UNT Lesson Plan Template

Pre-service Teacher: Grade(s): School/Mentor Teacher (if applicable):

Ellyn Shepherd 9th-12th Byron Nelson High School/Susan West

Subject area(s): Unit Topic/Theme: Lesson Title:

Reading Economics/All in a The Right Attitude for the Job
Days Work
Relevant TEKS: Relevant ELPS: Relevant TX CCRS:
(V1.34) identify and (C.1.E) internalize (2.D.1) Describe insights gained about ones
demonstrate new basic and self, others, or the world from reading
characteristics that academic language specific texts.
employers appreciate; by using and reusing
e.g., courtesy, honesty, it in meaningful ways
punctuality, and in speaking and
dependability. writing activities that
build concept and
language attainment
Lesson Objective(s)/Performance Outcomes
- The students will be able to independently describe examples of Keishas great attitude at
work.
- The students will be able to answer questions and use support from text to explain the
main ideas, details, and inference of the story.

Assessment (Description/Criteria)
- Students will orally answer and discuss questions asked by teacher at the bottom of each
page.
Materials and Resources
- Chapter 4: The Right Attitude for the Job papers
- Pencil
- Highlighters
Management of the Instructional Environment
- Passages will be read together
- Comprehension questions will be answered orally
- Teacher will model during instruction

Technology Integration
- Elmo Projector

Diversity and Equity (Accommodations, Modifications, Adaptations)

- Magnifier for student with vision needs
- Repeated directions
- Unknown words will be discussed

Activities/Procedures
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Engage:
- Introduce and review the Topic Words: job, money, skill, experience and earn.
- Continue talking about jobs.
- Ask a focus question such as, How should you act when you are at your job angry or
happy?
- Discus students responses

Explore:
- Display Chapter 4, The Right Attitude for the Job, read the title.
- Preview the chapter
- Point out illustrations of Keisha at Work
- Discuss her uniform and how she represents herself.
- Then say As we read the chapter together, it is your job to remember one or two
examples of Keishas great attitude at work.

Explain:
- Students will take turns reading parts of the passages.
- Call attention to the term perfect by placing emphasis on it during reading. Discuss what
makes a perfect day, and what makes a day not-so-perfect.
- Comment on how the illustrations help you to understand Keishas attitude at work.
- On page 33 say, On this page, Keisha is not smiling. She is nervous about taking the
guide dog out. Even in a situation that is not perfect and Keisha is nervous, she shows a
good attitude by not yelling or getting angry. She talks with Mr. Jones, her boss.

Elaborate:
- Discuss the various ways we are told about Keishas attitude at work. The book say she
smiles and is polite, she completes her jobs, and is positive and upbeat
- Read and discuss the questions at the bottom of each page in the chapter.

Evaluate:
- Revisit the learning goal. Ask, What are one or two examples of Keishas great attitude at
work?
- Have the student independently describe examples of Keishas great attitude at work.
- Provide prompts such as, How does Keisha interact with the residents?
- Continue the discussion by talking about why having a good attitude at anything you do,
not just at work, is a good thing.

Reflections and Documentation/Evidence of Lesson Effectiveness

What parts of the lesson led to engagement and student learning?

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I discussed with the students the previous days lesson about choosing a job that they will like and they have the skills for.
We reviewed what skills are and how they help you be successful at work. I have a student who was starting a job that
evening and how he felt excited about it. He felt like he had the skills necessary to preform the job and could fulfill the
requirements successfully. The other students were asked to give examples of skills that they have. We continued into the
current days lesson by beginning to read the chapter number and title.

How can you increase student learning, engagement, etc., next time you teach this lesson?
Provide an example of a job, and give the students the opportunity to state the skills they believe are necessary to be
successful at that job in that specific position. I discussed a briefly about what they would enjoy doing as a job, but next
time I would spend a whole day on this topic. I would like the students to think of at least one kind of job they could
imagine they would enjoy doing. They would then research what kind of skills are necessary to perform that position. We
could extend the lesson into attitudes in the workforce after their research

What did you learn from teaching this lesson that can apply to other lessons ?
When the students can make a personal connection to the content and it is relevant in their life they will be more attentive
during the lesson. I want to challenge them and give them the opportunity to think about their future in a practical way. I
especially want to do this with the freshmen so that I can build on this information during their time with me.