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Planning and Preparing for Lessons and Units E41,42,43

Unit Goal ___________________________________________________________
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Lesson Learning Goal_________________________________________________
Accommodations:

English Language Learners (ELL)

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ESE
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Other
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Previewing Content E 7,8

Assessing Students Prior Knowledge
o Do Now
o KWL Chart
o Walking Feet/Four Corners
o Entrance Card
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Vocabulary - What words do students need to understand to be successful?

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Connecting Students to New Content

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Overt Linkages
Preview questions
Brief Teacher Summary
Skimming
Teacher Prepared Notes

KWL
Advanced Organizer
Virtual Fieldtrip
Movie Clip
Book

Processing New Information E10

Check the high yield strategies that you could use in this lesson.

o Identify Similarities and

Differences
o Summarizing Note Taking
o Reinforcing Effort and Providing
Recognition
o Homework and Practice
o Non-linguistic Representations

o Cooperative Learning
o Setting Objectives and Providing
Feedback
o Generating and Testing
Hypothesis
o Questions, Cues and Advance
Organizers

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Chunking Content into Digestable Bites E9

I DO Direction Instruction
o The Hook
o Name the Steps

o Board
o Circulate

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WE DO Guided Practice
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o Break It Down
o Ratio
o Check for Understanding
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YOU DO Independent Practice
o Menu
o Think Dots
o RAFT
o Tic-Tac-Toe Menu
o Cubing
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Processing of New Information E10

Write down one question from each level of Blooms that you will use in your lesson.
Remembering (Depth Of Knowledge 1)
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Understanding (DOK2)
How would you compare______________________________contrast________________?
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Applying (DOK2)
Predict what would happen if_________________________________________________?
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Analyzing (DOK3)
What do you see as other possible outcomes_______________________________________?
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Evaluating (DOK4)
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What are the consequences of___________________________________________________?

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Creating (DOK4)
What would happen if ________________________________________________________?
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Practicing Skills, Strategies, and Processes E15, E22

What kinds of SMARTS will students use in this lesson?
Circle the ones that apply:
Nature Smart

Number Smart

Word Smart

Picture Smart

Music Smart

People Smart

Self Smart

Body Smart

Tracking Student Progress E2

How will you track and assess your students during this lesson? Keep in mind any ESE, ELL or
other students who need extra support. Link it to your standard.
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Available Traditional Resources
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Available Technology Resources
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Additional Ideas
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Checklist for Lesson Planning:
o Unit Goal
o Common Core Standard
o Lesson Learning Goal
o Accommodations ELL, ESE, Other
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o Previewing Content
a. Assessing what students know
b. Vocabulary
c. Connecting students to new content
o High Probability Instructional Strategies
o Teaching Strategies
_ I do - Instruction
Lesson and Delivery Strategies
Critical Thinking
_ We Do Guided Practice
Critical Thinking
_ You Do - Independent Practice
Differentiation, ELL, ESE, Students without support
_ Extension Activities/Independent/Group/Centers
Differentiation
o Smarts Covered Nature, Word, Music, Self, Number, Picture, People, Body
o Blooms/Webb Questions
o Track and Assess Student Learning
o Traditional Resources
o Available Technology Resources