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Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level/Subject: 3rd grade Central Focus: Learning how to write an opinion piec

based on a topic or mentor text

Essential Standard/Common Core bjective:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1! "rite an opinion piece on topics

or texts# supporting a point o$ view with reasons%

&ate submitted:

&ate taught:

&ail' Lesson bjective: Given explicit instruction and a$ter read a mentor text# students w

able to independentl' write an opinion piece o$ a job the' thin( is important and include a

three reasons wh' that job is important%)*st Centur' S(ills:

Critical thin(ing+ li$e and career

s(ills

,cademic Language &emand -Language Function an

.ocabular':

0ob# career# occupation# salar'# doctor# law'er# opinio

sentences# teacher# athlete# che$# scientist# veterina

de$ense attorne'# author# engineer1rior 2nowledge: Students will have to (now about dierent careers and what 'ou do whe

have those careers%

Activity Description of Activities an Settin!

*% Focus and 4eview

5he teacher will begin this lesson b' giving students all a

stic(' note% n the stic(' note# students have to write what

the' thin( is an opinion on the $ront and an example o$ an

opinion on the bac(% ,$ter students complete the stic(' note#

the' stic( it on the Smartboard and sit on the carpet% "hile

students are 6nishing their stic(' notes# the teacher will loo(

at them to ma(e sure students have the right idea% ,$ter all o$

the students are 6nished# the teacher will have students share

some o$ their de6nitions and examples% 5he teacher will

review what an opinion is and an example o$ writing an

opinion%

m

)% Statement o$

bjective

$or Student

85oda' 'ou are going to learn how to write about dierent jobs

and wh' the' are important% "e call this (ind o$ writing#

opinion writing%9 m3% 5eacher ;nput 5he teacher will have students remain sitting on the carpet in

$ront o$ the Smartboard% 5he teacher will as( students i$ the'

(now what a career is% 5he teacher will have students turn

and tal( to discuss what a career is% ,$ter students tal( to apartner# the' will then share what the' thin( a career is% ,$ter

the discussion# the teacher will read aloud the boo( When I

Grow Up b' ,l 7?end>7 % 5hroughout the boo(# the teacher will stop

and as( @uestions to chec( $or understanding% ,$ter reading

the boo(# the teacher will as( about dierent careers that

were tal(ed about in the boo( and careers that were not

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tal(ed about in the boo(% 5he teacher will tell the students

that the' are going to write about a career the' want to be

when the' grow and wh' the' thin( it is important% 5he

teacher will show a video to students that show other

students tal(ing about careers the' want and wh' the' are

important - http://viewpure%com/0!A(r7?end>7 % 5he teacher will ma(e sure that to tell

students to ma(e sure the' are pa'ing attention because it is

an example o$ what the assignment is% ,$ter the video the

teacher will pic( a career that was tal(ed about in the video

and write about wh' that career is important to her% 5he

paragraph should be at least $our sentences# one to state

what career is important and three more $or supporting

opinions and reasons to wh' 'ou thin( that career is

important% 5he teacher does this to model 'o the students

how to write an opinion piece%

A% Guided 1ractice

,$ter the video# the teacher and students will discuss what

the' watched in the video% 5he teacher will then tell students

that the' are going to practice writing an opinion piece% 5he

teacher will pic( a career not discussed in the video and have

the students help write the opinion piece% 5he teacher will

write on chart paper the career that she wants to be and three

o$ the reasons that the students give her% 5he teacher will

explain how the reasons are opinions that support wh' that

career is important%

m

% ;ndependent

1ractice

,$ter writing an opinion piece together# the teacher will

explain to students that the' are going to write their own

opinion pieces% Students get to pic( a career and write three

reasons wh' the' thin( that career is important% Students will

wor( on this assignment independentl'% Students will write

their opinion pieces on the online module $or convenience o$

editing and grading% Ever' student has a Chromeboo( and has

access to this module% 5he video will also be on the module in

case students want to go bac( and watch the video again%

m

% ,ssessmentDethods o$

all

objectives/s(ills:

"ormative Assessment# &uring the independent and guided prthe teacher will get to assess students b' as(ing them @uestions%

teacher will as( students @uestions to assess their understanding

what an opinion piece is how to write it supporting the topic%

Summative Assessment# 5he teacher will collect -online the

students online career module to assess their understanding o$ h

write an opinion piece% Students will have all dierent answers ab

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career and reasons# but the' must show an understanding o$ how

write an opinion piece b' using supporting reasons% 5his assignme

graded out o$ $our points% Students will receive one point $or statin

career the' thin( is important and will get a point $or each one o$

three reasons provided $or wh' that career is important%

% Closure

5o close# students will turn and tal( with a neighbor aboutwhat career the' chose and some o$ the reasons that the'

chose that career% ;$ there is an' extra time# students will be

able to draw a picture $or the career that the' chose%

m

% ,ssessment

4esults o$

all

objectives/s(ills:

For the Career pinion 5ext:

*/)3 students received A/A points on the summative assessment

students received a 3/A points on the summative assessment# and

students received a )/A points on the summative assessment% 5argeted Students

Dodi6cations/,ccommodations:

For students who ma' have a hearing

disabilit' or loss# the read aloud o$ When I

Grow Up will be displa'ed virtuall' on the

Smartboard and will have the text along the

bottom o$ the screen% 5his allows students to

be able to $ollow along while the boo( is

being read% 5his is also bene6cial $or students

who struggle with reading because the boo(

displa's the text and it is being read aloud%

Students are easil' able to $ollow along and

are not being $orced to read the boo( on their

own% ;$ a student struggles with using theChromeboo(# the teacher can assist with an'

technological issues that arise% ;$ a student is

clearl' struggling with writing an opinion

piece on their own# the' ma' wor( with a

partner to complete the assignment% ;$

students are unable to cooperate and $ocus

during the guided practice or independent

practice# the teacher can use proximit'

control or have students move their seats i$

the' are o tas(% ;$ students 6nish the

assignment earl'# the' will be able to

continue a previous writing assignment that

the teacher assigned them or would be able

to draw a picture o$ the career the' pic(ed

Student/Small Group

Dodi6cations/,ccommodations:

"hen students have to turn and tal(# the'

partnered with the same student the' hav

$or a couple o$ wee(s% 5his prevents long

transition times and is help$ul because stu

are com$ortable with each other% ;$ studen

not end up wor(ing well together then the

have to wor( with a new partner or will ha

wor( alone $or that part o$ the lesson% Eac

student will have a Chromeboo( so the' w

have to share with another student%


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Daterials/5echnolog':

-;nclude an' instructional materials -e%g%# wor(sheets# assessments 1ower1oint/Smart Hoa

slides# etc% needed to implement the lesson at the end o$ the lesson plan%

• Smartboard

• When I Grow Up b' ,l 7

• Chromeboo( -each student has one alread'

• ;nternet -students must be able to access their canvas page

4e$erences: n/a4eIection on lesson:

,ttached

Lesson $e%ection

&uring the ;DH two!wee( clinical experience# ; learned more than ; ever

thought ; would% ; especiall' learned a great deal during this part o$ m' experience%

5his lesson was uni@ue because m' teacher told me what she wanted me to do%

"hile preparing $or m' clinical# ; assumed ; was going to able to teach a lesson on

comprehension or vocabular'% ; was not able to teach a lesson that ; thought ; was

going to be able to because o$ the timing o$ the ;DH two!wee( experience and what

the students were alread' learning about in the class% 5he ;DH wee(s happened to

$all right be$ore the students Spring Hrea( and the teacher did not want me

teaching an'thing brand new to the students% 5his was a little $rustrating at 6rst#

but ; learned how to be open!minded and Iexible when it comes to planning% ;t is

important to ta(e what 'ou are given and to ma(e the most out o$ it% 5his applies to

man' aspects o$ teaching and it is one o$ the greatest lessons ; too( awa' $rom this

experience%

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5his was probabl' one o$ the hardest lessons $or me to plan and teach $or#

but it ended up being probabl' m' $avorite lesson that ; taught% ;t was hard $or me

to plan and teach because ; have never taught writing be$ore% ; was nervous and

unsure o$ how to incorporate into the lesson plan model and to accommodate all o$

m' students needs% ; learned that 'ou could plan ahead as much as 'ou deem

necessar' but sometimes there is alwa's something that will happen% For example#

when starting the read aloud o$ When I Grow Up on the Smartboard# it $roJe and

too( a couple o$ minutes to 6x itsel$% &uring this time# ; improvised and as(ed

students more @uestions% ; learned that it is extremel' important to have a bac(up

plan in case technolog' $ails% , bac(up plan $or this lesson would be to actuall' have

a hard cop' o$ the boo( and read it to students using the actual boo( instead o$ the

Smartboard%

,nother thing ; li(ed about this lesson was that ; was able to teach it two

times% ; taught it the 6rst time to the classroom o$ m' cooperating teacher and the

second time ; taught it to the classroom next store% D' cooperating teacher shared

m' idea with her colleague and she as(ed me to teach the lesson to her class as

well% ; thought the 6rst lesson went well# but ; $ound some areas o$ improvement

including more developed @uestions about the boo(# speci6c timing and directions

o$ the assignment# and how to introduce the example to students% ; was able to

reIect on m' 6rst lesson and improve it when ; taught it the second time% "hile

teaching# ; $elt more com$ortable teaching the second lesson because ; was more

$amiliar with what ; was doing and had clear expectations in m' mind o$ what ;

wanted the students to gain $rom this lesson% 5his was a uni@ue opportunit' $or me

and ; am so grate$ul that ; was given the chance to teach m' lesson twice% ;t

allowed me to reIect deepl' on the 6rst lesson and ma(e improvements $or the


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second lesson% 5his is an important s(ill to develop as a teacher because it is critical

that 'ou are alwa's improving 'our lessons to cater to the needs o$ 'our students% ;$

'ou are not learning and growing as teacher# then 'ou will not be serving 'our

students to the best o$ 'our abilit'%

; also was reaKrmed at how important classroom management was through

teaching this lesson% ;t is important that students respect 'ou as well as 'ou

respecting them% "hen 'ou respect a student and treat them li(e a real person#

the' are more cooperative and willing to learn in the sa$e classroom environment

that is provided% ; did not struggle with classroom management on m' 6rst lesson

but ; struggled with it a little bit in m' second lesson% Some o$ the students were

tal(ative and disruptive% 5his was a little $rustrating to me# but it was something ;

had to patientl' wor( through% ; learned that not ever' aspect o$ ever' lesson is

going to go as planned# but it is important to remain calm and teach to the best o$

'our abilit'% ne thing that helped me in m' lesson was using strategies li(e turn

and tal(# the stic(' notes# and the read aloud to (eep students engaged% ;$ ; had to

teach these lessons again# ; would have a clear de6nition o$ what a career is and

incorporate more vocabular' words into the lesson% ; would also tell students their

directions be$ore the' go bac( to their seats so that the' are actuall' pa'ing

attention% 5his was a mista(e ; made in the 6rst lesson b' letting students go to

their des(s then giving them instructions% ;t is easier to tell students instructions

while 'ou have their $ull attention% ,nother little thing ; would do would be to chec(

$or understanding so that the students (now what is expected o$ them through this

assignment%

verall m' experience with this lesson and m' two!wee( ;DH period was

amaJing% ; reall' enjo'ed wor(ing and growing with the students through these


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couple o$ wee(s% ne thing ; learned was that ; reall' enjo' teaching writing to

students% ;t was $un $or me to grade this assignment because ever' student had

uni@ue answers% 5his assignment allowed students to be creative and express

themselves# which ; trul' enjo'ed%

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