INQUIRY (5E) LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Teachers: Marissa Whitey Subject: English Grade: 7th Grade

Common Core State Standards:

7.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective
summary of the text.
Objective (Explicit):
• Students will identify the theme of the novel The Outsiders after outlining an objective summary of the
text.
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):
 Include a copy of the lesson assessment.
 Provide exemplar student responses with the level of detail you expect to see.
 Assign value to each portion of the response
Identify one theme from The Outsiders and write 3-5 sentences about how it relates to the book, providing one example as evidence

Sub-Objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex)

 How will you review past learning and make connections to previous lessons?
 What skills and content are needed to ultimately master this lesson objective?
 How is this objective relative to students, their lives, and/or the real world?

Students should already have knowledge about the elements of narrative plot. They should have also learned the definition of theme previously,
but they will practice applying it in this lesson.
Skills needed: understand definition of theme, plot diagraming, working in groups, writing a paragraph.
This objective is relative to students because they can apply the themes from the novel to their own lives. The characters in the novel struggle
with violence in their community, a problem that is also present in our community.
Key vocabulary: Theme- the main idea or meaning of a text Materials: whiteboard, poster paper, markers
Engage
 How will you activate prior knowledge?
 How will you hook student attention?
 What question will you pose, based on your objective, that students will seek to answer in Explore?
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Review the elements of narrative plot- introduction, rising action, climax, Work in groups to create a plot diagram of the novel The
resolution. Outsiders.

Engage question: What can we learn from Ponyboy’s journey in The

Outsiders?

Explore
 How will you model your performance expectations? (Remember you are not modeling what you want students to discover but need to
model expected behavior or required procedures.)
 How will students take the lead and actively use materials to discover information that will help them answer the question posed in the
Engage?
 What questions or prompts will you be prepared to use with students while they are “exploring”?
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Create a plot diagram of a well-known fairy tale on the board before asking Follow along with the example and remember recall their
the students to make their own for the Outsiders knowledge of the structure of narrative plot.

Co-Teaching Strategy
 What co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?

Differentiation Strategy
 What accommodations/modifications will you provide for specific students?
 How will you anticipate students that need an additional challenge?
Explain
 How will all students have an opportunity to share what they discovered?
 How will you connect student discoveries to correct content terms/explanations?
 How will all students articulate/demonstrate a clear and correct understanding of the sub-objectives by answering the question from the
Engage before moving on?
Teacher Will: Students Will:
Create groups with students with similar ability levels and provide extra It will be expected that the accelerated group will include more
assistance to groups who are struggling. details in their plot diagram, while other groups might only have
the major plot points.

Students will be working together and discussing the text in order

to complete the assignment.

Co-Teaching Strategy
 What co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?

Differentiation Strategy
 What accommodations/modifications will you provide for specific students?
 How will you anticipate students that need an additional challenge?
Elaborate
 How will students take the learning from Explore and Explain and apply it to a new circumstance or explore a particular aspect of this learning
at a deep level?
 How will students use higher order thinking at this stage (e.g. A common practice in this section is to pose a What If? Question)?
 How will all students articulate how their understanding has changed or been solidified?

Teacher Will: Students Will:

Provide a definition of Theme, as it applies to literature. Guide students to Brainstorm possible themes found in the Outsiders, pick one to
identify themes in The Outsiders, write them on the board as they are said. write about.

After students pick one theme and write a short response about it for an
assignment, I will introduce the Film Project. I will provide a handout for Discuss in small groups possible ideas for the film they want to
students who are visual/tangible learners. create.

Co-Teaching Strategy
 What co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?

Differentiation Strategy
 What accommodations/modifications will you provide for specific students?
 How will you anticipate students that need an additional challenge?
Evaluate
 How will all students demonstrate mastery of the lesson objective (though perhaps not mastery of the elaborate content)?
 How will students have an opportunity to summarize the big concepts they learned (separate from the assessment)?

Teacher Will: Students Will:

After writing the themes on the board, assign a 3-5 sentence Identify one theme from The Outsiders and write 3-5 sentences about
response to be turned in at the end of class in which students how it relates to the book, providing one example as evidence.
choose one theme from the outsiders and explain why it is relevant.