Holly Mette SPD 580 Benchmark ELA Unit Plan

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The document outlines a lesson plan template that includes sections for lesson preparation, instructional planning, and assessment. It emphasizes using multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression to meet the needs of all students.

The lesson plan template includes sections for classroom/student factors, standards, objectives, academic language, resources, depth of knowledge questions, anticipatory set, content presentation, application, and assessment.

The document states that content should be presented in various ways using multiple means of representation to meet the needs of different learners. It also provides examples of differentiating instruction for English Language Learners, students with special needs, gifted students, and early finishers.

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LESSON UNIT PLAN TEMPLATE

Section 1: Lesson Preparation


Teacher Candidate Name: Holly Mette
Grade Level: 6th Grade
Unit/Subject: ELA
Title of Unit and Brief Summary: Natural Disasters
Create a title for each lesson and 1-2 sentences summarizing the lesson, identifying the central focus based on the content and skills you are teaching.

Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping: Describe the important classroom factors (demographics and environment) and student factors (IEPs,
504s, ELLs, students with behavior concerns, gifted learners), and the effect of those factors on planning, teaching, and assessing students to facilitate learning
for all students. This should be limited to 2-3 sentences and the information should inform the differentiation components of the lesson.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5


National/State Learning
Standards
List specific grade-level
standards that are the focus
of the lesson being presented.
Specific Learning
Target(s)/Objectives
Based on state standards,
identify what is intended to be
measured in learning.
Academic Language
General academic vocabulary
and content-specific
vocabulary included in the
unit.
Unit Resources,
Materials, Equipment,
and Technology
List all resources, materials,
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equipment, and technology to
be used in the unit.
Depth of Knowledge
Lesson Questions
What questions can be posed
throughout the lesson to
assess all levels of student
understanding?
 Level 1: Recall
 Level 2: Skill/Concepts
 Level 3: Strategic
Thinking
 Level 4: Extended
Thinking

Section 2: Instructional Planning


Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Anticipatory Set
How will students’ prior
knowledge be activated as
well as gain student interest in
the upcoming content?
Presentation of Content
Multiple Means of
Representation
Describe how content will be
presented in various ways to
meet the needs of different
learners.
Multiple Means of
Representation
Differentiation
Explain how materials will be
differentiated for each of the
following groups:

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 English Language
Learners (ELL)
 Students with special
needs
 Students with gifted
abilities
 Early finishers (those
who finish early and
may need additional
sources/support)
Application of Content
Multiple Means of
Engagement
How will students explore,
practice, and apply the
content?
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Differentiation
Explain how materials will be
differentiated for each of the
following groups:
 English Language
Learners (ELL)
 Students with special
needs
 Students with gifted
abilities
 Early finishers (those
who finish early and
may need additional
sources/support)
Assessment of Content
Multiple Means of
Expression
Formative and summative
assessments used to monitor

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student progress and modify
instruction.
Multiple Means of
Expression
Differentiation
Explain how materials will be
differentiated for each of the
following groups:
 English Language
Learners (ELL)
 Students with special
needs
 Students with gifted
abilities
 Early finishers (those
who finish early and
may need additional
resources/support)
Extension Activity and/or Homework
Identify and describe any
extension activities or
homework tasks as
appropriate. Explain how the
extension activity or
homework assignment
supports the learning
targets/objectives. As required
by your instructor, attach any
copies of homework at the end
of this template.

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