LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Course Name: English 12 Unit Plan Day: DAY 12

Level: general grade 12 Lesson Duration: 90 minutes

Lesson Objective:
• At the end of the lesson, my students will know how to revise and reflect on their
own writing.

Standard Alignment (state and national):

Only list one or two
W.11-12.5, 10

SUMMARY OF TEACHING TASKS/ACTIONS:

Include a description of the lesson activities, clarifying: 1) what the student will be
doing, 2) what the teacher will be doing. and 3) how long the specific activity should
take.
Estimated Teacher Does: Students Do:
Time: This section should describe What are the students doing during
[i.e. 5 minutes, what the teacher is doing or this time? What activities are they
7 minutes] saying to guide student engaged with? Are they working
understanding. ​Include at least independently or in groups?
three quotes of what a teacher
would say to guide the
mini-lesson or lesson plan.
Journal ”Alright everyone turn to a fresh students will do a ten minute free
10 minutes page in your journal. If you writing reflection exercise in their
remember, we turned in our journal.
papers last class. I’m proud that
everyone submitted them on
time and I was able to grade
them pretty quickly. With that
being said, there’s always room
for us to improve. Before I return
the papers, I went you to free
write for ten minutes in your
journal about what you would
 have added or changed about
your essay if you had an extra
day to work on it.”
Return papers ”As I’m passing out your paper, Accept papers and gather
and give take the time to review it and materials then move into
expectations; read the comments I left. If you independent revisions.
Self-guided have any questions, I’ll be able
revision time to answer them individually after
70 minutes I give directions. I’m giving you
the opportunity to revise your
essays. With this revision, you
should prioritize editing your
actual writing rather than the
mechanical mistakes. You
should revise your digital copy
and submit it online, then return
your physical graded copy back
to me. As I said, I’ll be around to
clarify or explain my comments.”
Reflection ”Come to a stopping point in Students will return papers, submit
10 minutes your revisions. Return to your revisions, and complete reflections.
journals, and now that you’ve
actually revised your paper, i
want you to elaborate on your
reflection: what can you take
away from this experience to
use while writing your next
paper?”

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:
What materials or equipment is needed to support this lesson?
graded papers, writing journals

JUSTIFICATION:
In this section, specifically describe how you integrated contemporary instructional
methods that we’ve discussed in this class to support diverse groups of student
learners. Please visit our course syllabus to ensure that you address methods and
concepts from each area of our class study. Cite your resources and include them in
the “References” section below.
This section should be no longer than 1/2-page, single-spaced.
 Burke (2013) states that “revision is not a linear, paint-by-numbers process.” Burke
goes on to say that “this process of revision often marks a whole new phase of
generating ideas.” In this way of thinking, I developed the warm-up as way to
jump-start this new phase of generating ideas. Before they even see what I have
written on their papers, I want them to consider what adjustments they are already
self-aware of. Additionally, Burke emphasizes that while writers do proofread and edit
their mechanics, experienced writers are focusing on examining the “content, style
and rhetoric of their writing.” In this revision process, I have highlighted that I want
them to focus on these facets of their writing, and ultimately reflect on how this is a
learning experience for them as writers and as as students.
REFERENCES:
Please include the correct APA citations for each of the resources cited above.
Burke, J. (2013). Teaching Writing. In The English teacher's companion: A completely
new guide to classroom, curriculum, and the profession. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

ATTACHMENTS:
Please list any handouts that will be used as part of this lesson plan and before the next
day’s lesson plan. Include copies of handouts after the lesson plan.