Module Title: School Placement 1

MICROTEACHING LESSON PLAN (2020-2021)

MICROTEACHING LESSON TOPIC: Ellipses Rectangle Method

Student IDs: G00389609, G00396329, G00393729. Team Letter: F
G00394631, G00390780

Date of Lesson: 24/02/2021 Duration of Lesson: 35 minutes.

7 minutes each

1. Learning Intentions

The main intensions of this lesson are to:

 To introduce The Rectangle Method to the students
 Students fully understanding how to construct an ellipse using the rectangle method.

2. MAIN SUCCESS CRITERIA & CORRESPONDING ASSESSMENT

Success Criteria (SC) Assessment of Success Criteria

At the end of this lesson the students will be (Note: each SC has an assessment. Include a variety
enabled to… of types.)
Identify the rectangle method in creating the ellipse. PowerPoint, Videos
Be able to create an ellipse using the rectangle Worksheet
method with the aid of our teaching.
Demonstrate their understanding of the steps to Memorization of steps activity.
draw an ellipse using the rectangle method.

3. THE LESSON

TIMELINE TEACHER ACTIVITIES PUPIL ACTIVITIES KEY*

(indicate which teacher)
SET INDUCTION (BEGINNING)

0-2 mins Teacher A (Mr. Howley)

1.Greets the students and takes a
roll call, to make sure that each
student is in the online class and to
see if their mic is working.
2.Teacher re-establishes classroom
rules and routines.
1.Students join the call with their
mics off and cameras on.
2.Students will turn on their mic
when the teacher is doing the roll
call to answer the teacher that their
mic is working and to let the
teacher know that they are in the

2-3 1.Teacher will Introduce the new
lesson intensions and the learning
outcomes.
2.Key words will be introduced using
a PowerPoint slide
4-7 1. Teacher Recaps on the previous
lesson using PowerPoint.
2.Teacher will ask the students
varies questions throughout the
presentation.
3.Teacher will show students a video
on the pin and string method.
Key Questions Asked
E.G The shortest line is BB. It is half
the length of the major Axes, line
AA. What is this line Called and how
long is it?
Why do we pull the string tight with
the pencil point after moving the
two pins to the focal points?
LESSON SEQUENCE (MIDDLE)
7-8 min Teacher B (Mr. Reynolds)
The teacher will introduce
themselves and introduce the topic
of The Rectangle Method for
creating an ellipse.
8-11 min The teacher shows a PowerPoint to 2.The students will be watching the
the students on how to create an teacher create half of the ellipse on
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online class.
1. Students will be shown the new
lesson plan.
2. A-word wall will be introduced
with key words on how to construct
an ellipse using the rectangle
method.
1. Students will watch and engage N
with the presentation.
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2.Students will be asked questions
MA
and they will have to call out the
answer to the teacher over the mic.
3.Students will have to calculate the
answer to the question on how
long, the line BB is and give the
answer back to the teacher.
4.Students will watch the video on
the pin and string method.
1.The students will be introduced to
The Rectangle Method for creating
an ellipse
N,
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ellipse using the rectangle method, the PowerPoint. O

going through it line by line.
The teacher will go through how to 3. The student will answer the
create half of the ellipse. question asked on what length each
piece will be.
Key Questions Asked

E.G. If half the length of the major

axis is 100mm and we want to split
it into 5 separate pieces, what will
the distance be between them?

11-14 min The teacher will then ask students to 4.The students will answer O
help finish the ellipse. questions on the rectangle method.

Key Questions Asked

E.G Which is your major/minor axis?

11-14 min The teacher will then ask students to 5. The students will be asked on O
help finish the ellipse. how to finish the ellipse.

The teacher will choose a student to

tell them where they think the next
line will come from? 6. The students will answer the
questions as to where certain lines
Key Questions Asked come from/ go to.

E.g. Where do you bring the lines

from point S?
Where do we bring the next line
from?

14-15 Teacher C (Mr. Mulligan)

The teacher will introduce

themselves and start by showing
them a video.

15-18mins
Plays the video demonstration and
supplies a run through on how the
rectangle method is used to draw an
ellipse.
They will have to listen and pay
attention to the video prior to them
starting on the worksheets so they
are aware of what they're doing.
Bring up some of the key words
used on the word wall used
previously by Mr. Howley.

18-21 mins
Starts by asking them to take out Students must use what they will G
their drawing equipment. have learned so far to help them fill N
out the worksheet.
Introduces the worksheet to each of

the students. Explain to them how
to fill out the worksheet. i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
21-24 Teacher D (Mr. Phelan)
1. The teacher will introduce
himself and start by
showing the students the
first rainbow slide.
2. The teacher will go through
the steps of how to
complete the rectangle
method.
3. The teacher will relate the
steps provided to the visual
example of the rainbow,
this is to help the students
memorize the steps and
have a visual example of
the rectangle method.
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Part 1. Is to divide up the
rectangle equally like its
shown in the video. Using
divide the line method or by
using math to divide into
equal parts.
Part 2. Is to take the points
from the minor axis to the
points on the rectangle like
shown in the video using
the set squares.
Part 3. Where the two lines
overlap is a point on the
ellipse
Part 4. Using the pencil
leave a dot or a small x
where the lines meet.
Part 5. Continue this until
each line intersects its
corresponding line and you
have each point marked.
Part 6. Next part is to join
the dots or x’s together
which is return gives us the
ellipse.
Part 7. Is too heavy out the
ellipse lines finishing the
drawing.
C&I
1. The students will get an G
explanation of the steps of MA
the rectangle method.
2. The students will see the
slide and understand the
technical drawings as well
as the creative elements of
the slide.
3. The students will have a
visual key of the rectangle
method to help them
memorize the steps of the
rectangle method.

24-25 The teacher will show a time
lapsed video of a physical
example of the rectangle
method.
25-28 1. The teacher will show the
students the slide with the
activity on it.
2. The teacher will explain the
activity to be completed to
reinforce the steps from the
previous slide.
3. The teacher will instruct the
pupils the take down the
table and fill it in
4. Finally, the teacher will ask
the students their answers
and give the correct steps.
CLOSURE (END)
28-31 Teacher E (Mr. Hedigan)
Introduce myself and ask a single
student how they are doing to check
if mics are still working.
Check with a student to see if they
have any questions from the
previous teacher Mr. Mulligan and
do a recap if needed or ask a simple
question like what's an ellipse?
Teacher will introduce their fun facts
/recap activity explaining it in detail
making sure that the students
engage with it and fully understand
by asking some quick questions like
what length the major and minor
axis is linking in with Mr. Howley's
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The students can see where the MA
lines intersect and where the
points of the ellipse are.
1. The students will draw out O
the table from the slide on L
a sheet. G
2. The students will then have
to match the steps to the
sentences provided.
3. The students will call out
their answers once they
have it completed.
1.Student will unmute and say
Hello.
2.The student will unmute and ask O
any questions or answer and
engage with a recap of the
presentation if needed otherwise,
they will say they understand.
3.Students will be shown the
current activity. All students will N
engage with the activity by asking
questions, answering questions,
and becoming involved in the
activity.
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teaching before moving on.

31-35 The next activity the teacher will 1.Explain to students what the
carry out is a Kahoot quiz to assess Kahoot quiz will be about so they
the students understanding of the understand before it begins.
learning outcomes introduced by
the other teachers throughout the
lesson.

Teacher will start sharing their 2.All Student will join the Kahoot
quiz using the code given by the
screen showing the code to join the
Kahoot quiz. teacher.

Kahoot quiz will begin. Once the 3.Student will go ahead with the O
Kahoot quiz answering all questions
quiz is completed and all questions
answered the teacher can instruct in the quiz.
the students to leave and thank all
previous teachers.

*KEY:
L= Literacy, N= Numeracy, O= Oracy, G= Graphicacy, MA=Mixed Ability, CL= Cooperative
Learning and C&I= Creativity and Innovation.

4. LIST OF TEACHING RESOURCES & WHO DESIGNS EACH

(Include a variety of teaching aids and resources, technological and otherwise)

STUDENT ID RESOURCE TYPE & DETAILS

G00389609 (Mr. Howley) PowerPoint.

G00394631 (Mr. Reynolds) PowerPoint.

G00393729 (Mr. Mulligan) Video and Worksheet.

G00396329 (Mr. Phelan) Visual rainbow PowerPoint, resource (physical model), video of
model, memorization of steps activity.
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G00390780 (Mr. Hedigan) PowerPoint, Kahoot quiz.