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SPED 775 Lesson Plan Template

M5 Lesson Plan
Unit Title
Subject Area
Lesson Title
Length of Lesson
Audience Description

PLANNING
Chapter 12, Section 3 and 4
American Government
Brainstorming: Creating a topic and ideas
20 minuets
Number of students: 18
Race: African America, Caucasian, Hispanic, Other
English Language Proficiency: Proficiency
Gender: Both Male and Female
Exceptionalities: 3 Specific Learning Disabled
Cultural Considerations: None that I am aware of
Other information:

IEP Goals (where

available)
Objectives

Basic reading, Reading comprehension

Standards

Standard: 4.2C
Topic: Legislative Process
Examine the makeup, organization, functions, and authority exercised by the executive
legislative and juridical branches of government.
C. Describe the process in which public policy is formulated into law including both the
constitutional and operational procedures utilized in the modern legislative process.

Assessment (formative
and/or summative)

Students will be graded based off their ability to demonstrate, both verbal and written,
creating a topic, and several ideas to support that topic.

Learning Goal:
To ensure that students master the creation of a topic and ideas to give supporting information

Resources (texts,
technology, materials,
etc.)

Writing Utensils
Learning Sheet (modified)
Graphic Organizer
*Possible examples of laws or topics to chose from based on the classes comfort of figuring
out topics

Incorporation of other
subject areas

Language Arts

Introduction
(anticipatory set,
thinking device, advance
organizer, lesson
hook)

LESSON DELIVERY

Description
UDL Engagement:
Students will follow along, and respond by
asking questions or stating prevalent
information
Lesson activities
(content, methods,
procedures, formative
assessment)

# of minutes: 5

Hand out graphic organizer.

Review terms on the graphic organizer.
State purpose of the activity.
State Expectations.
Rationale

Verbal representation to validate

comprehensions of focal point for
assignment.
# of minute: 12

Students will relate current economical struggles facing the world to the activity. By finding
two partners, students will come up with a topic or focal point for a law. They will then create
three main ideas to support the topic as why that topic is needed. (If the group has more than
three members in it, then they will have one main idea for each member of that group).

Description:

Rationale:

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SPED 775 Lesson Plan Template
UDL representation:
Students will be allowed to select two partners

This allows student to work with someone

who they are comfortable with. That comfort
should allow for work to get done.

UDL engagement:
Group will create a topic with three main
ideas to support need for the topic as a law

This allowed student to collaborate and use

one another as resources.

UDL action & expression:

Group will divide create a topic and
contribute one idea with supporting
information
Closure

Help student work on their ability to use their

Collaboration and Expressive skills

# of minutes: 03
Reiterating on the supporting detail to gain the attention of those the law/bill will speak to.
UDL principle & description (at least 1): Principle III (why of learning)