Bridgewater College Teacher Education Program Lesson Plan

Name: Kathleen Leigh

Subject/Grade
Level:

Lesson Title:

Unit:

Dr. King- Keep the Candle Burning

Dr. King

ELL/2nd

Date or Lesson
#:
1/15/2016

Virginia SOL/National Standard:

2.13 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. a)
Recognize and use complete sentences.
Measurable Lesson Objective(s):
Students will be able to finish writing a sentence with the starting phrases I dream and I can.
Students will be able to read a short poem.
Materials/Technologies/Resources Needed:
Dr. Kings Dream
March clip
Keep Dr. Kings Dream Burning worksheet.
Martins Big Words.

Assessment (Formative and/or Summative):

Students will read Dr. Kings Dream
Students will write two sentences on the Keep Dr. Kings Dream Burning worksheet.

Anticipatory Set (Hook & Agenda):

Teacher will:

Students will:

*Hold Martins Big Words.

Who can tell me who this man is?
Who can tell me something Dr.
King worked hard to achieve?

Access /Review Prior Knowledge:

Dr. King

Equality, fairness, being

together.

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipated
Time:

Teacher will:
On Wednesday, we practiced
some of the things that you can
do to change an unfair law, do
you remember what they are?

Students will:

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ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipate
d Time:

Marches, speech, use your

words, talk to people.

I wanted to show you a short clip

from the march where Dr. King
gave his famous, I have a
dream speech, that way you can
see what it looks like.
March clip
On Wednesday we also read
Martins Big Words, and we
talked about how the last page,
his words will means that
although he is dead, his dream
will continue. Today we are going
to think about ways that we can
continue that dream, and keep
the flame of his dream burning.
Teaching Process & Modeling (Content is presented, accessed or built)
Guided Practice & Checking for Understanding
Independent Practice
There is no prescribed order to this section; you must tailor the order to the students and the content. This should be the
longest portion of your lesson plan.

Teacher will:

Students will:

Teacher may provide assistance

when needed.

Chorus read Dr. Kings Dream

So what was Dr. Kings dream?

Be treated equally.

*hand out Keep the Flame

Burning worksheet.
Can you read the words that are
on the worksheet with me.
*explain the idiom keep the
flame burning.
Explain that the I can should be
how they can achieve their

read words

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipate
d Time:

dream.
Brainstorm ideas as a class.
Brainstorm ideas.
Write ideas in a full sentence.
Illustrate on center panel when
done.
Cut out candle and fold when
completely done.

Student M will
brainstorm
ideas, and draw
a picture to
show each
idea. Then, the
teacher, using
an erasable
highlighter will
transcribe the
students
words, (while
asking student
to help with
sounds and
letters).
Student will
then trace
words, and
then will trace
over words
again with
erasable
highlighter to
erase.

Closure:
Teacher will:

Students will:
Choose sticker and line up

Today you each came up with

your own dream, like Dr. King.
We also came up with at least
one way that you can create
that change.

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Anticipate
d Time:
1 minute

Declarative Summary Statement:Today you each came up with your own dream, like Dr. King. We
also came up with at least one way that you can create that change.
Activity If Extra Time Remains or Technology Fails:

Teacher will:
Play and sing Well walk hand in
hand verse of We Shall
Overcome with autoharp.

Students will:

Accommodatio
ns/Differentiati
on:

Note: Attach or provide hyperlink to all handouts, external documents, resources, etc.

Anticipate
d Time: