Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template

Teachers: Alexis Yerby Subject: 8th grade Science; plastic pollution

Common Core State Standards:

● 8.E1U3.8 Construct and support an argument about how human consumption of limited resources
impacts the biosphere.
Objective (Explicit):
● Define the biosphere and explain how human consumption impacts the biosphere.

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.

Be able to identify at least three key features of the biosphere and how humans interact with it.

Key vocabulary: Materials:

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?

Ask students what they already know about their carbon footprint.

Teacher Will: Student Will:

I ◻ How will you model/explain/demonstrate all ◻ What will students be doing to actively capture and
n knowledge/skills required of the objective? process the new material?
s ◻ What types of visuals will you use? ◻ How will students be engaged?
t ◻ How will you address misunderstandings or
r common student errors?
u ◻ How will you check for understanding?
c ◻ How will you explain and model behavioral
t expectations?
◻ Is there enough detail in this section so that
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another person could teach it?
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n Students will use pear deck to answer the question using prior
a Present a question asking the students what they knowledge on the subject.
l know about human impact on the environment
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 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?
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◻ How will you provide guidance to all students as ◻ How are students practicing in ways that align to
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they practice? independent practice?
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◻ How will you explain and model behavioral
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expectations?
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◻ Is there enough detail in this section so that
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another person could facilitate this practice?
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r Discuss their own understanding on how human consumption
ask questions about the biosphere
a may impact their community. Work in groups to discuss the
Ask them how plastic use affects the biosphere
c questions and answer using pear deck.
ask them to draw the biosphere and draw limited
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resources, label the drawing with explanations on
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human impact.
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I Teacher Will: Student Will:

n ◻ How will you plan to coach and correct during this ◻ How will students independently practice the knowledge and
d practice? skills required by the objective?
e ◻ How will you provide opportunities for remediation and ◻ How will students be engaged?
p extension? ◻ How are students practicing in ways that align to
e ◻ How will you clearly state and model academic and assessment?
n behavioral expectations? ◻ How are students using self-assessment to guide their own
d ◻ Did you provide enough detail so that another person learning?
e could facilitate the practice? ◻ How are you supporting students giving feedback to one
n another?
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listen to what others have to say and learn new information
P discuss answers and expand on the context while taking notes on the subject.
r through lecture on the biosphere and human
a impact.
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Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:
◻ How will students summarize and state the significance of what they learned?
◻ Why will students be engaged?

Ask students why this is important and what they can do to decrease their carbon
footprint.