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Students will be able to write a complete lesson plan that can be adapted to meet the individual needs and abilities of each student in the class. This lesson plan must:
Address the topic
Have at least one objective
Have a connection to a NYS Standard
Include an activity
List necessary resources
Include an assessment means
You will do five (5) lesson plans. All must include:
NCSS Thematic Strand: Identify the strand for each lesson plan.
Learning Standard: Which learning standard are you addressing in this activity?
Review the "New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards" PDF.
Choose one learning standard from pages 21, 23-24, 25, or 26.
Objective: What will the child be able to do (or be able to do better) after this activity.
The statement must begin with: The child will be able to . . .
Do not use words like know, understand, imagine, think, consider, feel, see, hear, pretend, etc. as these words are invisible and cannot be assessed.
Activity with Resources: What is happening during the activity?
Are you reading a story? Is the child practicing a skill such as writing a letter of the alphabet or practicing tying their shoe? What specific things to you have to have to do this activity?
How will you make sure that students who are at different levels or have different learning styles are able to participate in this activity? Give one example. You can use a physical example such as what could be done to so that a child with a broken arm can participate in an art project. This may require research. Cite your source in your explanation.
Assessment: How will you know whether the objective was accomplished?
Describe what the child should have been able to do or create after the lesson.
The plans must be written completely by you. You may get ideas from websites and/or use resources such as books, web-based activities, and videos, but the objective and activities must be done by you. Please be aware that consequences will be applied based on the amount of your plans that come from other sources, ranging from lost points, failing the assignment, and, if it happens on more than two assignments or lesson plans, possibly failing the course.
You will write one lesson plan for five of these NCSS thematic strands. Read the narrative first for the strand. They can be found under Course Documents.
For this lesson plan, you will address the thematic strand, Culture. Before writing your plan, please read the narrative. You will be asked to reflect on it under Discussions.
The special instructions for Culture are:
For this lesson plan, you will address thematic strand 2, Time, Continuity, and Change. Before writing your plan, please read the narrative. You will be asked to reflect on it under Discussions.
The special instructions for Time, Continuity, and Change are:
Individual Development and Identity
For this lesson plan, you will address thematic strand 3, Individual Development and Identity. Before writing your plan, please read the narrative. You will be asked to reflect on it under Discussions.
The special instruction for Individual Development and Identity is:
For this lesson plan, you will address thematic strand 6, Power, Authority, and Governance. Before writing your plan, please read the narrative. You will be asked to reflect on it under Discussions.
The special instructions for Power, Authority, and Governance are:
For this lesson plan, you will address thematic strand 7, Production, Distribution, and Consumption. Before writing your plan, please read the narrative. You will be asked to reflect on it under Discussions.
The special instructions for Production, Distribution, and Consumption are:
From the remaining five narratives, choose one. You will use it for your Field-Trip Plan. Directions for this plan will be provided in Module 3/Part 3.
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