English 309W
Planning a mini-lesson
You
must have—
A clear, measurable objective -- What will the student do to demonstrate the learning
objective?
Clear assessment --
How will you know the student has met the objective? behavior,
performance, testing?
Relevant materials – The materials used must contribute to the activity
and objective/outcome.
Clear, relevant instruction – Is the lesson clearly connected to the
objective? Is it in line with the
student’s level and the amount you want students to learn?
Student activities – are the activities in line with the lesson
objective? Everything you have them do
must contribute to their accomplishing the lesson objective.
The plan must include the following:
A
description of the students for whom
the lesson is intended.
A
description of work leading up to
this lesson and following it.
A summary of the lesson – title + short description
Instructional objective – purpose of the lesson. Why are you teaching it? What will they be able to do?
Parts – activities, materials, etc.
Process – What are the steps of the lesson?
Assessment – How will you determine how well the students have
accomplished the objectives?
A description of
work/activities following this lesson.
English 309W Mini-lesson Report Name _______________________