West Jefferson High School Lesson Plan

Teachers: Ms. B. and Ms. Doroski

Subject: Biology
Lesson Elements
Objective GLE/CCSS
SWBAT define the classroom values and explain why they N/A
are important
Teaching/Learning Activities Differentiation
 Do Now (10 minutes)  Ms. Doroski -
o What is a value? Translation/Interpretation for
o What are your values? Activities
 Agenda and Reminders (5 minutes)  Grouping
 Intro to New Material: Values Definition (5 minutes)  Graphic Organizer: Classroom
o A person’s principles and standards; a Values
person’s idea of what is important in life.
 Guided Practice: Classroom Values Worksheet (5
minutes)
o Complete Respect.
 Interdependent Practice: Classroom Values
Worksheet (20 minutes)
 Class Discussion: Classroom Values with a focus on
Persistence + Interdependent Thinking (20)
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_s1Ewo
kncs How to Have More Persistence
o Essential Questions: What mantra can you say
to yourself when you want to quit? Why are we
sharing our ideas about Classroom Values and
our mantras with the class? What does
teamwork have to do with
 Independent Practice: Mantra Posters (20)
 Exit Ticket: Google Forms (5 minutes)
Essential Questions Assessment
 What are values? Why are values important?  Check for Understanding
o Essential Questions
 What are classroom values? Why are they
 Monitoring student learning and
important?
participation during
 What is respect / teamwork (interdependence) Interdependent Practice and the
/perseverance (persistence), professionalism, effort? Class Discussion.
Why is it important in the classroom? Why is it  Exit Ticket
important in real life? What are some examples of o Why are classroom values
each value? important?
 What mantra can you say to yourself when you want o What value are you the
to quit? best at exemplifying
 Why did we share so much as a class? Why did we (showing)?
post our mantras for everyone to see? What does o What value will you need
sharing as a class have to do with teamwork and why to practice the most?
is it important?