Language Arts Direct Instruction Lesson Plan
Part A1. General Information
Lesson Title: 5-step Writing Process for an Expository Paragraph
Subject(s): Language Arts/Writing
Grade/Level/Setting:
This lesson will be taught in a general education 3 rd grade classroom. This class consists of 20 students in total. Of those students, 13 are on-grade level readers,
2 are two grades above reading level, 3 are below grade level reading with 2 being ELL students and 1 having a physical disability that affects fine motor skills.
Student’s desks are placed in groups of 4 throughout the classroom. A large area rug is on the floor in the front of the room for students to gather. There is a
Smartboard at the front of the room that each student can see from their seat.
Prerequisite Skills/Prior Knowledge:
Students are able to write complete sentences using correct grammar.
Students know the 5-step writing process.
Students are able to organize details from the beginning, middle and end.
Students are able to write a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.
Part A2. Standards and Objectives
State/National Academic Standard(s): [Link]
3.12.B - (12) Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to
compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:
(B) compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre
characteristics and craft;
Learning Objective(s):
Students will be able to write an expository how-to paragraph using a writing guide for the 5-step writing process and receive a 15 out of 20 on the rubric.
Part A3. Materials Part A4. Technology
Pencil and Paper Smartboard will be used for showing videos on the writing process.
Graphic organizer (writing guide). Retrieved from Writing Process video will be used to introduce the 5-step writing
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Smartboard
Writing Process video
Rubric for a Well Written Paragraph. Retrieved from
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