For this project, you will create a “lesson plan” for one of the course readings. The goal is that you will develop a plan for a 75-minute lesson that you could deliver to a specified group. To accomplish this, you will need to make a series of decisions before you begin. First, you will need to choose which author and text you want to use as your subject. Second, you will need to decide on your chosen audience for the lesson. You will not actually be required to teach or present this lesson (unless you choose to do so as part of the final presentation), so don’t let that hinder your decision. You are welcome to choose a traditional school level (e.g., kindergarten, 5th grade, 11th grade, college, etc.) or a more nontraditional setting (e.g., public library, retirement home, group of veterans, etc.). The project itself will consist of two parts, to be submitted as a single document.
Part 1: Rationale
The first part of this project is a 1-page rationale that will explain the choices behind your audience-appropriate lesson. Your rationale should state why you chose that author/text and that specific audience. You should also discuss the various factors that played a role in the creation of your lesson plan. For instance, what about the chosen audience affected the information and activities you included in the lesson plan? An effective lesson plan for a group of kindergarteners would necessarily be much different than a lesson for college students, so be sure to have clear connections between the audience and material. Think of the rationale as providing the reasoning behind why you did the things you did in your lesson plan.
This part of the assignment should be written in first person, double-spaced, and displayed in Times New Roman 12-point font.
Part 2: Lesson Plan
The second part of the project is the lesson plan itself. Since you are developing a 75-minute lesson, you will create an outline that shows the order of the lesson as well as how much time will be devoted to each component. Be very detailed in your plan . You will also need to include any materials that demonstrate or explain your individual lesson plan elements. For instance, if you plan to begin your lesson with a brief lecture about the author, you mustinclude the basic transcript for that lecture. If you plan to have the students participate in a game, you must include the details and rules for that game. If you create a PowerPoint or video to use in the lesson, you must include those. The biggest thing to remember is that however you choose to teach/present the information, it needs to align appropriately with the material and audience. A 10-year-old student will need a very different type of lesson than an 80-year-old in a retirement home.
You are encouraged, though not required, to be creative as you develop your lesson plan.
Resources:
· Sample Lesson Plan Download Sample Lesson Plan
· Optional Lesson Plan Template Download Lesson Plan Template(not required)