Sierra

Nevada College Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate:
Grade/Subject:
Lesson Content:
SNC Supervisor:

Erica McKenzie
6th ELA
Theme/Details & Technology
N/A

Lead Teacher:
District:
School:
Time Allotted:

N/A

WCSD
Virginia Palmer ES
60 min

Materials, including technology:
Computers, whiteboards and markers, Class website/blog, PowerPoint

Standard(s), including literacy for all content areas and/or SMP
ISTE 1c: Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate
their learning in a variety of ways.
ISTE 2b: Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social
interactions online or when using networked devices.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through
particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

How will learning be assessed at the end of the unit/learning cycle (summative):
Students will post the main idea and key details of their book to the blog, and respond to two classmates. Using a
rubric, the teacher will assess whether or not the student was able to identify the main idea and key details of
their book, and respond to their classmates using proper etiquette.

Objective(s): high cognitive demand for diverse learners

Cognitive Level (DOK or Blooms)

1.

I can use technology to seek feedback and analyze my classmates

responses in order to improve my practice and demonstrate my
learning.

DOK 3: Analyze

2.

I can evaluate my behavior before and after using technology to

engage in social interactions online.
I can create a post on the classroom blog to determine the theme or
central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular
details.

DOK 4: Evaluating

3.

DOK 4: Creating

Connections to past learning or experience, building background
Navigate the layout of the classroom website with students, and show them how to post and comment on the blog.
Review ISTE Standard 2b, proper etiquette when posting and/or commenting on someone elses work. Review theme
or central idea and how it can be conveyed through particular details.

Essential Vocabulary

Definitions

Etiquette

Respectful and Responsible behavior

Blog

A website for conversations

Post

Make comments available online

Strategy for teaching new vocabulary

The teacher will go over the words with students, have them talk about the words in their groups. Next, the
teacher will either say one of the words or the definition of one of the words, and the students will write down
either the definition or the word on their white boards. The class will repeat the process until the teacher can
informally assess that the entire class knows the meaning of all 3 vocabulary words.


Sierra Nevada College Lesson Plan


Sequence and Scope of Instruction (include instructional
strategies, questions, opportunities for meaning making
through discourse and other engagement strategies,
formative assessments, opportunities for metacognition,
grouping, differentiation and transitions)

Instructional Strategy

estimated
time

Show students how to navigate the

website

3 min

-Students will go to the first page of the blog and post their
favorite color.
-Students will respond to a classmate by typing the first word
that comes to mind when they read the classmates color.

Teacher will walk around the room,

helping students access the blog.

5 min

Vocab words:
-Etiquette: Respectful and Responsible behavior
-Blog: A website for conversations
-Post: To make comments available online

-Read the words and definitions to

students.
-Have students discuss each word
in groups of 3.
-White board strategy

8 min

Teacher will use a PowerPoint to

remind students what this looks
and sounds like

8 min

Ask each group to identify an example of proper etiquette

online. What does it look and sound like?

Use a whip around to share

answers

Review main idea and key details:

-What is the theme or central idea?
-How can it be conveyed through particular details?

Using white boards, groups will

come up with a definition and an
example

Ask and answer any remaining questions students have about their
assignment and/or how to navigate the blog

Ask/answer questions

Introduction:

Ask students the following questions

Which word means to make comments available online?
What does Etiquette mean?
A website for conversations is called what?
(repeat as needed, switching the order of words and
definitions given)
Reviewing proper etiquette:

Students will identify the theme or central idea of their book and
describe how it is conveyed through particular details. Students
will summarize and post to the blog. Students will read and
comment on 2-3 classmates posts.

Closure : specific activity to review content

Informally assessing
-Can students navigate the
website?
-Can they identify the theme or
central idea?
-Do they know how it can be
conveyed through particular
details?
-Are they using proper etiquette in
their posts and comments?

5 min

3 min

28 min


Sierra Nevada College Lesson Plan

The teacher will read the students posts and comments to one another on the blog, and determine whether the
student was able to describe the theme or central idea of their book and how it was conveyed through
particular details. The teacher will also examine whether students were able to use proper etiquette online
when responding to their classmates work.

Teacher Candidate Reflection on the lesson (after delivery)

SNC: April 3, 2014