This lesson plan was developed for a middle grades literacy class (Fall 2021) where another student and I created a reading and writing lesson plan set for an 8th grade social studies class. Our focus for the reading portion of this was to model and walk through guided thinking while reading we "used modeling, explanation, practice, and feedback to teach students to monitor and apply comprehension strategies independently, appropriate to the content learning;" (6N). My partner and I grew to understand "appropriate and varied instructional approaches used before, during, and after reading, including those that develop word knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and strategy use in the content areas;" (6A) especially since there was a heavy focus on social studies. We also developed the understanding "that the reading process involves the construction of meaning through the interactions of the reader's background knowledge and experiences, the information in the text, and the purpose of the reading situation;" (6B). My partner and I worked to help students be able to connect with the characters and develop empathy and understanding of what the characters were experiencing. 

We both worked to understand and "recognize the relationships among reading, writing, and oral communication and understanding how to integrate these components to increase content learning;" (6F) along with knowing "appropriate and varied instructional approaches including those that develop word knowledge, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and strategy used in the content areas." (6I). We both wanted to help students understand that reading, writing and oral communication all weave into one another and can extend into other subjects. In order to help students see this and to grasp onto it, we "selected, modified, and used a wide range of printed, visual, and auditory materials appropriate to the content areas and the reading needs and levels of each student" (6J). We were very particular in what we chose for our supplemental and mentor texts. While reading those texts, we included in our plan that we would "facilitate the use of appropriate word identification and vocabulary strategies to plan and evaluate students' understand of content" (6L). 

Our goal for this set of lesson plans was to "integrate reading, writing, and oral communication to engage students in content learning." (6Q). We wanted to get students motivated and engaged when learning about big historical events like World War II. For the writing portion of this lesson plan, we worked to understand and "know and model standard conventions of written and oral communications;" (6E). Since students were analyzing poems, my partner and I had to work to understand "how to design, select, modify, and evaluate a wide range of materials for the content areas and the reading needs of the students" (6G). Both of these lesson plans required my partner and I to grow to know how to "teach fluency strategies to facilitate comprehension of content;" (6M). We also wanted to work to "stimulate discussion in the content areas for varied instructional and conversational purposes." (6S). We also were growing to understand how to "teach students to analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and summarize information in single texts and across multiple texts, including electronic resources;" (6O).

This lesson plan was developed for an ELL methods course I took (Spring 2022). The goal was to create a lesson plan that differentiated for ELL students to help them learn about the writing process and to strengthen their writing skills. I grew to understand "writing processes and their importance to content learning;" (6D). I learned how to include and enforce supports with writing specifically. I also grew to understand "communication theory, language development, and the role of language in learning;" (6C) so that I was able to reach each kind of student for this lesson plan. I worked to also "understand how to use a variety of formal and informal assessments to recognize and address the reading, writing, and oral communication needs of each student;" (6H) which I attempted to include in this specific lesson plans so that I was able to help them learn and grow from the skill levels they are at. This lesson plan caused me to understand how to "teach students to develop written text appropriate to the content areas that utilizes organization, focus, elaboration, word choice, and standard conventions;" (6P). I also grew to be able to "work with other teachers and support personnel to design, adjust, and modify instruction to meet students' reading, writing, and oral communication needs;" (6R) due to the need to differentiate and support students who are specifically ELL.