Shanda Vankirk

Practicum 4
Missouri Pre-Service Teacher Assessment (MoPTA)
Lesson Plan Format
For the MoPTA, this Lesson Plan Format is an optional tool that can help a teacher
candidate develop well-planned and structured lessons. This ormat also can help a
teacher candidate !etter understand and desi"n meanin"ul dail# lessons that can
positivel# enhance his or her instructional practice and students$ learnin". This
Lesson Plan Format is intended or use in con%unction with Tasks &, ', and 4, !ut
a"ain, it is not a re(uired document.

Standards/Quality Indicators/Skills
Missouri and national standards, quality indicators, and skills addressed by
this lesson
)*denti# and e+plain relevant connections !etween te+t to sel ,te+t ideas
and own e+periences-.)
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Learning Objectives/Goals
The lessons objectives and learning outcomes appropriate for meeting
curricular and student needs
Ater a !rie review o the connections made rom the previous da#, students
will !e a!le to 3nish readin" 4The Trou!le with /n"lish5 and have a
discussion a!out more connections the# made with the te+t as well as how
the strate"#-connect to prior knowled"e-helped them relate to the te+t and
!etter comprehend the stor#.
Assessment (type[s o! assessment used t"roug"out t"e lesson#
Assessment(s) before, during, and after the lesson
* will assess each students6 a!ilit# to connect the te+t to their prior
knowled"e as * listen to them discuss their connections and ask them
(uestions a!out the connections the# made. * will also ask them to discuss
how the readin" strate"#-connect to prior knowled"e helped them
understand the te+t !etter.
Lesson Structure and $rocedures
equence of events of the lesson elements!
(The before, during, and after the lesson, e!g!, "ngagement#$pening,
%rocedures, &uided %ractice, 'onclusion)
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Shanda Vankirk

Practicum 4
- 8e will have a ver# !rie discussion a!out the connections we all made
to the te+t the previous da#.
- * will ask them to make a prediction o what will happen ne+t in the
stor#.
9urin" 1eadin"0
- * will ask students to think a!out previous e+periences the# have had
and how the# connect with the e+periences that occur in the te+t.
Ater 1eadin"0
- * will ask students to discuss what connections the# made !etween the
te+t and their previous knowled"e:e+periences.
- 8e will also discuss how the strate"#-connect to prior knowled"e-
allowed them to !etter understand and comprehend the te+t.
Instructional Strategies
Teacher approach to helping students achieve the learning objectives and
meet their needs
Students will work colla!orativel# to discuss the di;erent connections the#
made as the# read the te+t.
Learning Activities
$pportunities provided for students to develop kno(ledge and skills of the
learning objectives
Students will increase their comprehension o the te+t as the# participate in
our small "roup discussions.
%esources and &aterials
)ist of materials used in the planning of and during the instruction of the
lesson
- & copies o the !ook )The Trou!le with /n"lish)
'ec"nology
*nstructional and#or assistive technology incorporated into the lesson to
enhance instruction and student learning
Technolo"# will not !e used in this lesson.
(i)erentiation/Accommodations/&odi*cations/Increase in %igor
To help meet the needs of all learners, learning di+erences, cultural and
language di+erences, etc!
The students in m# small "roup were "rouped to"ether !ased on their
readin" a!ilit# level.
Shanda Vankirk

Practicum 4
+lassroom &anagement
trategies consistent (ith the learning needs of the lesson that also meet
student behavior needs to help keep students on task and actively engaged
* will resolve classroom mana"ement pro!lems i the# arise and * will ensure
that m# students sta# on task.
,-tensions
Activities for early ,nishers that e-tend students understanding of and
thinking about the learning objectives by applying their ne( kno(ledge in a
di+erent (ay
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.ollo/0up to 'oday1s Lesson
.uick activity for revie( or building on todays learning that (ill deepen
student understanding and interconnect concepts (may be incorporated
tomorro( or throughout the unit)
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Additional In!ormation
Any area or lesson component that may not have been covered by this
format that you think is vital to include in this lesson
Toda#6s lesson went well= 8e were a!le to 3nish readin" the !ook and !oth
"irls were a!le to make more connections to the stor#. * think that the "irls
are startin" to "et more comorta!le with each other and m#sel, which
reall# helps our conversations to "o deeper and the# are a!le to open up
more=
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