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Sarah King Lesson Plan W4
Sarah King Lesson Plan W4
Sarah King Lesson Plan W4
Name: Sarah King Date of Lesson: November 27th, 2018 School: Madison Central High School
Grade / Age: 11th grade, 16-17 years old Subject & Topic: English 11, Informative Writing
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Team
1. Context: Describe the Students for which this Lesson is Designed (1B)a;
Identify your students’ backgrounds, special needs, cultural differences, interests, and language proficiencies.
Use student initials for specific information about students in terms of learning strategies, behavior strategies.
Give examples of what you know about students’ interests, outside activities, etc., which could be
incorporated into lesson plan. Also, be specific about student skills and knowledge. Describe racial,
socioeconomic diversity in class.
The students in this class are from an urban, lower-socioeconomic area. Due to a school program, all students
qualify for free lunch but there are a few without the means for technology. When technology is required for
an assignment, class is held either in the library or chromebooks are made accessible for the whole classroom.
While there are no students with special needs accommodations, each student is leveled as low-performing.
Out of 32 juniors, 14 girls and 18 boys, every student is at around a ninth or tenth grade reading level. To
accommodate this, students are arranged by achievement level in groups of 4 and work frequently with those
in their group. Other accommodations are extended time to work, all instructions are written and said allowed,
and visual aids.
Objectives:
• SWBAT: Create citations in a standard format
• SWBAT: Integrate information into text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas and to avoid
plagiarism
Objectives:
• SWBAT: Develop and strengthen writing by revising
• SWBAT: Develop and strengthen writing by editing
• SWBAT: Develop and strengthen writing by rewriting
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such
that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the
organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of
formal and informal tasks.
Objectives:
• SWBAT: Produce clear and coherent writing with appropriate development, organization, and
style.
• SWBAT: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence with appropriate development,
organization, and style.
The lesson will continue the students’ work in their writing unit. Previously, students have:
• Read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and decided on an essay topic.
• Started prewriting by brainstorming possible writing points and areas of research
• Worked with both print and digital sources together research for their papers
• Learned how to incorporate evidence into their writing
This preassessment will be administered in the first 5 minutes of the class in their journals. I will have students
complete a think-group-share, starting with a 2-min freewriting session answering “What do you know about
peer reviewing and revising? Include past experiences, definitions, examples, and/or feelings about
prewriting.” When time is up, students will turn to their group and share for 2 minutes. After this, a student
from each table will present what their table discussed. I will check their responses to gauge what they
already know before beginning the lesson today. If students have a general knowledge about peer reviewing
procedures, then I will focus more on the “why” of peer review. If students do not show a general knowledge
about peer reviewing, then I will start explaining what the procedures are before explaining why it is
important.
6. Watch For-------
Identify anything that you would like specifically observed or noted about this lesson. Include any questions you
have for the observer or reviewer.
How effective are the group discussions during each round? (student modeling and cooperative learning)