SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template Abridged

(May be adapted based on instructors needs)

Pre-Planning
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Standards/
anchors/
competencies
PA/Common
Core/Standards
(Plus any others
as may be
required)

Formative
AND/OR
Summative
Assessment
Evidence

Objectives
A-B-C-D
Bloom's Taxonomy

DETAILS
Miss Nicole Burrell
English (Grammar)
3rd Grade
Friday, September 18, 2015 25 minutes
CC.1.4.3.F: Demonstrate a grade appropriate command
of the convention of standard English grammar and
spelling.
E03.D.1.1.9: Produce simple, compound, and complex
sentences.
E03.D.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions
of standards English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling.
E03.D.1.1.1: Explain the function of nouns, pronouns,
verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their
functions in particular sentences.
Formal Evaluation
The students will turn in the subject and predicate
assessment worksheet at the end of the lesson. I will
check the students worksheets to make sure they are
correct.
Informal Evaluation
During the scavenger hunt, I will walk around the room
to make sure students are on task and correctly
identifying the subject and predicate of each sentence.

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Individually, during the scavenger hunt, all third grade

students will be able to identify the subject and
predicate of 14 sentences with 85% accuracy.
(Remembering)

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)

Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the
Learning Plan
DETAILS
Introduction
Activating Prior Knowledge
Ask students what we have been working on in English
class.
Ask students the definition of subject.
Ask students the definition of predicate.
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
1. Complete 2 problems from the Daily Fix-it worksheet.
2. Start a sentence with a subject.

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Explicit
Instructions
Big Ideas
Essential
Questions

Lesson Procedure
Must include
adaptations &
accommodations
for students with
special needs
Accommodations,
Modifications

Ask the students what the subject is.

Ask students what the predicate could be.
Have a student write his or her predicate on the board.
Talk about other students predicates to the sentence.
Tell students that they will be working with subjects and
predicates today.
Big Idea Statement
Effective use of vocabulary builds social and academic
knowledge.
Language is used to communicate and to deepen
understanding.
Subjects and predicates make up our sentences.
Essential Questions
How can the knowledge of written and spoken language
help us to communicate and understand?
Why do complete sentences make a difference in our
writing?
Why are subjects and predicates important?
Key Vocabulary
Subject
Predicate
Noun
Verb
Sentences
1. Talk about the definitions of subject and predicate.
2. Write the definitions on the board.
3. Show students the posters of subjects and predicates
that will be hung from the chalkboard.
4. Tell students that they will be playing a subject and
predicate scavenger hunt game.
5. Pass out the recording sheets to each student.
6. Show students how to complete the first card with
students by breaking the sentence into the subject and
predicate.
7. Tell students that they will have to walk around the room
to find the other 14 cards in the room and identify the
subject and predicate of each sentence.
8. Remind students to look at the number on each card to
record the sentence correctly.
9. Have students come to the front of the room to act out
the sentences and describe the subject and predicate.
10.
Have students complete the Subject and Predicate
Assessment worksheet.
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
A student with fine motor problems will receive a pencil
griper to help him write. I will also read the sentence
aloud to the student. Also, I will provide extra support by
reading each letter choice aloud.
Students who need to stay on task are located at the

Materials
(reading,
technology,
equipment,
supplies, etc.)

Closure

Other(This area
is to be
determined by
instructor OR
student as
needed)
Supervising
teacher
comments and
signature
Teacher
Self-reflection
What
worked?
What would
you
change?

front of the classroom so they can be redirected.

Task cards for the subject and predicate scavenger hunt
Answer sheet for each student for the scavenger hunt
game
Subjects Poster
Predicates Poster
Daily Fix-it Worksheet
Document Camera
Dry Erase Marker
Smart Board
Subject & Predicate Assessment Worksheet
Summary & Review of the Learning
Ask students to recall how we identified subjects and
predicates.
Ask students to define subject.
Ask students to define predicate.
Homework/Assignments
Study for the test on subjects and predicates on
Wednesday.