Lesson Plan Template
Teacher Name: Catherine Winter
Grade & Subject Area: 7th Grade- Language Arts
Lesson Title
Standard
Learning Target for this Lesson
- concisely says what students will be
able to know and do
- start with appropriate language
function (active verb)
Academic Language (AL)
a. Domain-specific vocabulary
Needed modifications/supports
a. Identify how some form of
additional support will be
provided for some aspect of the
lesson for given student(s)
- visual, graphic, interactive
- reduced text, rewritten text, fill-in the
blank notes, word banks
- graphic organizers, sentence frames
Resources & materials needed
Lesson Part
Phase 1
State Target & Activate Prior
Creating a summary paragraph
7.4.2.2 – Determine a them or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the
course of the text;
7.4.1.1- Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- Students will be able to write a summary paragraph using at least
2 piece of evidence.
a. Domain-specific vocabulary
Central idea
Summary
Textual Evidence
Student will be reading stories that are available through the
internet. Students will have the opportunity to have the story read to
them. There will be other features like highlighting, and adaptable
font/size
Students who need access to speech to text will have the
opportunity when students write.
While teacher is giving examples, students will have a structed
notes taking write up that student can look back on. (Summary
worksheet)
- Pencil
- Notebook
- Laptops ( for reading)
- Summary work sheet
- IF students need speech to text can use their computer for typing, as well as
other students that request that accommodation.
-
Activity description / teacher does Students do
a) Students will be asked in a) Students will be
 Knowledge their warmup question completing their warm
a) Engage students in activity to details from the book that up question quietly in
elicit / build prior background was read in class the past their seat. Student will
knowledge couple of weeks. (The be explaining what
book wonder). Teacher happened in the book
will be walking around to “Wonder”, including
make sure students are on details.
task with the bell ringer. b) Students will be
b) Teacher will ask students selected to come to the
to write on the board board and write details
different details from the from the book.
book that they remember.
c) Teacher will explain that
details are textual
evidence, and all of these
could be included in a
summary.

Phase 2 Teacher Input / Inquiry a) Teacher will explain a) Students will be

- Explain procedures using the note sheet actively listening to the
- Demonstration the task that students are story while filling out
- Teacher think aloud given, the teacher will the worksheet.
read the story “ Oh the
places you go”,
Teacher will explain b) Students will raise their
that it is a children’s hand and be asked to
book, however to give examples of the
understand the book that the teacher
concepts it will be read
best to read a smaller c) Students will watch the
book, but when you teacher write a
do it on your own, you summary statement
will be reading a short using their details and
story. Students will watching what the
fill out a worksheet teacher writes.
when they hear
details.
b) Teacher will reflet the
same worksheet and
teacher and students
will state what they
found together.
c) Teacher with all the
information will make
a summary statement
using the details

Phase 2 Assessment
Explain the plan to check for
understanding of steps /
procedures demonstrated in
this phase
Phase 3 Guided Practice
- Paired/collaborative work
- Teacher(s) may roam & assist
Phase 3 Assessment
Explain the plan to check for
ability to apply demonstrated
steps/procedures during
guided practice
students gave the
teacher.
d) After the teacher is
done writing she will
underline and
highlight specific
parts that make a
summary paragraph
- Students will be answering the details from the story,
- Teacher will walk around to look if the students have accurate
details
- Teacher will ask before moving to guided practice if students
understand by using a thumbs up/down/to the side.
-
A) Teacher will explain that A) Students with a partner will be
with their partner working on a summary
( teacher will use sentence.
random generator to
decide partners) they will
be creating a summary
statement using the
details from their
worksheet that they
decided.
B) Students have to have at
least 2 pieces of textual
evidence ( book will be
provided via internet so
students can look at the
story again)
C) Teacher will give
students 20 minutes and
will roam around the
room for students who
need help.
. – teacher will be roaming around to see if students are
understanding how to write a summary paragraph
 -Teacher will also collect worksheets
* If students are struggling, teacher will point out common
mistakes that they made when roaming around BEFORE going to
independent practice,
Phase 4 Independent practice A) Students will get out their .A) Students will read a short
- Individual student work laptop and go to the “free story of their choosing
library” where students pick B) Students will fill out the
out their reading level summary worksheet
appropriate short story C) Students will write a summary
B) Students will read the book paragraph using 2 pieces of
and complete the summary textual evidence.
work-sheet
C) Students will complete a
summary paragraph on their
own
D) Students will have 30
minutes and 30 minutes the
next class to do it. Remind
students that there is no rush,
and it is an in class
assignment.
Phase 4 Assessment - Teacher will collect both summary worksheets and paragraph to
Explain the plan to check for check for understanding.
understanding of steps / procedures - Teacher will also be walking around for check ins to make sure
demonstrated in this phase students understand the concept.

*This lesson plan is based on the work of David Denton (2013) with added modifications. An introductory
video to the basics of the plan is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yCj7IMyWAQ.
Updated 1/2016