GCU College of Education LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE Section 1: Lesson Preparation Teacher Candidate Name: Darius Washington Grade Level: 8th grade Date: August, 15,2019 Unit/Subject: ENGLISH Instructional Plan Title: Lesson plan for English learning for 8th graders Lesson Summary and Focus: In 2-3 sentences, summarize the lesson, identifying the central focus based on the content and skills you are teaching. The lesson shall entail guiding students on the correct use of language structures, application of concepts and academic vocabulary. The lesson shall be very keen on paying attention on students’ abilities to understand and internalize specific academic vocabularies and structures. Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping: Describe the important classroom factors (demographics and environment) and student factors (IEPs, 504s, ELLs, students with behavior concerns, gifted learners), and the effect of those factors on planning, teaching, and assessing students to facilitate learning for all students. This should be limited to 2-3 sentences and the information should inform the differentiation components of the lesson. The classroom shall entail 5-6 students from varying abilities and races between the ages of 17 and 18 years. The group of students entails IEPs, ELLS and students with behavioral issues. These factors shall require an individualized instructional strategy based on cultural and learning abilities. National/State Learning Standards: Review national and state standards to become familiar with the standards you will be working with in the classroom environment. Your goal in this section is to identify the standards that are the focus of the lesson being presented. Standards must address learning initiatives from one or more content areas, as well as align with the lesson’s learning targets/objectives and assessments. Include the standards with the performance indicators and the standard language in its entirety. The Common Core State standards for 8th grade require application of conventions of standard English, language knowledge, learning and use of vocabulary. These lessons’ learning objectives perfectly align with the standard’s initiatives and performance indicators. The NCTE/IRA Standards require that students acquire language skills, literacy skills, innovation, creativity and of students through availing resources, opportunities and instruction to guide them. This lesson plan outlines the differentiated activities and materials which shall engage the students to improve their learning abilities, innovation and creativity. Specific Learning Target(s)/Objectives: Learning objectives are designed to identify what the teacher intends to measure in learning. These must be aligned with the standards. When creating objectives, a learner must consider the following: · Who is the audience · What action verb will be measured during instruction/assessment · What tools or conditions are being used to meet the learnin ...