Lesson Plan Analysis Document

Participant #4, Pre-Intervention, Research Group, Grade 8

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 1, Day 1

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Pearson Unit 3 Introduction PowerPoint ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &

● Scholastic Scope Magazine argument Scope)
article ● Limited choice in topic
● Argument planning graphic organizer
worksheet (students pick one of 3 topics)
● Book club book annotations

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Direct instruction via PowerPoint ● Book clubs

● Scripted reading program (Pearson)
● Scripted writing program
● Whole class text study

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 1, Day 2

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Continue argument graphic organizer ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &

● Pearson Unit 3 Assessment #1 Scope)
● Book club work time ● Limited choice in topic
● Independent reading

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Scripted reading program (Pearson) ● Independent reading

● Scripted writing program ● Book clubs
● Whole class text study

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 1, Day 3

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Work on rough draft of argument ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &

● Pearson Unit 3 Assessment #2 Scope)
● Book club work ● Limited choice in topic
● Book club meetings
 References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Book clubs
● Scripted reading program ● Limited choice in topic
● Scripted writing program

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 1, Day 4

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Work on rough draft of argument ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &

● Book club meetings Scope)
● Independent reading ● Limited choice in topic

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Scripted writing program ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &

Scope)
● Limited choice in topic

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 1, Day 5

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Peer edit argument drafts with checklist ● Peer editing/ workshop (scripted)
● Book club meetings ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
● Independent reading Scope)

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Scripted writing program

● Independent reading
● Book clubs
● Limited choice in topic
Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Weekly Summary for Week 1
Summary of Weekly Instruction Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Scripted reading program (Pearson) ● Limited choice in topic

● Textbook-based reading assessments ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
● Direct instruction via PowerPoint Scope)
● Whole class text study ● Heavily-guided writing
● Scripted writing program - graphic ● Writing on 5/5 days
organizers and limited topic choice for
argument writing
● Independent reading
● Book clubs

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Scripted reading program (Pearson) ● Independent reading

● Textbook-based reading assessments ● Book clubs
● Direct instruction via PowerPoint ● Limited choice in writing topics
● Whole class text study
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scopes)
● Heavily-guided writing

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 2, Day 1

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Library time ● Direct instruction lecture on skills

● Introduce capitalization rules (direct (capitalization)
instruction/ lecture with PowerPoint)
● Book club reading time
● Book club worksheet response

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Direct instruction lecture with PowerPoint ● Book clubs

● Scripted reading response (worksheet)
Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 2, Day 2
Summary of Daily Instruction
● Read review article from ​Scholastic Scope
Magazine
● Stations:
○ Capitalization Worksheet
○ Article reading response
(prompted)
○ Finish argument essay
○ Book club worksheet
References to Traditional Pedagogies
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Constructed reading response
● Scripted skills practice (worksheet)
● Whole class text study
● Scripted reading response (worksheet)
Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 2, Day 3
Summary of Daily Instruction
● Read article from Scope
● Stations:
○ Article reading response
(prompted)
○ Peer edit argument essays with
checklist
○ Book club reading & worksheet
○ Pearson argument skills worksheet
References to Traditional Pedagogies
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Scripted reading program
● Textbook-based reading assessment
Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Limited choice in topic
● Constructed reading response (article and
book club reading)
● Scripted skills practice for capitalization
(worksheet)
References to Choice-Based Pedagogies
● Book clubs
Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Limited choice in topic
● Constructed reading response (article and
book club reading)
● Scripted skills practice for capitalization
and argument writing
References to Choice-Based Pedagogies
● Book clubs
● Limited choice in topic
Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 2, Day 4
Summary of Daily Instruction
● Book club meetings
● Pearson check-in assessment
● Use peer feedback to edit argument
References to Traditional Pedagogies
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Scripted reading program
● Textbook-based reading assessment
Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Weekly Summary for Week 2
Summary of Weekly Instruction
● Scripted reading program (Pearson)
● Textbook-based reading assessments
● Direct instruction via PowerPoint
● Whole class text study (Scope articles)
● Scripted writing program - graphic
organizers and limited topic choice for
argument writing
● Independent reading
● Book clubs
● Stations
References to Traditional Pedagogies
● Scripted reading program (Pearson)
● Textbook-based reading assessments
● Direct instruction via PowerPoint
● Whole class text study
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Heavily-guided writing
Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Limited choice in topic
References to Choice-Based Pedagogies
● Book clubs
● Limited choice in topic
Patterns or Trends in Writing
● Limited choice in topic
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Heavily-guided writing
● Scripted skills practice (capitalization and
argument writing)
● Peer editing (scripted)
● Writing on 4/4 days
References to Choice-Based Pedagogies
● Independent reading
● Free choice writing/ revision
● Writing conferences
Participant #4, Post-Intervention, Research Group, Grade 8

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 3, Day 1

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Library time ● Scripted grammar lesson on commas

● Grammar Tutorial: Commas (Pearson
textbook)
● Read ​John Henry​ story (Pearson textbook)
● Book club work

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Scripted grammar lesson ● Book clubs

● Whole class text study from textbook

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 3, Day 2

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Vocabulary practice ● Scripted skills practice

● Read article from ​Scholastic Scope ● Constructed reading response (article)
Magazine ● Scripted peer editing
● Stations: ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
○ Article reading response Scope)
worksheet
○ Commas worksheet
○ Peer edit essay with checklist
○ Book club final project

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Rote vocabulary practice ● Book clubs

● Whole-class text study
● Stations:
○ Scripted skills practice
○ Constructed reading response
(article)
○ Scripted peer editing
○ Scripted writing program (Pearson
& Scope)
Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 3, Day 3
Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Vocabulary practice ● Scripted skills practice on commas

● Stations: (Flocabulary)
○ Unit 3 assessment ● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
○ Comma Flocabulary Scope)
○ Argument essay revision
○ Book club project work time

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Rote vocabulary practice ● Book clubs

● Textbook-based assessment
● Scripted reading program (Pearson)
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Scripted skills practice (Flocabulary)

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 3, Day 4

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Vocabulary practice ● Scripted skills practice on commas

● Read two coronavirus articles (worksheet)
● Compare/ contrast worksheet ● Constructed reading response (worksheet)
● Commas practice worksheet

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Rote vocabulary practice ● None

● Whole-class text study
● Scripted skills practice (worksheet)
● Scripted reading response (worksheet)

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Week 3, Day 5

Summary of Daily Instruction Emerging Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Vocabulary assessment ● No writing tasks

● Pearson Unit 3 assessment
References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Rote vocabulary assessment ● None

● Textbook-based assessment
● Scripted reading program (Pearson)

Participant 4 Lesson Plans: Weekly Summary for Week 3

Summary of Weekly Instruction Patterns or Trends in Writing

● Rote vocabulary assessment ● Scripted writing program (Pearson and

● Textbook-based assessment Scope)
● Scripted writing program (Pearson and ● Scripted skills practice (worksheets and
Scope) Flocabulary)
● Scripted reading program (Pearson) ● Scripted reading response (worksheets
● Whole-class text study and prompts)
● Book clubs ● Heavily-guided writing
● Scripted skills practice on commas ● Writing on 4/5 days
● Scripted reading response (worksheets
and prompts)
● Stations

References to Traditional Pedagogies References to Choice-Based Pedagogies

● Scripted reading program (Pearson) ● Book clubs

● Textbook-based reading assessments
● Direct instruction via PowerPoint
● Whole class text study
● Scripted writing program (Pearson &
Scope)
● Scripted skills practice (worksheets)
● Heavily-guided writing