Concept Unit

Lesson Plan Template

Unit Title: Writing My World
Unit Primary Skill focus: Word Choice
Week 1 of 4; Plan #1 of 12; [90 mins.]
Plan type: Full-Detail
Content Requirement Satisfied: Introductory Week Full-Detail Lesson Plan
(Note: Refer to the list in the document called Part 2.3_Concept Unit Lesson Plans)
Critical Learning Objectives (numbered) [from my Unit Preface], followed by Specific
Learnings (bulleted) being taught in this lesson:
SWBAT:
Cognitive (know/understand):
a.) Students will know that a positive classroom environment affects learning.
b.) Students will know classroom routines for the entire year.

Affective (feel/value):
c.) Students will feel that they are supported in the classroom.
Performance (do):
d.) Students will be able to collaborate to form goals for a positive classroom environment.
SOLs: [List with numbers portrayed in the SOL document]
8.2) The student will develop and deliver oral presentations in groups and individually.
g) Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work.
Procedures/Instructional Strategies
[Note: Any words that represent what I would say directly to students appear in italics.]
Beginning Room Arrangement:
[Changes in this arrangement that become necessary later will be noted in the plan]
Desks are arranged in pods of four.
1. [15 mins] Bridge: Introduction
Hi, everyone! My name is Ms. Sohn and its great to meet all of you today. Hope you all
are as excited to back in school as I am. As you can see, we are all sitting in a circle
today and we are going to get to know each other by going around in a circle and
remembering each others names. What I want you to do is to think for a moment and

take the first letter of your first name and think of an adjectivethat has a first letter that
is the same as that of your first name. [students take about 30 seconds to think] and what
youre going to do is remember the name of the persons in front of you and say their
names as well. If we lose track then well help each other out, okay? Ill go first and just
use the m from ms. And say Im Mysterious Ms. Sohn.
We go around in a circle and say each persons name and the name of the person before
them.
2. [15 mins] Step 1: Student Interest Survey
Pass out Student Interest Surveys. Students remain in their desks in the circle
arrangement for this activity.
Great job you guys. Im really glad to get to know all of you so far. I would like to get to
know you all more so that I will be able to teach you better. So I am passing out a s short
survey about your interests. Please complete it in as much detail as you can but you do
not have to write in complete sentences.
3. [25-30 mins] Step 2: Home court advantage
[5-7 mins] Write about home court
Now we are going to talk about the type of environment we want to have for our
classroom. We are going to come up with an ideal classroom setting by thinking about
the idea of home court. Does anyone know what home court advantage means?
Student: When a team is on its home court, then it is more likely to win.
Yes, exactly. Statistics have shown that this is true. So I want you guys to take out a sheet
of paper and jot down why you think that teams who play on their home court generally
do better.
Students take a couple of minutes to write this down. I go around to help students who
look confused or do not know what they are doing.
[5-7 mins]
Once you are done, I want you to take a couple of minutes and share your ideas with the
person sitting next to you. If your partner has something down that you do not, then make
note of that on your paper.
Students take 5 minutes to share ideas with their partners.
[15 mins] Okay, now lets share what you all have discussed. Why do you think teams
have a home court advantage? We list ideas as a class. In what ways can we create an
environment of home court advantage in our classroom? What type of support from your
peers do you think you will need for your learning? Why dont you take 5-10 minutes and

with a partner come up with ways we can create home court advantage in our classroom,
helping each other learn. Then I would like you to write up your list on the board.

4. [10 mins] Step 3: Developing Class Expectations

So everything is now on the board. Lets look at each of these expectations and try to
form a set of expectations we want to have for our class. Well go through each point and
talk about whether or not we would like to include it and then we will create a master list.
I lead discussion, going through each bullet point.
5. [25 mins] Step 4: Developing Class Consequences
[5 mins] So now lets think about what consequences we want to have for these
expectations. I want you guys to think with your partner about what the consequence
should be if a rule is broken.
I give each pair a couple of expectations, and help students as needed. I may also give
examples.
[10 mins] So lets go through and how about each group shares what consequences they
have for each rule. Please explain the rationale for your consequence. .
I write down the potential consequences on the chalkboard.
[10 mins] Okay, now as a large group lets discuss each consequence.
Students discuss consequences and we create a list, which I will try to compile and share
with them next class.
6. [2-3 mins] Exit
So its about time to leave. Great job today and tomorrow we will talk about classroom
routines for the rest of the year.

Methods of Assessment:
[How will you know if the intended learning occurred?]
Formative:
o Free write
o Participation in group discussion
o Think-Pair-Share
Summative:
o Student Interest Surveys
o Class Expectations List

o Class Consequences List

Differentiated Instruction to accommodate one or more of my profiled students:
(This is where you identify specific aspects of this lesson which have been differentiated in order
to address the needs of one or more of your profiled studentsidentify them by name)
Materials Needed:
Paper/journals, markers
Whiteboard
Student Interest Survey
Materials Appendix: (e.g., supplementary texts, Ppts, overheads, graphic organizers,
handouts, etc.)

Name: _____________________________
Student Interest Survey
We would like to get to know each of you a bit better, so please answer the following questions to
the best of your ability.
1. What is your favorite book from childhood and/or your favorite book now? Why?

2. How often do you read other than school reading? Check the answer that is most accurate.
__ every day

__ every few days

__ once a week

__ once a month

__ less than once a month

What are your favorite formats of reading?

__Poetry
__Short Stories
__Newspapers __Comics
__Magazines
__Online Articles
__Other (please specify below)

__Novels
__Essays
__Graphic Novels
__Plays
__Blogs and social media sites

3. What is your favorite movie, and what did you like about it?

4. What is your favorite place to be? Please provide two reasons why.

5. Describe the best class youve ever had (please dont use names!). What made this class so
great?

6. Who is your favorite character? This character can be from a book, movie, or television show.

7. Complete this sentence: When I am not in class, I like to.

8. Name someone you admire and explain why.

9. If there were something you could change today about the community or society you live in,
what would it be?

10. What question do you wish I had asked you on this survey? What would your answer be?