Basic Lesson Template

Grade:

2nd

Subject/content
area
Title of lesson
Goal/Objective
Standards

Language

Mentor Text:
Reading
Writing (your
models)
Necessary
Resources:
(worksheets,
people,
manipulatives,
etc.)
Technology

The Ugly Duckling

Standing Out
Students will learn that standing out is a bad thing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.9

Actresses and Actors come in and talk

The Ugly Duckling book
And be able to compare and contrast the differences between
the Ugky Duckling and Moly Lou

Screen and Computer

Procedures

1. Focus/Bell Work/Hook: how do you plan to get the students attention and focus
on the topic/content?
Find videos of students who have felt out of place before
2. Introduction of concept/goals/standards
Ask when is a time in their life that they have felt out of place
3. Steps of the lesson: whole group, small group, individual work and
expectations for each step
Small groups to work on how they can prevent people from feeling left out
4. Writing:
Write a paragraph talking about how they felt when they were once left out or
not wanted
5. Assessment: how to you plan to assess if students did accomplish the goals of
the lesson?
Reading their paragraph stories
Where does this lesson fit in the series of lessons in your unit?
It fits in because when you feel like youre left out and not wanted, that is when you
need to have the most courage
What concepts do students need before this lesson?
Nothing.
What are next steps? How does this lesson prepare students for whats next?
Helps them prepare for the future when they may feel left out and how to cope when
they do, also how to make someone feel welcome

Reflection:
What do you expect to happen in the lesson, why?
I expect students to not make others feel left out and not wanted
Purpose of the lesson?
To show students and to help them remember what it is like on the outside and that
they shouldnt put others in that situation but how to handle things if they are put in
that situation