EdTPA LessonTemplate Draft
EdTPA General Lesson Plan Template
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Grade Level: Number of Students: Instructional Location: Date:
Lesson Goals
Central Focus of Lesson:
Students will be learning the differences between biomes and their defining charactersitics.
Standard(s) Addressed:
What IL Learning Standards (Common Core, NGSS, etc.) will be addressed during the lesson? (List number and text)
Lesson Objectives and Demands
Content Objectives:
Students will complete a guided notes worksheet to guide them to and understanding about a specific biome.
Students will create posters to show the importance of all aspects of each biome.
Language Objectives:
What language will students be expected to utilize when illustrating their understanding?
Key Vocabulary in Lesson:
Biome, habitat, responsibilities, ecological community, savanna, desert, tundra, rain forest.
Lesson Considerations
Materials:
Poster board, powerpoint, markers/crayons, pens/pencils, worksheet.
Prior Academic Learning and Prerequisite Skills:
Students will know what a community is and be able to describe their own community. They will understand their are multiple parts that come together to create a community.
Misconceptions: Certain parts of a community are more imporatant than another. Might confuse or combine some biomes (ex: Savanna and dessert)
Lesson Plan Details: Write a detailed outline of your class session including instructional strategies, learning tasks, key questions, key transitions, student supports, assessment strategies, and conclusion. Your outline should be detailed enough that another teacher could understand them well enough to use them. Include what you will do as a teacher and what your students will be doing during each lesson phase. Include a few key time guidelines. Note: The italicized statements and scaffolding questions are
[Note: Delete all of the writing in italics as you complete each section]
[Note: All words and phrases in RED can be found in the EdTPA Glossary]
Grade Level: Number of Students: Instructional Location: Date:
Lesson Goals
Central Focus of Lesson:
Students will be learning the differences between biomes and their defining charactersitics.
Standard(s) Addressed:
What IL Learning Standards (Common Core, NGSS, etc.) will be addressed during the lesson? (List number and text)
Lesson Objectives and Demands
Content Objectives:
Students will complete a guided notes worksheet to guide them to and understanding about a specific biome.
Students will create posters to show the importance of all aspects of each biome.
Language Objectives:
What language will students be expected to utilize when illustrating their understanding?
Key Vocabulary in Lesson:
Biome, habitat, responsibilities, ecological community, savanna, desert, tundra, rain forest.
Lesson Considerations
Materials:
Poster board, powerpoint, markers/crayons, pens/pencils, worksheet.
Prior Academic Learning and Prerequisite Skills:
Students will know what a community is and be able to describe their own community. They will understand their are multiple parts that come together to create a community.
Misconceptions: Certain parts of a community are more imporatant than another. Might confuse or combine some biomes (ex: Savanna and dessert)
Lesson Plan Details: Write a detailed outline of your class session including instructional strategies, learning tasks, key questions, key transitions, student supports, assessment strategies, and conclusion. Your outline should be detailed enough that another teacher could understand them well enough to use them. Include what you will do as a teacher and what your students will be doing during each lesson phase. Include a few key time guidelines. Note: The italicized statements and scaffolding questions are