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Lesson Plan Template and Reflection
Lesson Plan Template and Reflection
I can identify the characters, setting, and main points in a story. I can recall a
Learning Target story in the beginning, middle, and end. I can identify the theme or main idea in
a story.
Necessary Prior Students must know how to identify the setting, characters, and know the
difference between beginning, middle, and end of a story
Knowledge
I will need the book, Bernard Bear´s Amazing Adventure, and the Promethean
Materials board
Introducing the book on the carpet, asking everyone how they were doing on
Introduction/Hook that day.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
● setting
Key Vocabulary or ● characters
Concepts ● summary
● theme or main idea
I will know what my students have learned because they will be able to
Assessments correctly identify the beginning, middle, end, setting, and characters of the
story.
My closure activity is having students identify the characters, setting, and
Closure Activity retelling the story in their writing journals
Accommodations None
None
Resources
1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
I talked with Mrs. Callis to find out what I should teach, since Spring was arriving I decided to read a book about
the seasons changing. We agreed to have the students retell the story that I read to them.
2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
The SOLs helped me focus because I based the retelling on what the SOL objectives are and to make sure the
students exceed them.
3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?
Mostly everything, I did not have any real problems.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
It was very effective, the students all completed it and were very successful at retelling this story and listening
7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)
I believe my lesson was a great success, no kids had problems and were able to finish their work on their own!
8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?
I spent an amount of time planning what questions to ask during the story and everything went smoothly, I
believe my planning was perfect for my lesson.
9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?
I would make sure to ask a few more questions to make sure everyone was on the same page.
Total (65)
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Taught Lesson Plan Grade Sheet
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow II
● Self-Evaluation: _____/15
Comments:
Total: _____/75
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)