The Academy for Technology & the Classics

Lesson Plan
Instructors name: Cermanski

Course/Grade: Yearbook

Week of:
March 9 to 20, 2015

Unit Name:
Individual Yearbook Assignments

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: NMVA 7

Essential Question(s):
How can I responsible for carrying out
assigned tasks in order to finish the
eyarbook?
How can I use Publisher to create strong
yearbook pages using our format?
How can I be sure photos are in focus and
good enough quality for the yearbook?
Other considerations (modifications,
accommodations, acceleration, etc.):

Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge):

Students are familiar with creating
Publisher documents from previous
assignments
Students are familiar with editing photos
from previous assignments

Resources/Materials
Teacher: Previous yearbooks

Struggling students will get more one-onStudents: Group Assignment and Page Assignment
one instruction
handouts
Advanced students will be encouraged to
help others
Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?)
Daily: Daily observations of sales pitches and individual tasks
This Week: Completion of the sales pitch and individual tasks
Unit: Selling an ad and completing assigned pages
Time allotted
MONDAY 3/9
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
TUESDAY 3/10
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete

Lesson activities for instructor and students

Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook
1F)Embedded

Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on

progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook
1F)Embedded

Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on

progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day

WEDNESDAY 3/11
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
THURSDAY 3/12
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
FRIDAY 3/13
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
MONDAY 3/16
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
TUESDAY 3/17
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
WEDNESDAY 3/18
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
THURSDAY 3/19
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
FRIDAY 3/20
TargetTSW learn to
participate effectively in a

PARCC TESTS

Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook

1F)Embedded

Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on

progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks to complete yearbook
Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
1F)Embedded

Final Critique on all Pages

Work on individual tasks
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Participation in critique
(1B)Closing Activity: How can you improve your page based on
what you learned from the critique?
Work on edits
Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
1F)Embedded

critique. TSW know this when

he or she make several strong
comments in the critique.

(1B)Closing

day

Activity: Share successes from task completion for the