Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template 

Teachers: Subject:
Kaylin, Addy, Danielle English
Common Core State Standards:
● 8.RI.9 Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same
topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
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Objective (Explicit):
● Students will be able to compare and contrast the four characteristics of the famous pirate, Blackbeard

Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):

◻ Include a copy of the lesson assessment.
◻ Provide exemplar student responses with the level of detail you expect to see.
◻ Assign value to each portion of the response.

Students will be able to produce a Venn diagram using 2 or 3 characteristics about the
difference between the fictional and reality of Blackbeard.

Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):

◻ How will you review past learning and make connections to previous lessons?
◻ What skills and content are needed to ultimately master this lesson objective?
◻ How is this objective relevant to students, their lives, and/or the real world?

Student will make connections between what they knew and what they learned.

Key vocabulary: compare and contrast Materials: laptop, paper

Opening (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make relevant to real life)
◻ How will you activate student interest?
◻ How will you connect to past learning?
◻ How will you present the objective in an engaging and student-friendly way?
◻ How will you communicate its​ importance​ and make the content relevant to your students?

I will introduce the objectives and then introduce the topic. They will have to identify
characteristics of pirates through a drawing.

In Teacher Will: Student Will:

s ◻ How will you model/explain/demonstrate all ◻ What will students be doing to actively capture and
t knowledge/skills required of the objective? process the new material?
r ◻ What types of visuals will you use? ◻ How will students be engaged?
u ◻ How will you address misunderstandings or
c common student errors?
t ◻ How will you check for understanding?
i ◻ How will you explain and model behavioral
o expectations?
n ◻ Is there enough detail in this section so that another
a person could teach it?
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n After the opening, I will introduce the They will take notes down and identify the
p factual and myths about Blackbeard. I information given as being important and
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will provide them with the information aimed toward the objective of the lesson.
and explain to them the differences and
where these myths and facts came
about. They will be asked to take notes
of the information given.

Co-Teaching Strategy
◻ Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?

Differentiation Strategy
◻ What accommodations/modifications will you include for specific students?
◻ Do you anticipate any students who will need an additional challenge?

Teacher Will: Student Will:

◻ How will you ensure that all students have multiple ◻ How will students practice all knowledge/skills required
opportunities to practice new content and skills? of the objective, with your support, such that they
◻ What types of questions can you ask students as continue to internalize the sub-objectives?
you are observing them practice? ◻ How will students be engaged?
◻ How/when will you check for understanding? ◻ How will you elicit student-to-student interaction?
◻ How will you provide guidance to all students as ◻ How are students practicing in ways that align to
they practice? independent practice?
G ◻ How will you explain and model behavioral
u expectations?
i ◻ Is there enough detail in this section so that another
d person could facilitate this practice?
e
d From then on, they will answer some questions They will review the steps in creating a venn
P and I will provide them with with a quick guided diagram. They will guide each other in placing the
r practice of what a venn diagram should look like information into the correct areas within the
a and how to place their information. Their venn diagram.
c diagram will then be used to place the facts
t versus fictional side of Blackbeard
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e
Co-Teaching Strategy
◻ Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?

Differentiation Strategy
◻ What accommodations/modifications will you include for specific students?
◻ Do you anticipate any students who will need an additional challenge?
◻ How can you utilize grouping strategies?

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 Teacher Will: Student Will:
◻ How will you plan to coach and correct during this ◻ How will students independently practice the knowledge and
practice? skills required by the objective?
In ◻ How will you provide opportunities for remediation and ◻ How will students be engaged?
d extension? ◻ How are students practicing in ways that align to
e ◻ How will you clearly state and model academic and assessment?
p behavioral expectations? ◻ How are students using self-assessment to guide their own
e ◻ Did you provide enough detail so that another person learning?
n could facilitate the practice? ◻ How are you supporting students giving feedback to one
d another?
e
n A short quiz will be provided for the closing, but They will study the information they wrote down
t before hand they will review their venn diagram and see if they are missing anything important or if
P and the notes they created to refresh their they need to look over any information before the
r memory. closing.
a Co-Teaching Strategy
c ◻ Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?
t
i
c Differentiation Strategy
e ◻ What accommodations/modifications will you include for specific students?
◻ Do you anticipate any students who will need an additional challenge?

Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:

◻ How will students summarize and state the significance of what they learned?
◻ Why will students be engaged?

A kahoot will be provided to engage the students and see if they remembered the information provided to
them.