Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 75 views

    Direct Instruction Lesson Plan: Before This Activity - Activity

    Uploaded by

    api-479106029
    This lesson plan teaches high school students about thesis statements. The objective is for students to understand what a thesis statement is and be able to craft their own. Students will complete a pre-assessment to check their prior knowledge. The teacher will then use a presentation tool to define thesis statements, provide examples, and check for understanding. Students will practice writing thesis statements with teacher guidance and feedback. Finally, students will independently write two thesis statements of their own and share with peers for additional feedback. The lesson closes with students reflecting on their new understanding of thesis statements.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Direct Instruction Lesson Plan: Before This Activity - Activity

    Uploaded by

    api-479106029
    75 views2 pages
    This lesson plan teaches high school students about thesis statements. The objective is for students to understand what a thesis statement is and be able to craft their own. Students will complete a pre-assessment to check their prior knowledge. The teacher will then use a presentation tool to define thesis statements, provide examples, and check for understanding. Students will practice writing thesis statements with teacher guidance and feedback. Finally, students will independently write two thesis statements of their own and share with peers for additional feedback. The lesson closes with students reflecting on their new understanding of thesis statements.

    Original Title

    ww- thesis statements dilp

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This lesson plan teaches high school students about thesis statements. The objective is for students to understand what a thesis statement is and be able to craft their own. Students will complete a pre-assessment to check their prior knowledge. The teacher will then use a presentation tool to define thesis statements, provide examples, and check for understanding. Students will practice writing thesis statements with teacher guidance and feedback. Finally, students will independently write two thesis statements of their own and share with peers for additional feedback. The lesson closes with students reflecting on their new understanding of thesis statements.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    75 views2 pages

    Direct Instruction Lesson Plan: Before This Activity - Activity

    Uploaded by

    api-479106029
    This lesson plan teaches high school students about thesis statements. The objective is for students to understand what a thesis statement is and be able to craft their own. Students will complete a pre-assessment to check their prior knowledge. The teacher will then use a presentation tool to define thesis statements, provide examples, and check for understanding. Students will practice writing thesis statements with teacher guidance and feedback. Finally, students will independently write two thesis statements of their own and share with peers for additional feedback. The lesson closes with students reflecting on their new understanding of thesis statements.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    Direct Instruction Lesson Plan

    Teachers: Rachel Kabat Subject: English (Grades 9-12)

    Common Core State Standards:


     9-10/11-12.W.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a
    new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
    Objective (Explicit):
     Students will be able to determine what a thesis statement is and have the ability to craft their own…
    Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):
    ¨ Include a copy of the lesson assessment.
    ¨ Provide exemplar student responses with the level of detail you expect to see.
    ¨ Assign value to each portion of the response.

    … after creating two example thesis statements on paper or via Padlet using topics meaningful to the student(s)

    Key vocabulary: Thesis Statement, Claim, Evidence Materials: Peardeck, Laptops (for student
    (Support) participation), Paper, Pencils

    Opening (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make relevant to real life)
    ¨ How will you activate student interest?
    ¨ How will you connect to past learning?
    ¨ How will you present the objective in an engaging and student-friendly way?
    ¨ How will you communicate its importance and make the content relevant to your students?

     Before This Activity…- Students will log into the Peardeck via phone browsers or laptops and have
    paper and pencil(s) ready to take notes on the material
     Activity- Students will complete the pre-knowledge check via the Peardeck by typing in their answer into the
    answer box (The question: “What is a thesis statement?”)
    Instructional Input

    Teacher Will: Student Will:


    ¨ How will you model/explain/demonstrate all ¨ What will students be doing to actively capture and
    knowledge/skills required of the objective? process the new material?
    ¨ What types of visuals will you use? ¨ How will students be engaged?
    ¨ How will you address misunderstandings or
    common student errors?
    ¨ How will you check for understanding?
    ¨ How will you explain and model behavioral
    expectations?
    ¨ Is there enough detail in this section so that
    another person could teach it?

    I will lead the students through the Peardeck, Students will take notes on the material on their paper.
    providing the definition for a thesis statement, what Students will also participate in several checks for
    makes up a thesis statement and provide understanding through the Peardeck
    examples of thesis statements based off provided
    topics. I will provide students with a “Thesis
    Statement Formula” as a way for them to check to
    see if their sentence is a true thesis or to help them
    craft a basic thesis statement.

    1
    Teacher Will: Student Will:
    ¨ How will you ensure that all students have multiple ¨ How will students practice all knowledge/skills required
    opportunities to practice new content and skills? of the objective, with your support, such that they
    ¨ What types of questions can you ask students as continue to internalize the sub-objectives?
    you are observing them practice? ¨ How will students be engaged?
    ¨ How/when will you check for understanding? ¨ How will you elicit student-to-student interaction?
    ¨ How will you provide guidance to all students as ¨ How are students practicing in ways that align to
    they practice? independent practice?
    ¨ How will you explain and model behavioral
    expectations?
    Guided Practice

    ¨ Is there enough detail in this section so that


    another person could facilitate this practice?

    I will lead check for understanding and provide Check for Understanding: 3 Sentence examples where
    input on whether the sentences are a thesis or not students use Peardeck to answer whether these
    a thesis and the explanation of the correct answer. sentences are a Thesis OR Not a Thesis.

    The students and I will craft a thesis statement The students and I will craft a thesis statement together
    together using the formula we learned in the using the formula we learned in the lesson
    lesson

    Teacher Will: Student Will:


    ¨ How will you plan to coach and correct during this ¨ How will students independently practice the knowledge and
    practice? skills required by the objective?
    ¨ How will you provide opportunities for remediation and ¨ How will students be engaged?
    extension? ¨ How are students practicing in ways that align to
    ¨ How will you clearly state and model academic and assessment?
    behavioral expectations? How are students using self-assessment to guide their own
    Independent Practice

    ¨
    ¨ Did you provide enough detail so that another person
    learning?
    could facilitate the practice?
    ¨ How are you supporting students giving feedback to one
    another?

    I will provide topics to students who are struggling Students will craft TWO thesis statements on paper or
    to pick topic of their own to write their two thesis via Padlet on any topic they want to write about. They
    statements. can use the thesis formula to either write their thesis or
    to check if their sentence is a true thesis statement.
    I will go around the room and help students craft Once the 10 minutes has past, students will share their
    their thesis statements or check them if they ask thesis statements with their line mates (those sitting in
    me to check them. their desk groupings)

    Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:


    ¨ How will students summarize and state the significance of what they learned?
    ¨ Why will students be engaged?

    Student Review- At the end of the Peardeck, students are asked how they are now feeling
    about thesis statements and their ability to craft them.

    Teacher Review- Based off the responses from the final check at the end of the Peardeck, I
    will determine if the mini lesson needs to be extended into additional practice on thesis
    statements OR if the students are ready to move on to the next Writing Workshop

    You might also like