Claflin University School of Education

Reflective Lesson Plan Model

Name:NaStaijaPartee'(Rubricattheend)
Date:12February2015

PARTI:PLANNING
Adjective, Adjective, Noun

TitleofLesson
Source

SubjectArea(s)
GradeLevel
CurriculumStandards

Descriptionand
BackgroundInformation

LessonObjectives

VaryingObjectivesfor
IndividualsNeeds
(DifferentiatedInstructioncontent
ProcessProductorEnvironment)

StatementofPurpose

Isthislessonoriginalidea?Ifnot,fromwhatsourcedidyouborrowthislesson?

Kinderart.com

Art, Literature/ELA
Grades 3-8
(Third grade)

VA31.1VA31.3VA31.5VA33.2

Describethelessonsactivitiesandcontenttoprovideaclearoverviewofthelesson.
Afterreviewingthedefinitionofanounandadjectivetogether,studentswillthentaketwo
stripsofpaperfromaboxlabeled"adjectives"andonestripofpaperlabeled"noun".After
goingaroundtheroomaskingstudentswhatadjectivesandnounstheyrecieved,theywill
thendrawoutthepartsofspeechtheyrecieved.Afterwards,studentswillshare.

Whatwillstudentsbeabletodoattheconclusionofthislesson?Makesurethatyour
objective(s)aremeasurable.

Studentswillbuildupontheirdrawingskills,imagination,andsensesofhumorastheylearn
aboutadjectivesandnouns

duringaclassperiod.
Howwillyouvarytheseobjectivesforstudentswhodonotunderstandthematerial?
I
willslowitdownandpersonallyexplaintheobjectivetostudentsthatdonotfullygraspthe
concept.
Howwillyouvarytheseobjectivesforstudentswhohavealreadymasteredthe
concept?
Iwillchallengethesestudentsbygivingthemmorechallengingnounsand
adjectivestoillustrate.
HowwillyouvarytheseobjectivesforstudentswhoarepresentlylearningEnglish?
Withthehelpofaresourceteacherortranslator,IcangivethesestudentsalessoninEnglish
byprintingtheequivalentsoftheadjectivesandnounintheirlanguageANDEnglishsothat
theywillbeexposedtotheEnglishversionofthewordsandbetterunderstandthemby
illustrating.

Whyisitimportantforthestudentstolearnthiscontent?
Theimportanceofthislesson
liesintothefactthatittiesintoELAmaterial.Studentsneedtobebetterfamiliarizedwithparts
ofspeechandthislessonisnotarduousandfairlyopenended.Studentshavethefreedomof
selfexpressionalongwithmorepracticeoftheEnglishLanguage.

MaterialsandResources

AnticipatorySet

Whatmaterialsandsuppliesareneededtohelpyourstudentsachievethestated
objectives?Whatwilltheteacherneed?Whatwillthestudentsneed?Whatother
resourcesareneeded?Willyouuseresourcespeakers?
Studentswillneedpencils,crayons,coloredpencils,andlinelesspaper.Theteacherwillneed
achalkboard/smartboard,herowncrayonsandcoloredpencilsandpaper.Dictionarieswillbe
madeaccessible.Resourceteacherswillbenecessaryforstudentsthatrequirethem.

Whatwillyoudotomotivatethestudentsandgettheirattention?Whatisthe
hookthatwillserveasafocusforthelessonsactivities?
Iwillaskstudentstonameapersontheyreallyadmire,thenasksomeoneelsetogivetwo
wordsthatdescribethisperson.Iwillthenaskanotherstudenttonameaplacetheyliketogo
toandthentwowordstodescribeit.Iwillaskanotherstudenttonameasinglething,and
thendescribethat.Afterwards,Iwillexplainthatwejustnamednounsanddescribed
themusingadjectives.Afterwards,I

PartII:IMPLEMENTATION

Preassessment

Howwillyoufindoutwhatstudentsalreadyknowaboutthistopic?
Byaskingstudentswhatanounandadjectiveareandwhatthey'velearnedintheirELAclass,
Iwillfindoutwhatstudentsalreadyknow.

Whatwillyoudotoshowstudentswhatisexpected?
Withoutdrawinganexampleofmyown,Iwillshowstudentsphotosofclipartanddescribeit
usinganounandatwoadjectives.Iwilldescribehowtheadjectivesproperlymodifythenoun
andalsodescribehowthepictureproperlyillustratesthepartsofspeech.
Whatwillwedotogetherastheylearnhowtosucceedatthenewtask?
Wewilllookatpicturesofotherclipartandapplyourownnounandadjectives.Iftheclass
understandstheconcept,wewillmoveon.Ifnot,theteacherwillhelpthemoutandwewilltry
naminganddescribinganotherclipartobjectonthecomputer.
Whatquestionswillyouasktodetermineifstudentsunderstandsofar?What
techniquesorstrategieswillbeusedtodetermineifstudentsunderstandsofar?
IwillusetheSLANTtechniquetomakesurethatstudent'seyesareforewardandtheyare
payingattentiontowhatIamsayinganddoingontheSMARTboard.Also,avocabulary
sheetwiththewords"noun"and"adjective"willhelpstudentsrememberthemeaningwhile
theyaredrawing.Withclosereading,theywillthinkdeeperaboutthemeaningofthevocab.

Rightafterreviewingwhatnounsandadjectivesare,Iwillcallonstudentsandaskthemwhat
anounis,whatanadjectiveis,andtonamesomenounsandadjectives.
Whatwillstudentsdobythemselvestoshowthattheyhaveinternalizedthe
knowledge?
Ontheirown,studentswilltaketheirnounandtwoadjectivesanddrawwhatthewordsmean
whenputtogether.
Howwillyouconcludethelessonandrelateittofutureexperiences?Howwillyou
wrapupthelessontoreinforceconceptstaughtduringthelesson?

TeacherModelingor
Demonstration

GuidedPractice

Checkingfor
Understanding

IndependentPractice

Closure

Students will present if they desire. We will review the meanings of nouns
and adjectives and why it is important to know the difference between the
two. Students will be encouraged to go home and think about the
adjectives that describe the many nouns around them.

Assessment

Whatwillstudentsdotodemonstratewhattheyhavelearned?

Studentswilldrawapictureillustratingtheirnounandadjectivesputtogether.Thepicturewill
applytobothadjectivesandthenounsandbecoloredincompletely.Arubricwillbeusedto
gradedrawings.

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ExtensionActivities

Technology

ConnectionAcrossthe
Curriculum

Whatcanstudentsdoathomeorintheclassroomtoapplytheknowledgeorskills?
Howcouldyouuseyourcolleaguesorcommunityagenciestoimprovestudent
performance?
Parents,afterbeinginformedofthislessonthattiesintoELAcanencouragetheirchildrento
nameeverdaynounsaroundthemandgivetwoormoredescriptorsofthem.Thisartlesson
extendsfromEnglishclass,soanELAteachercouldfurtherexpandonthevocabularyand
thislessonbydoingmorewithstudents.

Howwillyouusetechnologytoassiststudentswithlearningtheconcepts?Whattechnologywill
youusetoenhancethedeliveryandcomprehensionofyourcontent?
Acomputerwillbeusedtoshowtheclipartdownloadedfromtheinternet.
Howwillyouconnectthislessonwithothercontentareasacrossthecurriculum?Includethe
contentareasaswellasthearts,PEandHealth.
ThislessonconnectswithELAsincestudentsareusingarttoillustratepartsofspeech.Thislessoncan
beconnectedtoPEwhenstudentsuseadjectivesthatdescribeanaction(i.e.,"wiggly","shaky","fast",
"slow")andthenactoutthataction.Ifallofthenounswerefruitandvegetables,studentswouldbe
describinghealthysnacksandcompletealessonthattiedintohealth.

PARTIII:REFLECTION

Strengths

Describethestrengthsofyourinstructionaltechniques,strategiesandclassroommanagement.
Describethestrengthsofstudentengagement.

Describetheweaknessesofyourinstructionaltechniques,strategiesandclassroommanagement.
Describetheweaknessesofstudentengagement.

Weaknesses

Suggestionsfor
Improvement

Thestudentswereveryreceptivetotheprojectbecausetheyallwerestronginnamingnouns
andadjectives.Theyenjoyedsharingtheirworkbecausetheydontusuallyhavetimetodoso.

Studentswerepronetocopyingoneanothersideasinsteadofcomingupwiththeirown.One
studentreceivedthewordpoodleand,thoughheradjectivesweredifferent,shedrewher
poodletheexactsamewayIdid.Studentsalsofeltasiftheycouldntdrawsomeofthenouns
theyweregiven.Tellingthemthatwhattheydrewdidnthavetolookperfectdidnothelp.
Also,IbelievethatIshouldhavewalkedstudentsthroughwhatexactlyIwanteddone.My
closurecouldhavebeenmoreorganized.IfeellikeIneedtothinkaboutdifferentwaysto
closemylesson,andalsobemindfulofguidedpractice.

Whatwouldyouchangewhenteachingthislessonagain?

Insteadofmakingstudentsdrawdifferentnouns,Iwouldgivethemallthesamenounand
differentadjectives.Oneideawouldbetogivethemallthesameanimalanddifferentadjectives
describingthatanimalsothattheyallcouldseethedifferentwaysthatanimalcanbedrawn.This
way,Icoulddrawanexamplethatwasatotallydifferentanimalandnothavetothinkabouta
studentcopyingexactlywhatIdrew.

Ishouldhavebeenalittlebitmorestandoffishwithstudents,sowhentheyaskmetodraw
something,Iwouldntdrawanythingforthemnexttimearoundbecausethatonlycreatesa
dominoeffect.

Ifpossible,Iwouldincorporatemoremediasothatstudentsthatcantdrawdontfeelthe
pressurebehindhavingtohavetheirdrawingscomeoutperfectly.

Revised62013
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