Lesson Plan Template

Teacher Name:
Grade Level:
School/District:

CassandraMartin
2nd

Title of Lesson Plan:

Subject Area(s):

ColeAcademy

Time Frame to
Complete the Lesson:

NonFictionPresentations
Reading
3days

State Standard(s):
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RI.2.1
Askandanswersuchquestionsaswho,what,where,when,why,andhowtodemonstrateunderstandingofkey
detailsinatext.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.RI.2.9
Compareandcontrastthemostimportantpointspresentedbytwotextsonthesametopic.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.CCRA.SL.1
Prepareforandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofconversationsandcollaborationswithdiversepartners,
buildingonothers'ideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyandpersuasively.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.CCRA.SL.2
Integrateandevaluateinformationpresentedindiversemediaandformats,includingvisually,quantitatively,
andorally.

Lesson Outcomes:
Studentswillanalyzetheirnewinformationandorganizeitintodifferentslides.
Studentswillplanapresentationtoteachothersabouttheirtopicusingthepreziformat.
Materials:
Text Book:
Manipulative Materials:
Technology: Computers,SmartBoard
Books: VariousNonFictionbooksattheirjustrightlevelandontopic
Worksheets: PresentationOutline

EDU 590 Lesson Plan 1

Other Materials:
Prerequisite Knowledge:
Atthispoint,thestudentshavebeenreadingabouttheirnonfictiontopic(birds,spiders,ect.)forabouttwo
weeksandhavetakennotesontheirnewlearningandmisconceptions.
Learning Environment:
Iwillintroducethislessonintheclassroomatthecarpet.Thestudentswillthendispersearoundtheclassroom,
withtheirgroups,tocreatetheiroutlinesandpresentations.
Teaching Procedures:
Motivation:
"Wehavebeenworkingsohardandlearningsomuchaboutourtopics!(Makecommentsaboutthings
specificgroupshavelearned).Youallarebecomingexpertsonyourtopic,sonowyoucanteachothers
allaboutit!Inthepastwehavecreatedinformationalpostersthatwehavesharedalthoughsinceyouall
arealmost3rdgraders,Ithoughtwecouldusea3rdgradestrategy.Whatdoyouthink?TodayIam
goingtoteachyouhowtomakeapresentationaboutyourtopicusingthepreziprogram.
Body:
Day1:
WhilestudentsareatthecarpetIwillshowthemanexampleofaprezi.Iwillreviewhowtogothrough
thedifferentslidesandhowyoucanseparatetheinformation.
Afterthis,Iwillthenshowthestudentshowtocreateanoutlinetopreparefortheirpresentations.Iwill
decidethemostimportantinformationthatIwanttosharewithmyaudiencetodeterminemyslide.
ThenIwilljotdownideasofwhatshouldgointoeachslide.
Studentswillthenbesentwiththeirgroupstospotsaroundtheroomtocreateanoutlinefortheirprezi.
Theywillchoosethemostimportantinformationtheywanttosharewithotherstocreatetheirdifferent
slides.Theywillthenjotdownnotesofwhattheywanttoincludeineachslide.
Ifagroupcreatestheirentireoutlineearly,theycangotoindependentreading.
Day2:
Atthispoint,mostgroupshavecreatedtheiroutlines.Iwillbringthestudentstothecarpettoshow
themhowtocreateaprezibycreatingoneaboutwolves.
AfterIhavecreatedafewslidesandhaveshownthemhowtoedittextfeatures,addpictures,ect,Iwill
sendthembacktotheirgroupspotswithacomputer.Iwillguidetheclassinstartingaprezi.
Finally,thegroupswillspendtherestofthedayandtomorrowasneededtofinishtheirpresentations.
Theywillpresentthemtotheclassattheendoftheweekaftertheyhavepracticedpresentingwithme.

EDU 590 Lesson Plan 2

Closure:
Weareallreadersandwearealsoscientists.Thisyearwehavelearnedthatscientistalwayswritedown
thethingstheylearnsotheycanteachothers.Youareexpertsnow!Youaregoingtoteachusallabout
yourtopic.Wearesoexcitedtolearnfromyou!
Assessment Activity:
Studentswillcreatetheirpresentationsandpresentthemtotheclassasagroup.
Performance Indicators:
Sample Indicators for a Student who:
Is Developing
Does not Conceptualize the
Fully Conceptualizes the
Conceptualization of the
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Studentsdidnotcreatea
Studentscreateapresentation
Studentscreateapresentationthat
presentationortheirpresentation
whereslidesareeithernot
iswellorganizedwithdifferent
doesnotcontainanyvaluable
organizedintopartsthataremostly slidescontaininginformation
informationandhasno
aboutonethingorthepresentation mostlyaboutonethingthatconnets
organization.
doesnotteachtheaudience
tothebigtopic.Theinformation
valuableinformation.
thatisinthepresentationis
valuableinformationthatteaches
Ex:
theiraudienceabouttheirtopic.
http://prezi.com/ykoqmrvtvly Ex: https://prezi.com/vlfx2zemieq/bears/
q/?
Ex:
utm_campaign=share&utm_me
http://prezi.com/zu7euducuxb
dium=copy&rc=ex0share
p/?
utm_campaign=share&utm_me
dium=copy&rc=ex0share
Assessment Criteria:
Objective:
Create a presentation to teach the class about their topic.
Subjective:
Nosubjectiveelements
Follow-Up for Students who did not Conceptualize the Lesson:
Forstudentswhodonotunderstandorgraspthelesson,theywillhavetheirgroupmembersexplainittothem
again.Ifastudentcontinuestohavechallenges,Iwillmeetwiththemintheirsmallgroupandwewillgoover
theoutlineandhowtocreateapresentationtogetherontheircomputer.
Adjustments for Special Needs Students:
Dyslexic Student: Studentswillhaveextratimeandwillhavethesupportoftheirgroupmembers.
EDU 590 Lesson Plan 3

Vision Impaired Students: Studentswillhavebookswritteninbrailandwillbeabletocontributeto

theoutlineofthepresentation.Studentswillalsobegiventheoptiontoactoutthierinformationrather
thancreatingaprezi.
Deaf Students: Studentscanaddcaptionstotheirslidesandtheirgroupsmembercanassistin
sharingthem.
Motion Impaired Students: Minimalmotionisrequiredtocreateaprezi.Iftheyhavechallenges
withfinemotorskills,atrackballcanbeinstalledonthecomputertheyareusing.Thestudentwillalso
havetheassistanceoftheirgroupmembers.
Lesson References:
Books:
World Wide Web [URLs]: www.prezi.com
Other References:

EDU 590 Lesson Plan 4