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Lesson Plan Template

TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions

PA/Common
Core/Standards
Objective
Bloom's
Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge
(DOK)
Formative &
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
ISTE Standards
for Students

DETAILS
Maranda Paola
English Language Arts
1st grade
October 26, 2015, 30 minutes
Stories can be broken down into different parts.
What are the main components of a story?
Who are the characters?
What is the setting?

CC.1.2.1.A: Identify the main idea and retell key

details of text.
While reading a leveled reading book, the students will
complete a story map, in which they will be able to
identify the title of the book, the setting, the
characters, the problem, and the solution with 100%
accuracy.

Observe the students while they discuss what each of

the different story elements are.
The students will turn in a completed story map.

1.

Think Creatively

Framework for
21st Century
Learning

Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as

brainstorming)

Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental

and radical concepts)

Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own

ideas in order to improve and maximize creative
efforts

2. Reason Effectively
Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as
appropriate to the situation.
3.

Work Independently
Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without
direct oversight

Accommodation

Scaffold the instruction by providing prompts for each

CK

s, Modifications

section on your map.

Model this strategy using a book with very clear
components to help students understand each
component.
Differentiate which story map to give to which students.
The beginning-middle-end format is the simplest; other
more complex maps can be used with more advanced
students.

SUPERVISING
TEACHERS
SIGNATURE

Seton Hill University Lesson Plan Template Step-by-Step

Procedures
RATIONALE for
the Learning
Plan
Introduction

Explicit
Instructions

Lesson
Procedure

CK
Activating Prior Knowledge
What are the different elements in a book?
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Does this book remind you of something else you may
have heard before, maybe another book?
Big Idea Statement
Stories can be broken down into different parts.
Essential Questions Statement
What are the different components in a story?
Objective Statement
While completing a story map, students will be able to
write the title of the book, the setting, the characters,
the problem, and the solution with 75% accuracy
Transition
The students will transition from the carpet to their
desks when a color they have on is called.
Key Vocabulary
Setting
Characters
Title
Problem
Solution
PreAssessment of Students
Observing if the students know the four key elements in
a book.
Modeling of the Concept
Explaining to them the elements in a story.
Guiding the Practice
Showing an example of how to fill in a story map.
Providing the Independent Practice

 The students will have to fill in their own story map.

Transition
The students will transition from the carpet to their
desks when a color they have on is called.
Rainbow Fish by
The Three Little Fish and The Big Bad Shark by
Story

Reading
Materials
Technology
Equipment
Supplies
Evaluation of
Formal Evaluation
the
Turned in and graded story map
Learning/Master Informal Evaluation
y of the
Observation
Concept
Q&A
Closure
Summary & Review of the Learning
There are some important elements that are key in a
story. What are some of the main things that have to be
involved in order to have a good story?
Homework/Assignments
None
Teacher
Overall, the lesson went well the students enjoyed the
Self-reflection
books, and filling in the story map charts. If I were to
teach the lesson again, I would