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Lesson Content
What Standards (national
or state) relate to this
lesson?
(You should include ALL
applicable standards. Rarely
do teachers use just one:
theyd never get through
them all.)
Essential Understanding
(What is the big idea or
essential question that you
want students to come away
with? In other words, what,
aside from the standard and
our objective, will students
understand when they finish
this lesson?)

Objectives- What are you

teaching?
(Student-centered: What will
students know and be able to
do after this lesson? Include
the ABCDs of objectives:
action, behavior, condition,
and degree of mastery, i.e.,
"C: Given a sentence written
in the past or present tense,
A: the student B: will be able
to re-write the sentence in
future tense D: with no errors

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in tense or tense contradiction
(i.e., I will see her
yesterday.)."
Note: Degree of mastery does
not need to be a percentage.)
Rationale
Address the following
questions:
Why are you teaching this
objective?
Where does this lesson fit
within a larger plan?
Why are you teaching it
this way?
Why is it important for
students to learn this
concept?
Evaluation Plan- How will
you know students have
mastered your objectives?
Address the following:
What formative evidence
will you use to document
student learning during
this lesson?
What summative evidence
will you collect, either
during this lesson or in
upcoming lessons?

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What Content Knowledge

is necessary for a teacher
to teach this material?

What background
knowledge is necessary for
a student to successfully
meet these objectives?
How will you ensure
students have this
previous knowledge?
Who are your learners?
What do you know about
them?
What do you know about
their readiness for this
content?
What misconceptions
might students have about
this content?

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Lesson Implementation
Teaching Methods
(What teaching method(s) will
you use during this lesson?
Examples include guided
release, 5 Es, direct
instruction, lecture,
demonstration, partner word,
etc.)

Step-by-Step Plan
(What exactly do you plan to
do in teaching this lesson? Be
thorough. Act as if you needed
a substitute to carry out the
lesson for you.)
Where applicable, be sure to
address the following:
What Higher Order
Thinking (H.O.T.) questions
will you ask?
How will materials be
distributed?

Time

Who is
responsibl
e (Teacher
or
Students)?

Each content area may require a different step-by-step format. Use

whichever plan is appropriate for the content taught in this lesson.
For example, in science, you would detail the 5 Es here
(Engage/Encountering the Idea; Exploring the Idea;
Explanation/Organizing the Idea; Extend/Applying the Idea;
Evaluation).

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Who will work together in
groups and how will you
determine the grouping?
How will students
transition between
activities?
What will you as the
teacher do?
What will the students do?
What student data will be
collected during each
phase?
What are other adults in
the room doing? How are
they supporting students
learning?
What model of co-teaching
are you using?
What will you do if

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a student struggles with the content?

If a student struggles with coming up with an idea for their comic strip, I would
encourage them to look at what they like to do. I would then ask them if they
could come up with a time something crazy happened while doing one of their
favorite activities. I know they love to play football, so I would ask them if they
ever had made an amazing catch, knocked someone down, scored the game
winning touchdown, etc.
If the student cant put their ideas down and come up with a story, I would do
something called the Dollar Summary. This is where students summarize using
only 10 words because each word they use costs 10 cents. I would adapt this to
be they need to come up with 10 sentences to explain their idea. They can then
condense the sentences as much as they want to make it so each sentence
would essentially be one panel of the comic.
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prewriting strategies to plan written work such as graphic organizers.

What will you do if

a student masters the content quickly?

Have the students work in pairs to share their versions of the comic strips.
Focusing on the first and/or last frames, encourage them to find any
similarities between the two.
Have students create a new comic strip based on the one they just did like a
sequel. If you know your students finish early, have them end their comic with
a cliffhanger so they can easily create a sequel.
Have students peer review each others work to see if there is any way they
can suggest improvements for their peer or get ideas on how to improve their
own comic.

Meeting your students

needs as people and as
learners

If applicable, how does this lesson connect to the interests and cultural
backgrounds of your students?
The students are always drawing and love to color, especially the coloring
sheets given to them at the Boys and Girls Club (BGC); the same 4
students always gave me pictures that they drew/colored
six students told me about their favorite movies
five students have taken my notebook and drew pictures, wrote
something, or listed as many numbers as they could
five students told me what their favorite sport is, one is gymnastics, one
is cheerleading and three are football
three students told me they like to write
a large majority of students I asked said they do not like to write
one student says she hates writing but likes comic strips
only a couple of students have ever read a comic book (mostly boys)
Comic Strip instruction

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A few of the boys are on the local football team and play together. The
students also love to play football while at the BGC. They could write about a
moment that happened to them while they were playing football whether it be
scary, funny, amazing, etc. I could also read them a football story so they can
see what exciting things they can but in their own comic.
The students love to draw and show off their artwork to the staff at the BGC.
They would be able to share their comic strip with their classmates as they
peer review and once they completely finish their project. There could be a
class book with all of the comics that could be on display in the library for
other classes to look at.
The students like horror movies and superhero movies. A lot of superhero
movies are based on comics, so I could bring in a comic book for students to
look at so they get a feel for what a comic strip looks like. The students that
like horror movies could create their own mini horror story within the comic
strip, leaving it at a suspenseful moment. I could read part of a story and stop
at suspenseful moment so they know what a suspenseful moment feels like.
If students have never read the newspaper, I could bring in the comics that are
found in the newspaper, including ones that have a continuing storyline. This
would benefit the more advanced students who could learn how to write a
cliffhanger.
As all of the students have different interests, I want to allow them to pick
their own topic as long as it is not bloody, gory, violent, etc. This allows them
to be very creative.
If applicable, how does this lesson connect to/reflect the local community?
Newspapers can be found pretty much anywhere and they usually include a
section of comics. If the students have seen a newspaper either at their house,
a family members house, or even a neighbors house, then there is a chance
they have seen a comic strip.

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Last year, the Peanuts Movie came out, which was based on the comic strip
Peanuts. There is a movie theater within 30 minutes of the BGC, so there is a
possibility students have already been exposed to this comic. I could have
them make the connections between the movie and the comic strip.
The students love to watch and play football. Some of them have even been to
a Buccaneers game or a USF game. They also like to play at the BGC and have
showed off some of their moves when they play during the game.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
challenge during this lesson (enrichment)?
For students who need enrichment, I would have them go on
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ which is an online comic strip
creator. This way they can explore the technology and see how creative they
can be. They can fill out a paper comic strip and then turn it into a computergenerated version. This can also be good for the students who may not be
good at drawing.
I know the BGC had a room with computers free for students use, but sadly
only about 4 of 20 worked. Every classroom I have been in has had at least 1-2
computers and schools usually have a computer lab, library, or computer cart
with computers that students use. In this generation, almost every student has
been in contact with a computer at least once in their lives so they should not
have a problem with knowing how to use them. If they need additional help, I
would show the entire class how to log onto the computer, open up the
internet, get to the website, and how to navigate it once on there.
How will you differentiate instruction for students who need additional
language support?
Encourage the students to write in whatever language they are most
comfortable in. This could be a mixture of their native language and English. If
the students were not born in the United States and did live in a different
country for a while, find comics in their nave language as models.

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Put more emphasis on the pictures and allow the pictures to speak for
themselves. Show students samples of comics that have few word in them,
maybe ones that have action sounds in them.
Pair ELL students with native speakers, perhaps the ones that finish quickly.
They can work together to create a joint comic strip. Or the ELL student can
draw the pictures and try to write what they want to say and their partner can
fix any spelling/grammatical errors.
If this is too overwhelming for students, have them create a comic with less
frames, perhaps one with only one frame like a political cartoon. I would bring
in examples of various comics and various types of them for students to use as
references. I would explain each type very slowly and clearly to all of the
students.
Accommodations (If
needed)
(What students need specific
accommodation? List
individual students (initials),
and then explain the
accommodation(s) you will
implement for these unique
learners.)
Materials
(What materials will you use?
Why did you choose these
materials? Include any
resources you used. This can
also include people!)

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