LessonPlanningFormforAccessibleInstructionCalvinCollegeEducationProgram

TeacherPeterRizzo

Date22April2016

Subject/Topic/ThemeRomeoandJuliet

GradeEnglish9

I.Objectives
Howdoesthislessonconnecttotheunitplan?
Pivotalpointintext,increadingunderstandingoftextandtranslationforbetterunderstanding

cognitive
RUApAnEC*

Learnerswillbeableto:

phy sical
socioemoti
development
onal

TranslatetextsintomodernEnglishforbetterundertsanding
R,U,Ap,C
DemonstrateunderstandingofShakespearebyparaphrasingsceneinto R,U,Ap,An,E
modernlanguageunsingfamiliarmediums
Readandunderstandtextbymakingtextrelevant
U,Ap,An,E,C
R,U,Ap,E,C
Summarizeandexplaineventsupuntilcurrentreadings

CommonCorestandards(orGLCEsifnotavailableinCommonCore)addressed:

ELA2.1,ELA2.2,ELA3.1,ELA3.2,ELA3.3
(Note:Writeasmanyasneeded.Indicatetaxonomylevelsandconnectionstoapplicablenationalorstatestandards.Ifanobjective
appliestoparticularlearnerswritethename(s)ofthelearner(s)towhomitapplies.)
*remember,understand,apply,analyze,evaluate,create

II.Beforeyoustart
Identifyprerequisite
knowledgeandskills.

UnderstandingofR&J,Shakespeareanlanguage
KnowledgeofpreviouseventinRomeoandJuliet
Preassessment(forlearning):

Discussiononpreviousnightshomework,checkforundertsandingofreadings
Formative(forlearning):

Outlineassessmentactivities
(applicabletothislesson)

Whatbarriersmightthis
lessonpresent?

Whatwillittake
neurodevelopmentally,
experientially,emotionally,
etc.,foryourstudentstodo
thislesson?

Listeningtostudentsworking,checkingintogaugeunderstanding
Formative(aslearning):

TranslatingtextintomodernEnglish,checkingforunderstandingofeventsinselection.
Summative(oflearning):

ProvideMultipleMeansof
Representation
Provideoptionsforperception
makinginformationperceptible
RomeoandJuliettextbook
Assignmentonplanbook.com
andprojectedontoscreen

Provideoptionsforlanguage,
mathematicalexpressions,and
symbolsclarify&connect
language

Provideoptionsfor
comprehensionactivate,apply
&highlight

Useknowledgeand
understandingoftextto
completeassignment.

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ProvideMultipleMeansof
ActionandExpression
Provideoptionsforphysical
actionincreaseoptionsfor
interaction
Groupwork
Movingaroundclassroom

Provideoptionsforexpression
andcommunicationincrease
mediumofexpression

Classdiscussion,groupwork,
individualwork
Provideoptionsforexecutive
functionscoordinateshort&
longtermgoals,monitor
progress,andmodifystrategies

Helpstudentstounderstand

ProvideMultipleMeansof
Engagement
Provideoptionsforrecruiting
interestchoice,relevance,value,
authenticity,minimizethreats

S tudentsdiscussandchoose
howtheyrepresenttext
Provideoptionsforsustaining
effortandpersistenceoptimize
challenge,collaboration,
masteryorientedfeedback

Groupwork,translatetext
Provideoptionsfor
selfregulationexpectations,
personalskillsandstrategies,
selfassessment&reflection

Havetask,minimum
requirement.Mustbemet

Materialswhatmaterials
(books,handouts,etc)doyou
needforthislessonandare
theyreadytouse?

Howwillyourclassroombe
setupforthislesson?

III.ThePlan

Time
Components
010

Motivation
(opening/
introduction/
engagement)

1020

2035

3555

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Development
(thelargest
componentor
mainbodyof
thelesson)

Teacherswalkingaround
classroomandhelping
students
R&JText
Studentdevices(chromebooks,personalcomputers)

Normalsetup,seatsinrowsfacingfrontofclassroom(teachersdeskandwhiteboard)

DescribeteacheractivitiesANDstudentactivities
foreachcomponentofthelesson.Includeimportanthigherorderthinkingquestionsand/or
prompts.
Welcomestudents,askthattheytaketheirseatand Studentswillbetakingtheirseats,openingIR
takeouttheirIndependentReading(IR)books.Pass booksandbeginreading.Recordingcurrentpageof
outreadingclipboard,havestudentsrecordcurrent IRbook
pageofIRbook

DiscussAct1Scene5,firstmeetingofRomeoand
Juliet.Questions:
Whathappenedinthisscene?Howdidithappen?
Isithowyouthoughtitwouldhappen?Anyparts
thatconfusedyou?Whathappensnext?What
makesyouthinkthatiswhathappensnext?

TeachersreadAct2Scene2aloudtostudents,Peter
readsRomeo,Mrs.LawrencereadsJuliet

Ingroupsof4,studentstranslateAct2Scene2
intomodernenglish.6groupsinclass,assigneach
grouponeoffollowingtotranslate/paraphrasetext
into:
Group1lines132intoFacebookPosts
Group2ln336intoemailexchange
Group3ln61106intotextmessages
Group4ln107141Instagramcaptionswith
hashtags(brieflydescribepicture)
Group5142166intosonglyrics(grouppics
genre)
Group6167192(end)tweets
Translation/paraphrasemustbeatleasthalfof
lenghtoforiginaltext.Eachsectionoforiginaltextis
about30lines,studentsworkshouldbeatveryleast
15lines/sentences.
StudentsmusthavetextwrittenonGoogleDocthat
canbeprojectedontoscreentobepresented

Studentsansweringquestions,askingquestion
aboutAct1Scene5

Studentsfollowingalongintext

Studentswillbeingroups,readingoverassigned
passagesandbeginingtoworkontranslation.
Teachersroamingaroundroom,checkinginwith
studentstomakesureofunderstandingofeventsin
selection.
StudentswillbecreatingGoogleDocto
translate/paraphrasetextinpreperationof
presentingtoclass

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Closure
(conclusion,
culmination,
wrapup)

BereadytopresentonMonday!(projecttextonto
whiteboardonMondayforstudentstopresent)
HW:BereadytopresentonMonday

Yourreflectionaboutthelesson,includingevidence(s)ofstudentlearningandengagement,aswellasideasforimprovement
fornexttime.(Writethisafterteachingthelesson,ifyouhadachancetoteachit.Ifyoudidnotteachthislesson,focusontheprocessof
preparingthelesson.)

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