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Standards of E.L.A.K 7.7 Retell familiar stories, using beginning, middle, and end
Learning
Essential Questions
Learning Target Retell familiar stories, using beginning, middle, and end
or Concepts
Materials A storybook, tablets
I read the book, The Tortoise and the Hare.
Introduction/Hook
Instructional After I read the story, we will discuss the story as a class.
The students will then draw a picture on their IPads showing that they know
Activities what the beginning, middle, and end is.
Accommodations
The students will then talk to a classmate about what they drew. And we will
Closure Activity discuss it as a class.
Resources
1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk,
discuss, or edit your lesson?
I talked with my teacher and she gave me some ideas, as to what I should do.
2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
It gave me a direct target to focus my lesson upon.
6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was
used, what will the future assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do
you have for the success of the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lessons
success!)
To the students I believe the lesson was clear but to me I feel like I couldve done more.
8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?
I had the book I needed and the students already had the IPads
9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do
anything differently? If so, what?
If I could do this lesson again I would have more questions to ask in advance.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?
I wish I couldve thought more on my lesson.
Self-Evaluation: _____/15
Comments:
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
Total: _____/75
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)