TESOL LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
OVERVIEW
Lesson Title: Unit Title:
Lesson #: Class Level:
Length of Lesson in # of Hours: Teacher(s):
STAGE 1 – PLANNING FOR DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON OBJECTIVES: CONTENT AND LANGUAGE
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
MA ELPS STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS THAT SUPPORT AND ALIGN WITH THE LESSON OBJECTIVES KEY INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS
Indicate those addressed in this lesson:
☐ Practice with complex text and academic
language
☐ Ground reading, writing, and speaking in
evidence from literary and informational texts
☐ Build knowledge through content-rich
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) (optional) nonfiction
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
STAGE 2 -- EVIDENCE OF LEARNING / ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
Ways that students and I will know the extent to which objectives have been met:
Adapted from Achieve the Core’s Lesson Planning Tool by Student Achievement Partners and from the work of William Schaffer, PD Specialist, Northampton Community College, Tannersville PA.
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STAGE 3 -- LEARNING PLAN / LESSON PROCEDURES MATERIALS TIME (optional)
INTRODUCTION Guiding Questions Warm up/ Lead-in
How will students know the purpose
for this lesson?
How will I contextualize the language
focus of the lesson?
BODY OF THE LESSON
Guiding Questions PRESENTATION
What opportunities will students have
to practice new language and use it in PRACTICE
authentic communicative activities?
PRODUCTION
What questions will I pose to engage
students, foster thinking and
reasoning, and elicit language
production?
What academic and content
vocabulary will students learn?
How will I monitor the student learning
and acquisition of language targets of
the lesson?
What opportunities will students need
for scaffolding and differentiation?
How are the CCRS Instructional Shifts
evidenced in student performance?
CLOSING Guiding Questions
How will I bring closure to the lesson
and provide opportunities for student
reflection (i.e., transfer of
knowledge/skills)?
TEACHER REFLECTION
What changes or adaptations would I
make after teaching the lesson?
Adapted from Achieve the Core’s Lesson Planning Tool by Student Achievement Partners and from the work of William Schaffer, PD Specialist, Northampton Community College, Tannersville PA.
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