Teacher: Meg Strauss Date: February 10rd, 2016

School: Holyoke Junior High School Grade Level: 8th

Content Area: English
Title: Guest Speaker Lesson #:_10_ of _16_

Colorado State Standards Addressed:

Standard 1.1.a.iii: Pose questions that connect the ideas of several speakers and
respond to others questions and comments with relevant evidence, observations,
and ideas.
Standard 1.2.e: Ask questions to clarify inferences
Understandings:
Students will further understand the difficulty of personal adaptation as it relates to
their final assessment. Students will learn about the difficulty of personal adaptation
through a guest speaker.
Inquiry Questions:
What does it mean to personally adapt? Why is personal adaptation difficult?
Evidence Outcomes: (Learning Targets)
I can: understand the difficulty of personal adaptation through listening to a guest
speaker.
This means: I can further understand this difficulty and use this understanding in
my own personal memoir.

List of Assessments:
Students will be assessed on their listening and active participation. Students
will turn in a reflection in which they answer the following questions:
o In what ways does your story of personal adaptation relate to the
speakers?
o What did you find the most moving about the speakers story?
o In what ways did the speakers story engage you?

Planned Lesson Activities

Name and Purpose of Name: Guest Speaker
Lesson
Purpose: Students will further understand the difficulty of personal
adaptation as it relates to their final assessment. Students will learn
about the difficulty of personal adaptation through a guest speaker.
Approx. Time and
Materials Duration of Unit: 50 minutes

Materials: N/A
Anticipatory Set Students will be introduced to the guest speaker.

Procedures Teacher Actions Student Actions

1. 10 minutes- 1. 10 minutes-
Give students slip Actively listen to announcements.
of paper Answer attendance question
Announcements
Question
attendance:
What is your
favorite holiday?
Introduce speaker
2. 20 minutes-
2. 20 minutes- Respectively listen to the guest
Listen with the speaker
students to the Think about how my story of personal
guest speaker adaptation relates to the guest
Ensure students speakers story
are being
respectful and
engaged

3. 10 minutes- 3. 10 minutes
Encourage Ask guest speaker questions
students to ask Thank speaker
questions to the
guest speaker
Thank speaker

4. 5 minutes
4. 10 minutes Respond to questions provided on the
Pull up reflective doc cam
questions on the Turn in answers to teacher
doc camera Sign thank you card for guest speaker
Have students Gather belongings and get ready for
answer questions your next class
Gather answers
from students
Have students
sign a thank you
card for the guest
speaker
 Closure Students will turn in a reflection in which they answer the
following questions:
o In what ways does your story of personal adaptation relate
to the speakers?
o What did you find the most moving about the speakers
story?
o In what ways did the speakers story engage you?

Assessment Students will be assessed on their listening and active

participation. Students will turn in a reflection in which they
answer the following questions:
o In what ways does your story of personal adaptation relate
to the speakers?
o What did you find the most moving about the speakers
story?
o In what ways did the speakers story engage you?

Notes to Self My ideal guest speaker would be someone who has a fascinating
story about their immigration into the United States.but I also
dont know if this is too political
Perhaps I could have some parents come in and talk about
personal adaptation
Now that you have listened
to the guest speaker, pull out
a piece of paper and answer
these questions:

oIn what ways does your

story of personal
adaptation relate to the
speakers?
oWhat did you find the
most moving about the
speakers story?
oIn what ways did the
speakers story engage
you?
Turn in your answers as you
exit the classroom.