Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Sierra Allen

Date: February 2, 2016

Title of Lesson: Intro to Ancient Rome

Cooperating Teacher: Kristina DeMoss

Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
Content: Ancient Roman Empire
The physical characteristics of Rome
Student Population

23 Students
10 gifted
Learning Objectives

TSW gain an understanding of life in Ancient Rome, specifically on the physical characteristics and
how they may have affected the lives of its citizens.
Virginia Essential Knowledge and Skills (SOL)

SS.3.3 The student demonstrates knowledge and understanding of life in ancient Rome.
SS.3.3.1 Describe the physical environment of ancient Rome. (SOL 3.4)
Bordered by Mediterranean Sea
Located next to a river
Built on many hills
Limited rich soil
Variety of trees
VDOE Technology Standards
English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
Materials/Resources
NearPod presentation (computer and promethean board)
Students personal laptops

High Yield Instructional Strategies Used (Marzano, 2001)

Check if Used
X
X
X
X

Strategy
Identifying Similarities & Differences
Summarizing & Note Taking
Reinforcing Efforts & Providing Recognition
Homework & Practice
Nonlinguistic Representations
Cooperative Learning
Setting Goals & Providing Feedback
Generating & Testing Hypothesis
Questions, Cues, & Advanced Organizers

Return
45%
34%
29%
28%
27%
23%
23%
23%
22%

DOES YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL INPUT & MODELING YIELD THE POSITIVE

RETURNS YOU WANT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?
Check if Used Strategy
Return
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning
95%
Practice by Doing
75%
X
Discussion
50%
Demonstration
30%
X
Audio Visual
20%
Reading
10%
Lecture
05%
Safety (if applicable)
Time
(min.)
2 min

1 min

10
min

5 min

Process Components
*Anticipatory Set
Begin with conversation about ancient Greece. Review ways that the physical
environment of Greece affected the people and their way of life.
*State the Objectives (grade-level terms)
We will learn about the physical characteristics of ancient Rome and discover how it
impacted the people. We will specifically discuss the environment in Rome, not the entire
Roman empire, as it spread out across three different continents. Lastly, we will talk about
how the environment caused certain economic activities to thrive.
*Instructional Input or Procedure
Students will watch a NearPod presentation that discusses the physical environment in
Rome. The presentation will talk about the important bodies of water, the land, and some
of the popular trades that came as a result of the environment.
*Modeling
Throughout the presentation, students will view maps of Rome to show where it was
located, as well as see where different landmarks were located. I will also model my
thinking throughout the presentation to aid in answering questions.

5 min

*Check for Understanding

Students will answer questions based off of the presentation throughout. They will submit
their answers from their personal laptops and I will check their understanding.

5 min

*Guided Practice
Students will discuss the information with guided questions from me.

10
min

*Independent Practice

1 min

Assessment
I will assess results from the presentation questions to gauge understanding and see if
any students need further help. This is an introductory lesson so I am not expecting
students to know all of the answers.

Students will be given a study guide which they will fill out as a part of their centers.
Rome research will be a part of their daily center activity throughout the week so they can
broaden their knowledge.

3 min

*Closure
Video review.

Differentiation Strategies (enrichment, accommodations, remediation, or by learning style).

Answers throughout the presentation will be used to remediate if any students did not understand any of the material.

Classroom Management Issues (optional)

Students will be required to stay on the correct tab throughout the entire presentation. Students will
be told that, if they are looking at something they shouldnt be, they will lose their laptop privileges.
Lesson Critique. To be completed following the lesson. Did your students meet the objective(s)? What part
of the lesson would you change? Why?
My lesson did meet my objectives. However, if I was going to change anything, I might have added some more in-depth
questions. I chose my questions based on making sure that my students had a basic understanding of the information in
the slides. However, some of the students found the information easy so it would be nice to give those students more
challenging assessments.

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.