The Academy for Technology & the Classics

Lesson Plan
Instructors name: Cermanski

Course/Grade: Yearbook

Week of:
Monday, January 4 to Friday, January 22, 2016

Unit Name:
Selling Ads/Finalize Backgrounds

Common Core/ NM Content Standards: NMVA 7

Essential Question(s):
How can I develop engaging Whos who
yearbook categories
How can I tally survey results in a fast and
efficient way?
How can I complete my yearbook pages
with efficiency and excellent
craftsmanship?
Other considerations (modifications,
accommodations, acceleration, etc.):

Connections (prior learning/prior knowledge):

Students are familiar with whos who
categories from past yearbooks

Resources/Materials
Teacher: Previous yearbooks

Struggling students will get more one-onStudents: Individual Yearbook Assignment

one instruction
handouts
Advanced students will be encouraged to
help others
Assessment (How will you monitor progress and know students have successfully met outcomes?)
Daily: Daily observations of students doing individual tasks
This Week: Completion of individual tasks
Unit: Editing completing assigned pages
Time allotted
MON 1/4
TargetTSW learn how to
create engaging categories for
whos who. TSW know this
once his/her group proposed 5
interesting categories.

Lesson activities for instructor and students

Start working on Whos who categories for Teachers &
Students
Each group will propose 5 categories
We will vote on best 10 categories for each
Review individual tasks sheet
(1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
categories for Whos who
(1B)Closing Activity: Share top categories

TUES 1/5
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete.

Type up whos who survey

Assign students to teacher
Print copies in lounge
start individual tasks
Tell Sadie to go to Ayers first thing!

1F)Embedded

WED 1/6
TargetTSW learn how to
tally survey results in an
efficient way and will know
this once all results have been
successfully computed.

THURS 1/7
TargetTSW learn how to
tally survey results in an
efficient way and will know
this once all results have been
successfully computed.
FRI 1/8
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
TUES 1/12
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
WED 1/13
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete

Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on

progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Hand out whos who surveys
Break into groups and explain procedures for tallying
results
Start tallying results
1F)Embedded

Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on

progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Tally whos who results
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks
Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
1F)Embedded

Work on individual tasks

1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day

THURS 1/14
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
FRIDAY 1/15
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
TUESDAY 1/19
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
WEDNESDAY 1/20
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete

Work on individual tasks

1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day

THURSDAY 1/21
TargetTSW learn how to
complete tasks in order to
produce yearbook pages. TSW
know this once his/her assigned
page is complete
FRIDAY 1/22
TargetTSW learn how to
participate effectively in a
critique. TSW know this once
he/she makes several strong
comments during critique.

Work on individual tasks

1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task
completion for the day

Work on individual tasks

Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
1F)Embedded

Work on individual tasks

1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day
Work on individual tasks
1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: One-on-one checks on
progress on individual tasks
(1B)Closing Activity: Share successes from task completion for the
day

Critiques on all pages due 1/23

1F)Embedded Formative Assessment: Participation in critique
(1B)Closing Activity: What did you learn from the critique?