Lesson Background Information
Name: Lauren Mezzetti
Date: May 30, 2013
District: Lynn
Lesson Length: 90 minutes
Content Area: Biology
Lesson Topic: Organic Molecules
Focus Language Domain(s) (R, W, L, S): ALL
Content Objective:
All students will be able to:
 Identify characteristics of the 4 major
classes of organic molecules
 Complete a organic molecules graphic
organizer
Related Standards:
MA Standard 1.2: Describe the basic
molecular structures and primary functions of
the four major categories of
organic molecules (carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, nucleic acids).
Key Content Vocabulary:
 Carbohydrates
 monosaccharides
 Proteins
 Amino acids
 Lipids
 Fatty acids
 Nucleic acids
 nucleotides
Materials/Equipment:
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Organic molecules graphic organizer
Pen/pencil
Binder with notes and handouts
Building Molecular Models lab work
Language Objective for students at WIDA
ELD levels 2 :
1. Students will be able to identify elements
and monomers contained in organic
molecules.
2. Students will complete a graphic
organizer naming elements and foods of
organic molecules
3. Students orally will discuss facts about
organic molecule
Language Objective for students at WIDA
ELD levels 4:
1. Students will be able to identify elements
and molecular structure of the 4 major
classes of organic molecules
2. Students will be able to identify foods that
contain carbohydrates, proteins and lipids
in a graphic organizer
3. Students will orally discuss functions,
elements and foods of organic molecules
Prerequisite Knowledge: (and/or skills)
 Students will have completed vocabulary
keywords in binder
 Notes were presented in a power point and
white board, giving characteristics of the 4
major organic molecules and foods they are
contained in.
 Previous homework assignment including
reading and answering questions from
textbook.
 Students have completed a lab building
molecular models or each organic molecule;
this will help when drawing the molecules.
Instructional Procedure
Duration Description
Connection to prior learning or background building activity:
10 min
 As a warm up activity, students are to write 1 fact they know about an organic
molecule.
 Teacher asks students to share facts; see if any students share same ideas;
have students discuss whether the fact is correct or not.
Activities, resources, and materials to present new content area AND language
knowledge or skill:
20 min
1. Teacher reviews 3 slides from biochemistry power point that reviews
characteristics of organic molecules.
2. Students take notes on any information they have missed previously.
10 min
3. Teacher passes out Organic Molecules graphic organizer and explains lesson
directions.
4. Teacher circulates tables of 4 keeping all students engaged and sharing.
30 min
15
Activities, resources, and materials to PRACTICE new content area AND
language knowledge or skill:
1. Students working in groups of 4-1 ELL student per group and complete
graphic organizer sharing information:
a. Identify functions of each organic molecule
b. Elements found in each class of organic molecules (C,H,N,O,P,S)
c. Identify and draw molecular structure of each monomer of the 4 organic
molecules
d. Identify foods that contain carbohydrates, proteins and lipids
2. Wrap up: Students return to seats to discuss findings
3. Students pass graphic organizer in for grade.
Activities, resources, and materials to ASSESS new content area AND language
knowledge or skill:
Students will be assessed on completion of graphic organizer
1. ELL 2’s will be expected to identify elements & foods found that contain each
organic molecule
2. ELL 4’s will be expected to identify elements, functions and foods contained in.
3. All other students will be assessed based on completion of graphic organizer
with all the necessary information
Homework/Extension Activities
Students will complete a John Collins paper writing 4 paragraphs using the information
from their graphic organizer. Each line of the graphic organizer becomes a paragraph that
will include functions, elements and names of monomers of each organic molecule, with
ELL’s only identifying elements and monomers.