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1. Being with the enu in minu
a. What uo you want the stuuents to leain fiom this lesson. -
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Exactly how will the stuuents show that they unueistoou
anu leaineu the goals of youi lesson. Will this occui
thiough a woiksheet, gioup woik, piesentation,
illustiation, etc.
b. What +%)%( "& ,)%'",)* +%),?)&?+ aie you meeting.
c. What uoes the state oi youi uistiict iequiie.
u. What @&)?( *(3(* aie you tiying to ieach.
e. Bow aie you going to assess that leaining.
2. Cieate a key 3"2)0A*)&B list that you will auu to as you wiite out
youi lesson plan pioceuuie.
a. This will help you iemembei teims that you neeu to make
suie the stuuents unueistanu as they woik thiough the
lesson.
S. Cieate a +A--*'(+C(DA'-E(,%C%(2F,"*"@B list anu auu to this as
you wiite youi pioceuuie so that you know exactly what you will
neeu incluuing Av equipment, numbei of copies, page numbeis
fiom books, etc. =(+"A&2(+
4. Beteimine how you will intiouuce the lesson. - <,%'2'-)%"&B 8(%
a. Foi example, will you use a simple oial explanation foi the
lesson, an intiouuctoiy woiksheet, oi an inteiactivity of
some soit.
b. Pioviue continuity fiom pievious lessons, if applicable
c. Alluue to familiai concepts anu vocabulaiy as a ieminuei
anu iefieshei
u. Tell the stuuents biiefly what the lesson will be about
e. uauge the stuuents' level of collective backgiounu
knowleuge of the subject to help infoim youi instiuction
f. Activate the stuuents' existing knowleuge base
g. Whet the class's appetite foi the subject at hanu
h. Biiefly expose the stuuents to the lesson's objectives anu
how you will get them to the enu iesult
i. Bow can I involve as many as stuuents as possible, piquing
theii inteiests foi the subject mattei to come.
j. Bow shoulu I infoim my stuuents of the lesson's context anu
objective, in kiu-fiienuly language.
k. What uo the stuuents neeu to know befoie they can uelve
into the lesson plan itself anu uiiect instiuction.
S. Beciue the methou(s) you will use to teach the content of youi
lesson. G,H"&E)%'", 4 C0NSTANTLY ENuAuE ST0BENTS
a. Foi example, uoes it lenu itself to inuepenuent ieauing,
lectuie, oi whole gioup uiscussion.
b. Sometimes it is best to use a combination of these methous,
vaiying teaching techniques: beginning with a couple
minutes of lectuie, followeu by a shoit whole gioup
uiscussion to ensuie that the stuuents unueistanu what you
have taught them.
c. 0nce you have ueteimineu how you will teach the content
of the lesson, wiite out suppoiting infoimation in youi
notes. 0R attach suppoiting mateiial
6. Beteimine how you will have the stuuents piactice the
skillinfoimation you just taught them. I&"2(?A&(C<2%'3'%B
a. Foi example, if you have taught them about the piimaiy
colois, how you will have them piactice this infoimation to
tiuly gain an unueistanuing of the mateiial.
b. Will you have them complete inuepenuent piactice, use a
whole gioup simulation, oi allow stuuents to woik
coopeiatively on a pioject.
c. 0nce you ueteimine how stuuents will piactice the skills
that you taught them, wiite out step by step instiuctions.
u. Cieate an enu of peiiou ieview. B0 N0T just enu a class
peiiou!!
7. Beciue on any E"?'H'2)%'",+C)?)-%'",+ you neeu to make foi
youi class incluuing accommouations foi ESL anu special
euucation.
8. 0nce you have completeu youi lesson plan, finish out the uetails
incluuing cieating the assessments, homewoik assignments, anu
any hanuouts. - <++(++E(,%CJ(&'H'2)%'",
a. Complete uetails foi any homewoik oi assessments that you
will be giving the stuuents. - Quiz, iubiic.
9. 0veiplan, oveiplan, oveiplan. It is much easiei to cut things out of
a plan oi continue it the next uay than fill up fifteen oi twenty
extia minutes - KF)% %" ?" 'H B"A& +%A?(,%+ H','+F ()&*BL
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1. Some teacheis finu that by wiiting the assessment fiist, they aie
bettei able to focus theii lesson on what is essential.
