GRAPHICS LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Student Name: Dylan Murphy

ID: g00378698

Subject: Graphics Topic(s): Parabola

Pupil Year Group: 2ND Year No. of Pupils: 24
Lesson Number: 8 Length of lesson: 1 Hour
Date:24/10/2023 Time of Lesson: 12:15

1. PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OSERVATIONS

Previous Knowledge: Students have spent the last number of weeks working through the parabola
and have completed a series of questions using the different methods. They should have a nice grasp
on the topic now.

Previous Skills: Students have used the rectangle method in previous classes and should be well on
their way in to being able to complete these questions fully without any assistance.

Teacher Observations: There is a mix of ability in the classroom with some of the students being very
good and others that are very weak. I have to provide a series of easy and hard questions so that both
abilities can complete a question.

2. LESSON RATIONALE

Brief outline of WHY this content is the basis of the lesson, and why these teaching KEY*
methodologies were selected- a justification.

This is part of the junior cycle program and in conic sections 1. The parabola is very Nl
important as it can come up alongside an ellipse question. The structure of this lesson is to
have the student’s complete questions so that then they can incorporate the parabola with Rl
an ellipse which is bound to come up in a junior cycle exam.

*KEY: RL=Reinforced Learning, NL=New Learning

4. LEARNING INTENTIONS, ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING & SUCCESS CRITERIA

*KEY: C=Cognitive, PM=Psychomotor, A=Affective

1.2 Analyse graphical information for the planning of a 2D solution

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of Learning Success Criteria for LI’s Key
At the end of this lesson the students will Pair work. Students can successfully
be enabled to: Identify all the parts of Questioning. identify the parts of the C
the parabola. parabola.

1.6 Apply their understanding of geometric principles to solve problems

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of Learning Success Criteria for LI’s Key
At the end of this lesson the students will Example question Students can fully
be enabled to: Use the rectangle method Visual inspection complete a parabola C
to complete a parabola question. question using the
rectangle method.

1.11 Appreciate the application of geometric constructions in the study of other areas

Learning Intentions (LI’s) Assessment of Learning Success Criteria for LI’s Key
At the end of this lesson the students will Question from book Students can see the
be enabled to: See the difference Visual Inspection. difference between a C
between an ellipse and a parabola within ellipse and parabola and
a question. use them in a question.

5. THE LESSON

TIME LINE TEACHER ACTIVITIES PUPIL ACTIVITIES KEY*

SET INDUCTION (BEGINNING)

The teacher will welcome the Students will come into class in an
students into the classroom. orderly fashion.
O
The teacher will ask students to get Students will prepare their pages by
a page and set squares and begin taping them down and applying the
to set up their page by taping it boarder.
O
down and putting the boarder on
it.
 As they are doing this, I will call the Students will listen for their name O
role for the class. and reply when called upon.

LESSON SEQUENCE (MIDDLE)

To begin the lesson the teacher will Students will make note of the O
bring the students’ attention to the learning outcomes for today’s
learning outcomes of today’s lesson. G
lesson.

Next the teacher will show the key

Students will answer the keywords O
words of today’s lesson and ask
students do they know what they and take note of them.
mean.

Following this we will look at a

Students will watch the video
small video on how to construct a O
closely and try to understand what
parabola using the rectangle
is happening. G
method. World of Graphics: 17B - Constructing parabolas
using the rectangle method - YouTube
L
The teacher will ask some
questions to the students like: Students will answer a series of
questions.
 Does everyone understand
this method?
 Is there anything you want O
me to go over?
 What is the vertex?

Up next the teacher will work Students will work together with
through a worked example on the teacher and complete the CL
screen using the projector. worked example.
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This will go through step by step on Students will also complete step by
how to construct a parabola using step along with the teacher.
the rectangle method.

Once completed I will stop to ask

Students will answer a series of O
questions:
questions.
 Is anyone confused or
unsure of the method?
 Is there any part you wish
to go through again?

If okay to continue the teacher will O

hand out a short worksheet for the Students will take a worksheet and
students to complete to truly see if G
complete the questions.
they understand.
N
Once completed the teacher will
O
instruct the students that there is a Students will go to google
 series of questions on google classrooms and begin to complete
classrooms for them to complete. the series of questions.

The teacher will inform them that

there are hard questions for those G
who are comfortable with the Students will make a decision on
parabola and easy questions for whether they are able to complete
those that are less confident with the hard questions or the easy
constructing a parabola. questions.
G
The students will be given time to
complete these questions in class. L
Students will be completing
As the students are doing the questions. N
questions the teacher will be
walking around the class helping
and aiding the students as they
need it.
G
Once the questions have been
completed the teacher will issue Students will take down the O
the homework that has to be homework and finish it over the
completed over midterm. midterm.

Lastly the teacher will finish up

with a small recap of the lesson.
Students will listen to the recap of O
the lesson.

CLOSURE (END)

The teacher will ask the students to Students will begin to tidy up their O
tidy up and around their desk area. desks and area.

The teacher will ask that they place Students will place their chairs O
the chairs under the desk and wait underneath the desks.
for them to be excused from class.

Once ready the teacher will allow

the students to leave the class in an Students will leave the class in an
orderly fashion. orderly fashion. O

*KEY: L=Literacy, N=Numeracy, O=Oracy, G=Graphicacy, SEN=Special Educational Needs, MA=Mixed Ability,
CL= Cooperative Learning, GI=Gender Inclusion & MI=Multicultural Inclusion.

6. LIST OF TEACHING RESOURCES

 Parabola PowerPoint.

Worksheet 1

Homework Sheet

Projector.

YouTube Video.

7. REFLECTION ON THE LESSON (LESSON APPRAISAL)

Q1. What went well in this lesson today, and why? (1 short paragraph or 3-4 bullets)

Q.2 What did not go as well as expected in this lesson today, and why? (1 short paragraph or 3-4
bullets)

Q. 3. What might I have done to improve the standard of this lesson? (1 short paragraph or 3-4
bullets)
Q. 4 What must I take note of from this lesson that I need to consider when planning the next
lesson? (1 short paragraph of 3-4 bullets)