EASTCENTRALUNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENTOFEDUCATION
LessonPlanFormat
MorganKovar&AmeliaEngle
SecondaryEnglishEducation

Topic

BeowulfVocabulary

Standard4:VocabularyStudentswillexpandtheirworking
vocabulariestoeffectivelycommunicateandunderstand
texts.

7.4.R.1-Studentswillincreaseknowledgeofacademic,
domain-appropriate,grade-levelvocabularytoinfermeaningof
grade-leveltext.

StatePASSStandards

7.3.R.3-Studentswillanalyzehowkeyliteraryelementscontribute
contributetothemeaningoftheliterarywork:
setting
plot
characters(i.e.,protagonist,antagonist)
characterization
theme
conflict(i.e.,internalandexternal)

7.4.R.5-Studentswilluseadictionary,glossary,orathesaurus(print
and/orelectronic)todetermineorclarifythemeanings,
syllabication,pronunciation,synonyms,andpartsofspeechof
words.

7.4.W.2-Studentswillselectappropriatelanguagetocreatea
specificeffectaccordingtopurposeinwriting.

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ISTEStudentStandards
2.

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Studentsdemonstratecreativethinking,construct
knowledge,anddevelopinnovativeproductsand
processesusingtechnology.
a.)Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,
products,orprocesses
b.)Createoriginalworksasameansofpersonalor
groupexpression
d.)Identifytrendsandforecastpossibilities
Studentsusedigitalmediaandenvironmentsto
communicateandworkcollaboratively,includingata
distance,tosupportindividuallearningandcontributeto
thelearningofothers.
a.)Interact,collaborate,publishwithpeers,experts,
orothersemployingavarietyofdigital
environmentsandmedia.

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MaterialsNeeded

LearningObjectives

PriorKnowledge,
B Bellwork,or
E Pre-LessonWork
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G BeginningofLesson

ClassDiscussionor
WholeClassInstruction
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IndependentPracticeor
GroupWork
(usinga
mobiledevice)

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b.)Communicateinformationandideaseffectively
tomultipleaudiencesusingavarietyofmediaand
formats.
Studentsapplydigitaltoolstogather,evaluate,anduse
information.
b.)Locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,
andethicallyuseinformationfromavarietyof
sourcesandmedia
c.)Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesand
digitaltoolsbasedontheappropriatenessto
specifictasks

Onepersonaldevicepergroup(groupsof2-3),Beowulf
Text,PencilandPaper,Dictionary(print/electronic)

Psychomotor:Studentswillperformsummative
assessmentforclassusingvariouspresentation
techniqueswhilestandinginfrontoftheclass.
Affective:Studentswillfindvalueinacquiringusefulliterary
termsandvocabularythatwillassistinfutureclassrooms.
Cognitive:Studentswillgainadeeperunderstandingof
literarytermsandusethemcorrectlytoanalyze
Beowulf
andthecharacterswithinthepoem.

Vocabularywordsoftheday:
5minutes
TSW
lookupvocabularywordanddefine

Writingprompt:TSWkeepajournalto
reflectonthepreviousreading
5-10minutes
assignmentandpredictthecontentinthe
next.

Classwillreceivealistofvocabulary
10minutes
termswiththeinstructionstoidentify
themforanactivitylaterintheclass.

TSW
:Studentswillbeassignedinto
smallergroupsbyteacheraccordingto
proximityanduseacquiredvocabularyto
10-15
communicateacademicallywithpeers
minutes
anddiscussopinionsandperspectives.
Differentiation
:Studentswillbe
encouragedbythegametheywillplayat
theendofclasstostudythesevocabulary
termsmoreindepth.
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SummativeAssessment
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learning)

FollowUp

10minutes

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Assessments

Embeddedor
Future

EvaluationofLesson

Studentswillremainingroupsbutput
vocabularystudymaterialsoutofsightto
playinteractivematchinggameusing
SmartBoardtechnology.
Studentswillrecallcharactersand
vocabularyfromBeowulfandapplythem
tofuturereadingassignmentsinorderto
compareandcontrastwhileanalyzing
textfromvariousworkwithrespecttothe
schooldistrictsreadinglist.Studentsthat
continuetostruggleordontparticipate
whollyintheactivitywillbegivenextra
attentionbytheteachertoensure
comprehension.

TSWlookupvocabularywordsanddefine
intheirjournaltobereviewedandgraded
bytheTeacheroncompletion.

Whilethestudentsarecompletingtheir
projects,ethnographicalnoteswillbe
takentoassesstheirinvolvementand
gradedaccordingtoarubric.

Thewinningteamwillreceivefivebonus
pointsasinitiativetostudythe
vocabulary.
__Excellent

__Okay
__NeedsImprovement
Whatwereyourexpectationspriorto
teachingthislesson?

Whatwentwell?

Whatchangesdidyoumakeasyouwere
teachingthelesson?Why?

Whatwouldyoudodifferently?

*Thetimeismerelyasuggestionbasedona45-55minuteperiodoftime(normallymiddleschoolandhighschool).
Elementaryschoolscheduledependsonthesubject.ELA/Readingisnormallynolessthana90minuteblockoftime.

ADDITIONALTHINGSTOCONSIDER:

Dr.JessicaKoch

EastCentralUniversity

ClassroomManagement
-describehowyouwillmanagethelessontoensurestudents
areontask.Considerpossibledistractionsandhowyouhopetolimitthesenegative
behaviors.
PossibleBehaviors/Distractions
:
Studentexhibitsapathytowardlesson:
Studentexhibitsdisruptivebehaviorsuchasdefiance,callingout,or
talkingtopeersaboutoff-topicthings:
Studentwasnotinclassforpreviouslesson:
Studenthasaloworhighachievementlevelcomparedtotheaverage
studentinyourclass:
Theofficehasinterruptedyourlessonmultipletimes:
Otherdistractions:

StudentLearningBenefits
-explainhowteachingthelessonisbeneficialtostudent
learningthewayyouhaveplannedthelesson.

Dr.JessicaKoch

EastCentralUniversity