edTPA Lesson Plan Template

Subject: Central Focus:

Reading/ELA Key ideas and details
Essential Standard/Common Core Objective:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of
Date submitted: 4/12 Date taught: 3/14
historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or
steps in technical procedures in a text, using
language that pertains to time, sequence, and
cause/effect.
Daily Lesson Objective:
Students will analyze a biography of George Washington to put historical events into a sequence.
21st Century Skills: Academic Language Demand (Language Function and
1 point Vocabulary):
Language Function: Language Function: Analyze
Collaboration- The students will work together to Discourse: Turn and talk, small group discussion
sequence the example.
Syntax: Anchor Chart PPT slide, Exit Ticket, video, timeline
ICT( Information, Communication and Technology) Vocabulary:
Literacy- Use technology to research, organize, ● Sequence
evaluate, and communicate information. ● Chronological
Prior Knowledge:
Students should understand what a timeline is and what a biography is. The students will be expected to earn
6 out of 8 points on their independent practice and 2 out of 4 points on their exit ticket to show mastery.

Activity Description

To begin I will ask the students to come to the carpet. Once the
students are at the carpet I will ask them some questions to activate
their prior knowledge and to get them thinking about what we are
1. Focus and Review about to do.
10 points -What is a timeline?
-When can you use timelines?
I will create an anchor chart of these words for the students to be
able to refer back to throughout the lesson.
2. Statement of Objective
Students will be able to retell a person’s life by putting major life events in
for Student the correct sequence using a timeline.
10 points

-Discuss what we are going to read, a biography of George

3. Teacher Input Washington. Before we read we will go over our vocabulary words
10 points (timeline and biography) and talk about who George Washington was
and how he is important.

Before we read the biography I am going to go over some important

vocabulary words that the students will see/be working with
throughout our lesson.
4. Guided Practice Sequence: a particular order in which related things follow each other.
10 points Chronological: a record of events starting with the earliest event and
ending with the latest or last event.
As we discuss these two terms I will add these to our anchor chart of
vocabulary words. We will do a turn and talk to see where these terms

5. Independent Practice
10 points
6. Assessment Methods of
all objectives/skills:
10 points
7. Closure
10 points
8. Assessment Results of
all objectives/skills:
10 points
Targeted Students Modifications/Accommodations
4 points
English as a Second Language:
The teacher will give the student(s) a copy of the
vocabulary in english and the student(s) native language.
Autism spectrum: Teacher will repeat instruction and will
check the student(s) understanding by just putting the
dates and not the list of events.
could be found.
We will watch a quick BrainPop video about these terms.
https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/comprehension/sequence/
Now I will read the biography outloud to the students. If students would
like to read they will be given the opportunity.
Once we have all read the biography together I will have the students
go back to their table and work on putting the events from the reading
in chronological order. The sheet will have all of the dates/events on
the page but will be out of order. The students will be expected to put
the dates/events in the correct order.
The students will receive an exit ticket that will have 2 questions on it
to test their knowledge of the vocabulary we worked with. The other
way I will assess the students is with their independent practice.
1. What does chronological mean?
2. What does sequence mean?
Rubric:
1 point per event (8 events)= 8 points
2 point per definition= 4 points
total= 12 points
During this time I will have the students come back to the carpet so
we can have a quick discussion about what they just worked on and
what we had talked about.
The teacher could ask them:
- What was hard about putting the events in order? What was
something that made it easier?
- Why do we put events in chronological order on a timeline?
Out of 13 students 10 received 100% mastery.
The 3 students that did not receive mastery had a hard time with the exit ticket. All of the
students put the events in chronological order. Based on the daily lesson objective the student
did well because the objective talks about putting the events in order and not about the
definitions. Based on this, I will need to do a better job of explaining what those words mean,
they needed more examples.
Student/Small Group
Modifications/Accommodations
Struggling readers:
Students will be paired with an advanced reader
for when they work together. Teacher can give
students a list of dates with less information on
each date.
Academically Gifted/Talented:
Student will be given just a timeline without the
different dates listed, they will have to find the
events from the biography and put them in
chronological order.
Materials/Technology:

- Pencil
- Paper
- Smartboard with powerpoint
- timeline
- George Washington Biography

CT signature: ________________________ Date: ______ US signature: ___________________Date: ____

George Washington
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia,
although he grew up near Fredericksburg. In his childhood and adolescence, he studied math
and surveying. When he was 16, he went to live with his brother Lawrence in Mount Vernon.

George was scarred with Smallpox before the age of 20, but inherited his brother’s land
(including Mt. Vernon) when he died in 1752.

Washington’s military career began in 1753, when he was sent into Ohio country during the
French and Indian War to protect British interests in the area. In 1754, he battled the French
and was forced to surrender Fort Necessity (near present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). He
continued as an officer in Ohio country, and served under the British general Edward
Braddock when their army was ambushed by the French in 1755. Once again, Washington
tasted defeat after their surrender of Fort Duquesne to French forces. Luckily for the future
United States, the French agreed to release him rather than keep him as a prisoner. He helped
take Fort Duquesne back in 1758.
Washington was married to Martha Custis in 1759. He managed the family and estate until he
took command of Virginia troops just before the American Revolution. He was made
commander of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. Washington, however, would struggle
with a rag-tag army of volunteers and militia men. His armies were constantly low on supplies
and food, and often times marched to battle without shoes. They were routed in a series of
battles in and around New York City in 1776 and forced to retreat into Pennsylvania where he
planned a strategic ambush. On Christmas night 1776, Washington and his men crossed the
Delaware River and captured a band of 800-900 Hessian soldiers. Hessians were fearsome
German mercenaries hired by the British as soldiers. The event came to be known as
“Washington’s Crossing” and was successful in raising the morale of the entire army. The
dramatic ambush would be called The Battle of Trenton.

Washington proved himself an excellent leader, and won several other decisive battles during
the Revolution. In 1781, he helped to formulate the plan that eventually resulted in the defeat
of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia and the British surrender. As an advocate of a federal
government, Washington became chairman of the Constitutional Convention and helped in
getting the Constitution ratified. In 1789, he was inaugurated as America’s first president after
refusing to be coronated as king.

Washington was re-elected for a second term in 1792, but refused a third term. On December
14, 1799, seventeen days before the new century, Washington died of acute laryngitis or
epiglottitis. Today, George Washington is probably the most honored individual in American
history. Numerous cities, towns, highways, monuments, and parks bear his name. The capital
of the United States is named after him. He was honored on the first American postage stamp,
as well as on the quarter and one dollar bill. He even has a state named after him –
Washington, although he never set foot there.