EffectiveElementsforInstructionLessonPlanFormat Lesson:TextStructure(CauseandEffect/ProblemandSolution) TeachersName:CourtneePanduren SubjectArea&GradeLevel:ELA9thGrade

I. Standard: CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.910.2Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineandconveycomplex ideas,concepts,andinformationclearlyandaccuratelythroughtheeffectiveselection,organization,and analysisofcontent.

II.Objective/Benchmark: Studentswillidentifysubjectandverbsintheexamplesentenceoftheweektounderstandthestructure thatwillbefocusedon. Studentswillmakealistofeithercausesoreffectsofstress. Studentswillwriteacauseandeffectparagraphtodemonstrateunderstandingofthestructure.

III.AnticipatorySet: Talkabouthowteenagershavemanystressorsintheirlives.Highschoolandadolescenceisatimeof greatstress.

IV.Input: Studentsneedtoknowwhatanindependentclauseis. Studentsshouldknowwhattwopartsmakeanindependentclause. ThinkingLevels: Studentsdefinewhatanindependentclauseis. StudentsidentifyaFANBOYSwordandthepurposeofit. Studentschoosecausesandeffectsofstress. Studentspointoutproblemsthatexistintheirlives,oursociety,school,etc. Studentswriteaparagraphaboutthecausesandeffectsofstress. Studentspredictsomepossiblesolutionsthatmaysolveaproblemontheclasslist.

LearningStylesandAccommodations: Studentsmaybrainstormlistsofcausesoreffectsindividuallyinsteadofinsmallgroups,ifdesired. Studentsmayrequestahandoutwiththementortext.Itwillbeprojectedonthescreen,buttheycan havetheirowncopyaswell. Frameworkwillbeprovidedifstudentsarestrugglingwithwritingthecauseandeffectparagraph. MethodsandMaterials: Writersnotebook Writingutensil Computertomakeclasslist Projector

V.Modeling: Showstudentsexampleofmentortextthatfollowsthetextstructureofcauseandeffect.

VI.CheckingforUnderstanding: Whateffectsofstressdidyoucomeupwith? Whatcausesofstressdidyoucomeupwith?

VII.GuidedPractice: Provideframeworkforthecauseandeffectparagraph.Showssomepossiblesentencestartersif studentsarestruggling.

VIII.IndependentPractice: Studentswillwritecauseandeffectparagraphindividually.

IX.Closure: Askstudentstowritedownatleastoneoftheproblemsontheclasslist.Informthemthatitistheir homeworktocomebackwithatleastonesolutiontothatproblemthattheywrotedown.

X.Assessment/Evaluation: Classlistofcause/effectstress Classlistofproblems Writersnotebookchecktoseecauseandeffectparagraphs