Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment (MoPTA)

Lesson Plan Format

For the MoPTA, this Lesson Plan Format is designed to help a teacher candidate develop
well-planned and structured lessons. This format also can help a teacher candidate better
understand and design meaningful daily lessons that can positively enhance his or her
instructional practice and students learning. This Lesson Plan Format is intended for use
in conjunction with Tasks 2, 3, and 4.

NCSS:
2. Time, Continuity, and Change
3. People, Places, and Environments
10. Civic Ideas and Practices

Learning Objectives/Goals
The lessons objectives and intended learning outcomes appropriate for meeting
curricular and student needs
Identify who gave the Gettysburg Address (3)
List where the speech was given, after what battle, and in what war (3)
Summarize the content of the Gettysburg Address (10)
Relate the content of the Gettysburg Address to modern day (2)

Assessment (the type[s] of assessment used throughout the lesson)

Assessment(s) before, during, and after the lesson.
Before: Bell Ringer with Essential Question(s)
During: Quality Questions
After: Exit Ticket

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format1

Lesson Structure and Procedures

Sequence of events of the lesson elements. (The before, during, and after the lesson,
e.g., Engagement/Opening, Procedures, Guided Practice, Conclusion)
Before: State Objectives, posted
Bell Ringer with Essential Question(s): Lincoln Memorial Picture w/ questions
posted from Gettysburg slides set:
Identify the man represented
Describe the statue
List some words that stand out to you
Relate the words & man to a historical event
Explain what is significant about the things in this picture
3 minutes given for answers followed by student answers and teacher follow up
questions for 7-10 minutes
During: Introduction with Mini Lesson:
1. Abraham Lincoln overview slide, basic facts
2. Civil War overview slide, Who/What/When/Where/Why
3. Battle of Gettysburg overview slide
4. During slide presentation and discussion pass out copies of speech
5. Gettysburg Address overview slide
6. Introduce Read Aloud Activity: students to listen to first 2 stanzas of speech
7. Gettysburg Address video slide: play video until 0:56, end of second stanza
8. Catch: Teacher asks questions to assess understanding/comprehension,
specifically of objectives 1 & 2
9. Introduce Question the Author Activity: Ask various students to read from
stanza 3, from highlighted stop to highlighted stop.
10. After each stop, ask quality questions in regards to what the sentence read
means and how it relates to modern day
11. Debrief & Closure: Reread speech in its entirety & summarize discussion
After: Restate objectives
Exit Ticket/Catch 2 slide: Students answer 5 questions on the Gettysburg Address
covering the objectives
Instructional Strategies
Teacher approach to helping students achieve the learning objectives and meet their
needs.

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format2

Workshop Method, Teacher Led Discussion, Content Literacy

Learning Activities
Opportunities provided for students to develop knowledge and skills of the learning
objectives.
Essential questions, Read Aloud, Question the Author

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format3

Resources and Materials

List of tools, personnel, and materials used in the planning of and during the instruction
of the lesson.
Projector, computer, paper, writing instruments, copies of Gettysburg Address with
highlighted stops

Technology
Instructional and/or assistive technology incorporated into the lesson to enhance
instruction and student learning.
Assistive: none
Instructive: YouTube video

Differentiation/Accommodations/Modifications/Increases in Rigor
To help meet the needs of all learners, learning differences, cultural and language
differences, etc.
Differentiation: None at this time, no data to work off of
Accommodations: None required
Modifications: Not needed for this lesson
Increases in Rigor: Not needed for this lesson

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format4

Classroom Management
Strategies consistent with the learning needs of the lesson that also meet student
behavior needs to help keep the students on task and actively engaged.
1. Teacher proximity to off task students
2. Awareness of volume in relevance to achievement
3. Reminders to raise hands to answer essential questions in an orderly fashion

Extensions
Activities for early finishers that extend the students understanding of and thinking about
the learning objectives by applying their new knowledge in a different way.
Encourage students to research the five versions of the Gettysburg Address

Follow-Up to Todays Lesson

Quick activity for review or building on todays learning that will deepen student
understanding and interconnect concepts (may be incorporated tomorrow or throughout
the unit).
Essential questions, Student Annotation of document

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format5

Additional Information
Any area or lesson component that may not have been covered by this format that you
think is vital to include in this lesson.
YouTube video as additional resource

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format6

 2015 MoDESE. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to
Department programs and to the location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities
may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Office of the General Counsel, CoordinatorCivil Rights Compliance
(Title VI/Title IX/504/ADA/Age Act), 6th Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480;
telephone number 573-526-4757 or TTY 800-735-2966; e-mail civilrights@dese.mo.gov.

Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Lesson Plan Format7