture.
2. Students will record the information that they learned from the text within the
graphic organizer.
3. This should be without error in confusing internal and external character traits.
4. They should be able to support the character traits that they have selected.
Group
Size:
Formative:
Summative:
*Discussion (tally marks of students
*Worksheet
who respond)
-Written response and drawn response
*Deliberate check-in questions (make
notes)
*Observation with notes
*Check insstand up if, thumbs
up/down;
*On a scale of 1-3---confusing,
understanding
Formative: Notes during independent practice about ease of completing graphic
organizer independently. (S=struggling; H=needs a little help; G=good)
Summative: Completed Graphic Organizer
Lesson Implementation
Time
Who is
Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use
responsibl whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
e (Teacher For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
or
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Students)? Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
5 min
Evaluation).
Teacher
Introduction:
1. Either wait for Ms. Sanders to release the small group to me
or collect each of them.
2. Question: Please raise your hand if you can tell me what a
character trait is?
We have been talking about this a lot in class
3. Show the book we are going to read.
4. Today we are going to be reading this folklore entitled Paul
Bunyan. Our Objective today will be to keep our ears and
eyes open for any character traits, both inside character traits
and outside character traits.
Direct Instruction
9 min
1. We are going to read Paul Bunyan.
Teacher
2. Im going to pass out a graphic organizer that is going to help
Group
Size:
8 min
Student
2 min
Teacher
Guided Instruction
1. Now I want you to think of all the character traits we saw in the
story. Lets each try to fill out our graphic organizer with what we
saw. What might be one thing we could write down?
2. Okay, now I want each of you to think of one more piece of
information you could write down.
3. After they are almost done then they will get to draw the
character in the middle.
4. Share answers.
Independent Practice
Now it is your chance to finish on your own.
1. Students finish graphic organizer on their own. ( I will take notes
about students ability to complete
**If students finish early, have them draw an additional picture they
think would be good to include in this article.
Group
Size:
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
Differentiationbased on
the needs of your students
how will you take
individual and group
learning differences into
account.
Relevant Psychological
Theories and research
taken in consideration
when planning this lesson
Graphic organizers have been proven to be effective pedagogical tools that help learners
organize content and ideas. According to teachhub.com, Gardners Theory of Multiple
Intelligences states that students are better able to learn when they are learning in an
instructional strategy.