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General Information: Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template
General Information: Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template
General Information
Lesson Title: Using a Dictionary
Subject(s): Vocabulary
Grade/Level/Setting:
This lesson will be taught in a general education 3 rd grade classroom. This class consists of 20 students in
total. Of those students, 13 are on-grade level readers, 2 are two grades above reading level, 3 are
below grade level reading and 2 are ELL students. Student’s desks are placed in groups of 4 throughout
the classroom. A large area rug is on the floor in the front of the room for students to gather. There is a
Smartboard at the front of the room that each student can see from their seat.
3.3(A) use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation;
Learning Objective(s):
Given four words, students will use a print dictionary to identify the meaning of each of the four words
with 100% accuracy.
Materials Technology
Resources:
19 TAC Chapter 110, Subchapter A. (2017).
English Language Arts and Reading, Grade
3. Retrieved from
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chap
ter110/ch110a.html - 110.5
Language Demands
Specific ways that academic language (vocabulary, functions, discourse, syntax) is used by students to participate
in learning tasks through reading, writing, listening, and/or speaking to demonstrate their understanding.
Language Function(s):
Identify
Vocabulary:
The teacher will support the students using discourse. Students must understand how to articulate the
definitions from a dictionary.
Vocabulary Support:
Discourse Support:
Anticipatory Set:
Activity Description/Teacher Student Actions
Guided Practice:
Activity Description/Teacher Student Actions
The teacher will observe students as they The students will work independently using a
independently practice defining words. print dictionary to define four words. The
students will write the definition of each word on
a blank piece of paper.
Differentiated Instruction
Consider how to accommodate for the needs of each type of student. Be sure that you provide content-specific
accommodations that help meet a variety of learning needs.
Gifted and Talented:
EL:
Assessment
Formative
The formative assessment will take place during guided practice. The teacher will observe and ask
guided questions as the students work in small groups together practicing defining words using the
dictionary. This will allow the teacher to tell if the students have a good understanding of how to use a
dictionary to define words. The teacher will provide feedback and support based on these observations.
Summative
The learning objective will be met when given four words students will use a print dictionary to identify
the meaning of each of the four words with 100% accuracy.