Lesson Plan Format & Rubric

LESSON DESCRIPTION EVALUATION

COMPONENTS

LESSON Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA)

FORMAT
1. Grade Level 6 __/1
2. Topic Probability and Statistics __/1
3. Title of Texts Barriman, L. (2010). The Runaway Puppy: A Mystery with __/1
Probability. Graphic Universe. GN 520L
Bruce, C. (2001). Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales
of Logic, Math, and Probability. Cambridge: Perseus
Publishing. 950L
Simon, S. (1994). Mountains. New York: William Morrow
& Company. 1140L
3. Standards of 6.10 The student, given a practical situation, will __/1
Learning a) represent data in a circle graph;
b) make observations and inferences about data represented
in a circle graph;
4. Goals / Students will be able to collect, interpret, organize, and __/1
Objectives represent data in a circle graph. Students will be able to
make observations, infer, and comprehend data visually
represented in a circle graph. Students will use prior
knowledge and monitor understanding of reading.
5. Materials Paper __/1
Pencils
Colored pencils or markers
6. Steps Class, on the board are our groups for today’s activity. __/10
Move to the desks that have your number card.
(Tailor the steps to (students take about 3 minutes to move around to assigned To score 10:
differentiate groups) Lesson plan
includes all steps;
instruction and Today’s activity is called directed reading thinking. Before Steps are portrayed
incorporate we read each group look at the title of your book. As a correctly; Steps are
technology) group, what can you predict about the story based on the written in script-
title? How does the book tie in with what we have learned format; steps reflect
before? differentiation with
different text levels;
Okay, now that all groups have made predictions each steps incorporate
group will share a prediction and how the book connects to technology
what we have previously learned. (call on groups to share
with the whole class)
(Pre-typed instructions will be passed out to each group)
Now each group will read until your instructions tell you to
stop. After you read, discuss the questions on the instruction
sheet with your group and write down the answers. (The
teacher observes students as they are reading and provides
assistance and prompts when necessary. After all groups
have been observed, those groups who understand the
method can continue to the next section, answering
 questions and reading the corresponding section. As
students, go through different sections, the group will pause
and discuss if the original prediction should change based
on the new information provided.)

Monitor Learning Students will be informally assessed throughout the lesson __/4
by questions from the teacher.
Accommodations Additional activities that include manipulatives will be __/4
available for students who are struggling with the concepts.
Extension activities and tasks will be available for groups
that may complete the assignment earlier than others.
Grammar __/4
To score 4:
Lesson plan reflects
proper spelling and
grammar throughout
__/28
Total points