final exam

SCED 429/REED 518 Fall 2015

Final Exam

Create a 3 day learning (lesson) unit within your content area. Each day should feature explicit instruction around literacy (reading, writing, speaking, listening, and or using standard English appropriately). This assignment is due by Wednesday, December 9, 2015 by 12:00pm (noon) on blackboard).

• Be sure to follow the lesson plan template provided in class; provide 3 separate lessons (but each is a part of a the same 3 lesson unit)

• Components of the lesson plan should include the following: o Schemata o Pre assessment prior to the start of class o Warm up (where no instruction should take place but is an activity to get

students excited/invested in what they are going to learn) o Content related terms o Procedure that reflects differentiated instruction (for readers with high,

middle, and low proficiencies) o Procedures that reflect various learning styles (kinesthetic, auditory, and

visual) o Closure o Post assessment (some way to ensure that students learned what you

taught) o Relevant Common Core Standards/College and Career Readiness

Standards • Remember that reading strategies, that enhance formal literacy acquisition,

should be evident within each lesson o See professional development presentations for ideas about literacy

strategies and topics to address