This lesson plan is for a Year 9 class focusing on improving assessments in travel writing. The learning objective is for students to address flaws in their previous assessments by considering generic and individual feedback. All students will learn to enhance their assessments. Formative assessment includes a group punctuation activity where students collaborate to punctuate passages for rewards. Key terminology is travel writing and resources include punctuation passages for groups of three students.

1. Lesson Plan pro forma
Class: 9AS (ii)
Set ability (around level 5/6
in the old NC levels)
indicate levels of attainment
Date:
23/2/2016
Time: 12:20 –
13:25
No. of pupils:
23
Unit /SoW: Travel Writing Assessments
completed – Improvements lesson
Key Learning Goals:
ref. to exam board criteria/NC as appropriate
… in pupil-friendly format:
Learning Objective:to be able to
address the flaws in their assessments
Expected Learning Outcomes:
all pupils? some pupils? a few pupils?
All pupils will be able to improve on their
assessments by taking into accountthe
generic feedback given,as well as their
individual targets.
Opportunities for Assessment:
Formative & summative
 Punctuation activity
Cognitive challenges:
Desirable difficulties for all abilities; how will students progress?
Punctuation activity – in groups of 3, Ss will use their knowledge to
punctuate passages that have been given.
EBT strategies:
e.g. APK, reciprocal teaching, collaborative learning, advance & visual organisers,
similarities and differences, goals, repetition and practice, meta-cognition, feedback,
cognitive challenge, subject knowledge, summaries and note-taking
 Collaborative learning – Ss will work in groups of 3 to punctuate 3
passages which the teacher has written. First group to finish gets a
+1 and snacks. This will incentivise the activity.
Key Terminology:
 Travel writing
Resources:
 Punctuation passages for groups of
3
Homework and practice:
N/A