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SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template Abridged
(May be adapted based on instructors needs)

Pre-Planning
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Standards/
anchors/
competencies
PA/Common
Core/Standards
(Plus any others
as may be
required)
Formative
AND/OR
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
Objective
A-B-C-D
Bloom's Taxonomy
Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)

DETAILS
Caitlyn Yohn
English
10
15-20 minutes
PA ACADEMIC:
CC.1.2.9-10.J: Acquire and use accurately general
academic and domain-specific words and phrases,
sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at
the college and career readiness level; demonstrate
independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when
considering a word or phrase important to
comprehension or expression.
Formal Evaluation
Informal Evaluation
Identifying different elements of an article using a
provided article

CK

The student will be able to:

Identify the lead, byline, headline, and quote using a
provided news article in small groups.
Explain how the structure of a news story is different
from a traditional paper using inverted pyramid and
lead/nut graph in groups and individually.

Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the
Learning Plan
DETAILS
Introduction
Activating Prior Knowledge
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Think about papers youve written for class. What are
the different parts included in the paper?
Explicit
Big Idea Statement
Instructions
The structure of a news story is different from a
Big Ideas
traditional paper.
Essential Questions
Essential
How do the structures of a news story and traditional
Questions
essay differ?
What is the structure of a news story?
Key Vocabulary
Lead/nut graph
Rev. 2013

CK

Lesson Procedure
Must include
adaptations &
accommodations
for students with
special needs
Accommodations,
Modifications

Rev. 2013

Quotes
Headline
Byline
Inverted pyramid
Pre-Assessment of Students
Modeling of the Concept
I will go over important vocabulary: headline, byline,
lead/nut graph, and quote.
I will also discuss inverted pyramid
Transition
I will pass out pyramid graphic organizer
Students will be divided into two groups of four and one
group of three
I will dictate the activity directions
Guiding the Practice
Students will fill in the provided pyramid. The left will be
for traditional essays the right will be for news stories.
Providing the Independent Practice
In groups, students will need to read the provided article
for their group. They will need to identify the headline,
byline, lead/nut graph, and a quote. On a worksheet
they will need to indicate how the article follows the
inverted pyramid structure.
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
ELL, Enriched Reader, Below average reader
Use a graphic organizer (the pyramid)
Enriched student will be given a different article to read
through and label. I will expect this student to use nut
graph instead of lead. The article is from the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/us/politics/obamaca
re-unlikely-for-undocumented-immigrants.html
ELL students group has an article with a video that
explains the story: http://www.wfmz.com/news/newsregional-lehighvalley/colleges-taking-stand-againstsexual-domestic-violence/29825386
Below average readers group has an article from CBS
about popular news regarding the NFL and the
suspension of a player without pay:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/adrian-petersonsuspended-without-pay-for-remainder-of-2014-season/
I will ask the BAR to restate the directions to me within
the smaller group.
To help the BAR and ELL student, I will provide them with
a labeled news story identifying where the headline,
byline, lead typically are, and what a quote looks like in
a story. I will use a current story. Each student will

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Materials
(reading,
technology,
equipment,
supplies, etc.)

Closure

Other(This area
is to be
determined by
instructor OR
student as
needed)
Supervising
teacher
comments and
signature
Teacher
Self-reflection
What
worked?
What would
you
change?

Rev. 2013

receive a paper copy.

Paper, pen/pencil, worksheet, blank annotated article
Articles:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/adrian-petersonsuspended-without-pay-for-remainder-of-2014-season/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/us/politics/obamaca
re-unlikely-for-undocumented-immigrants.html
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regionallehighvalley/colleges-taking-stand-against-sexualdomestic-violence/29825386

Summary & Review of the Learning

Check progress on activity
Review vocabulary/structure
Homework/Assignments
Students should be reading their groups chosen novel.