Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template
Teachers: Subject:
Sydney Snyder 9/10th Grade English
AZ State Standards:
9-10.RL.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development
over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific
details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Learning Objective:
Analyze the theme of a text and how the theme emerges in the text by providing three events
that shape the theme in a paragraph summary.
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):
How will you assess if your student achieved mastery of the lesson objective?
Determine the type of demonstration/activity the student will use to demonstrate mastery of the objective.
What is the condition and degree, the setting or situation in which the student will be able to express the depth and extent of
learning?
What is an exemplar student response with the level of detail you expect to see?
Students will analyze the theme of a text and how it emerges and provide three events that
shape the theme in a paragraph summary.
Key Academic Vocabulary: (Consider Bloom’s Materials Needed:
Verbs)
• Short Story printed out or on school
Determine, Analyze, Provide iPad/Laptop
• Printed handout of assignment
• Journal
• Pencil
• iPad/Laptop for the Google Survey I am
providing them
Opening Activity
How will you activate student interest?
How will you connect and uncover prior knowledge?
How will you present the lesson objective in an engaging and student-friendly way?
On the day before the lesson, I will ask students to bring in a short story/fairytale for next class.
I will tell them that the story can be printed out or it can be on their school iPad/Laptop.
I will begin my asking students what they think theme/central idea of a text is.
I will quickly explain what theme/central idea is and I will start asking students what they think
the theme/central idea is of the short story they brought in.
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Instructional Input “I do”
Teacher Will: Student Will:
How will you model/explain/demonstrate all What will students be doing to actively capture and
knowledge/skills required of the objective? process the new material and connect to their prior
What types of visuals will you use? knowledge?
How will you address misunderstandings or How will students be engaged?
common student errors that may be uncovered
within prior knowledge?
How will you explain and model behavioral
expectations?
Is there enough detail in this section so that
another person could teach it?
Prior to my lesson, I will encourage students Students will be engaging in my lesson by asking
to raise their hand to participate in my lesson, questions and offering ideas.
offer ideas, and ask questions. I will also
inform them that after my mini lesson, they will They will be encouraged to participate and pay
be finding 3 events that shape the theme from attention to my lesson.
the short story they picked out.
I will begin by sharing an example of a theme
from the book we will have been reading in
class. This will help them connect
theme/central idea with a book we have been
reading and analyzing in class.
I will model by writing 3 events from the book
as evidence of the theme on the white board
for everyone to see. I will explain in detail why
I believe each event shapes the theme. I will
also add a quotation from the book as further
evidence of theme/central idea.
During this process, I will ask open-ended
questions to make sure students are
understanding.
Guided Practice “We do”
Teacher Will: Student Will:
How will you provide guidance to all students as
they practice? How will students be engaged?
How will you ensure that all students have multiple How will students practice all knowledge/skills required
opportunities to practice new content and skills of the objective, with your support?
with your support? How will you elicit student-to-student interaction?
How will you utilize the support of peers within this How are students practicing in ways that align to
practice? independent practice?
Is there enough detail in this section so that
another person could facilitate this practice?
Students will practice the knowledge and skills
I will begin by passing out the assignment that required of the objective by writing out 3 key
I mentioned prior to my mini lesson. events from their short story that shape the
theme. Students will further master this objective
by supporting their event with evidence/quotation
from the short story they picked out.
Students will be actively engaged through the
assignment and discussing with group members.
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Students will have a visual on the board if they are
ever confused on what to discuss. I will also be
Example of the assignment: around each table frequently to help lead
Explanation of theme/central idea discussion.
First key event that shapes the theme/central idea:
_____students write out answer______ During this time, students will have both
independent and student-to-student interaction.
Evidence of key event (quotation): First, they are independently working on their
“_______students will write story quotation assignment. Second, they are working with their
here______________________________” group to share their findings and to discuss.
Second key event that shapes the theme/central
idea: _____students write out answer______
Evidence of key event (quotation):
“_______students will write story quotation
here______________________________”
Third key event that shapes the theme/central
idea: _____students write out answer______
Evidence of key event (quotation):
“_______students will write story quotation
here______________________________”
I will explain the assignment and I will tell
students that they need to individually write
out their answers prior to sharing their
answers with their table groups.
Once students are done writing their answers,
they will begin telling their group members
what their story is and the 3 key events they
found. Students will go in depth and explain
their answers.
I will have a visual on the board of student’s
expectations when sharing with the group.
I will visit each table to ask/answer questions
and to make sure they are working.
Independent Practice “You do”
Teacher Will: Student Will:
How will you plan to coach and correct during this How will students be engaged?
practice? How will students independently practice the knowledge and
How will you provide opportunities for remediation and skills required by the objective?
extension? How are students practicing in ways that align to
How will you clearly state and model academic and assessment of collection of evidence of mastery?
behavioral expectations within the collection of How are students using self-assessment to guide their own
evidence of mastery? learning?
Did you provide enough detail so that another person How are you supporting students giving feedback to one
could facilitate the practice? another?
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I will be visiting each group to listen in on their Students will first become engaged because they
discussion and coach/correct where I need to. had a choice of what story they wanted to bring in.
If students are not discussing much or are off They will likely be interested in the story they
topic, I can coach them by modelling the chose.
discussion.
For example, if I see a group struggling with Students will be engaged through encouraged
discussion, I will take a student’s completed participation and working with their table groups to
assignment and begin discussing their short discuss their events and evidence.
story with the group. I will than ask another
student in the group a question to get a Students will be guiding their own learning
discussion going. through their own choice of short story and
through an individual assignment.
I will clearly state and model academic
expectations through verbal and visual cues. Students will support other students and give
Students will have a visual to look at during feedback during the table group discussion. They
the entire lesson to help them. The objective will have a visual prompt that helps them through
and state standard will also be up on the the discussion if they need it.
board.
Students will practice the standard and objective
through an independent assignment, a group
discussion with peers, reflection, and short quiz at
the end.
Closing Activity:
How will students reflect on learning?
Summarizing and stating the significance of what they learned.
Acknowledge the new information that was added/developed within their schema.
At the end of the lesson, I will pass out an uncommon short story to every student. With this short story, I
will ask them to find 3 events that shape the theme and then create a 6-8 sentence objective summary
on it.
Depending on the time, I will give them time to read the story in class and begin the google forms quiz. If
we are running late on time, I will have them complete the google forms quiz the following day in class.
I will also have students reflect on what they learned in their class journals. This will be a journal I will
check weekly for participation. Students will be encouraged to write any questions they still have in their
journals so that I can address them once I read them.
