It is best to begin the introduction of your lesson plan with something that describes the origin of the lesson. For example: "This lesson was developed as part of the coursework for a technology methods course in Pacific University's teacher preparation program."

In this second paragraph of the introduction, describe briefly what the lesson is about, what might precede or follow the lesson, and any unusual elements that might assist the teacher in its implementation. Remember, you are writing this to both remind you of the elements and planning that will go into this lesson, as well as other teachers who might want to try this lesson. This part of the plan is not written for the students.

Describe the grade level and content that the lesson is designed to cover. For example: "This lesson is designed to be taught in fourth grade social studies class and is thematically integrated with Literacy and Science to a lesser extent." If the lesson can easily be extended to additional grades and subjects, mention that briefly here as well.

Describe what the learners will need to know prior to beginning this lesson. Limit this description to the most critical skills that could not be picked up on the fly as the lesson is given. Keep in mind that the students will need to be capable of reading the student page, so your lesson should be designed for grades 2-8 as a way to allow students to utilize independent reading and writing.

What will students learn as a result of this lesson? Describe the outcomes succinctly. Use the language of existing standards and be sure to cite the . For example:

Social Studies Standards Addressed

• 2021 Oregon State Social Science Standards Integrated with Ethnic Studies: 

4.13 - Identify and explain how discrimination based on race, gender, economic, and social group identity created and continues to affect the history, growth, and current experience of residents of Oregon.

4.18 Use primary and secondary sources to explain events in Oregon history.

• 2022 Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards :

     JU.3-5.12:  I know when people are treated unfairly, and I can give examples of prejudice words, pictures and rules. 

Recognize that for a thematically integrated lesson, you may have standards from multiple content areas.  Typically literacy is connected to the projects that student teams might write.

Most lessons don't just teach a block of content; they also implicitly explore a range of ideas that may contribute to and build off of the main ideas (aka: thematic integration). In addition to describing learning outcomes within traditional subject areas, describe what kind of thinking and communications skills were encouraged by this lesson. Inference-making? Critical thinking? Creative production, creative problem-solving, observation and categorization, comparison, teamwork, or compromise?

This is the section in which you explain fully how the lesson will be implemented so that you and others could teach it based on these instructions. Describe briefly how the lesson is organized. Does it involve more than one class? Is it all taught in one period per day, or is it part of several periods? How many days or weeks will it take? Is it single disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or what?

If students are divided into groups, provide guidelines on how you might do that and what is expected when they work together.

If there are misconceptions or stumbling blocks that you anticipate, describe them here and suggest ways to get around them.

What skills does a teacher need in order to help this lesson be successful? Is it easy enough for a novice teacher? Does it require some experience with directing debates or role plays, for example? This is the section in which you would note if there are differentiations or accommodations that typically might be helpful based on lesson expectations.

You can paste in the process description given to students on the student page and then interleave the additional details that a teacher might need.

If you can think of ways to vary the way the lesson might be carried out in different situations (lab vs. in-class, for example), describe them here.

This is the section where you need to add the Lesson Objective(s).  The objective(s) should match the Target(s) listed in the students's "Task" section, and both should correspond to the assessments you will use.

Thoroughly describe the materials that are needed to implement this lesson. Some of the possibilities:

• Providing a computing device for each team or each student providing Web access

• Specific software (how many copies?)

• Specific hardware (what kind? How many?)

• Secure access to YouTube or search engines

• Access to prescreened primary source materials or digital archives

If the lesson makes extensive use of specific websites, it would be appropriate to list, describe and link them here. While a Web Inquiry depends on Web-based resources, it is possible that some classroom books or resources may be useful. Be sure to list these and their location.

Describe also the human resources needed. how many teachers are needed to implement the lesson. Is one enough? Is there a role for aides or parents in the room? Do you need to coordinate with a teacher at another school? With a partner in industry or a museum or other entity? Is a field trip designed in as part of the lesson?

How will you know that this lesson was successful? Describe what student products or performances you'll be looking at and how they'll be evaluated. This, of course, should be tightly related to the standards and objectives you cited above (and therefore the targets you create for the students on the student page.

You may also want to copy and paste the evaluation section of the student page into this space and add any clarifications needed for another teacher to make use of this lesson.

This is the section in which you can make some kind of summary statement about the worthiness of this lesson and the importance of what it will teach. Extensions and connections to other lessons could be described here.

Here is where you would list all of the sources of any images, music or text that you're using. Provide links back to the original source. Say thanks to anyone who provided resources or help. If you borrowed an idea from someone but did not actually copy the materials, you should still note that person and idea here.

List any books and other analog media that you used as information sources as well.