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Lesson Plan Template – World Languages
Outcome: Candidate will present an effective lesson plan that supports and leads to a successful lesson. Work Product: Microteaching and Student Teaching Lessons Rev 7 9 2013
Candidate / Date and time/class period
Course/Subject / Grade(s)/Level | Room number
Type of lesson ____Introduction ____Recycling/Practice ____Expansion
Lesson Objectives[What will students know, understand, and/or be able to do as a result of the lesson? Remember, objectives must be measurable. Follow the format below.]
N 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 3.a, 3.b, 4.a, 4.b
The students will…..by…..
Performance Standard Focus [Cite the performance standard(s) from the state & national curriculum frameworks on which the lesson is focused.] Also, identify the language components below that your lesson will provide students in order for them to meet the lesson objectives.]
Context(major/unit theme):
N 3.a, 3.b
Functions(---ing form of verbs):
N 3.b
Structures(specific vocabulary & grammar):
N 3.b
Essential Question (What is the lesson/unit question?)
N 3.b
Content Knowledge and Skills [Cite the state/national standards with which your lesson objectives are aligned. 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 3.a, 3.b
____Communication* ____Cultures ____Connections ____Comparisons ____Communities
Interpersonal 1.1 Practices 2.1 Other disciplines 3.1 Language 4.1 Beyond the classroom 5.1
Interpretive 1.2 Products 2.2 Info availableonly in WL 3.2 Culture(s) 4.2 Lifelong learners 5.2
Presentational 1.3
*ACTFL K-16 Standards for Foreign Language Learning
Initiation[How will you help students connect with the previous lesson and/or their prior knowledge? How will you gain their interest in the lesson? You need to help students understand clearly What, How and Why should they learn the material in this lesson? The initiation may be accompanied by a hook.] N 3.b
Teaching Strategies/Procedures [List the specific activities that the students will participate in to facilitate their learning. The activities should be linked together and transition smoothly one to another.]N 3.a, 3.b
Closure [How will you cause students to reflect on what they have learned? Closure is a sampling of student responses showing what they learned during the lesson.] N 3.b
Assessment of Student Learning [How will you determine whether the objectives were met? Identify the observable ways students will demonstrate how they have met the objectives during the lesson including checking for understanding.] N 5.a, 5.b
Strategies for Differentiation [How will you adapt this lesson to meet the special learning needs of your students? What ways can you build in activities that provide a variety of activities that accommodate for differentiation for all students? Identify specific differentiation and for whom.] N 3.b
Follow up/Homework [What is/are the specific lesson reinforcement activities that provide direct practice based on this lesson?] N 5.a
Resources (Materials and/orEquipment) [What specific materials, equipment or needs support the lesson?] N 4.c
Other things to look for [What would you like the observer to notice? Are there certain behaviors about which you would like the observer to provide feedback?]

Note, the spacing on the template is not meant to represent an expectation of the length of response. Spacing should be adjusted depending on the amount of informationrequired.