DRAFT
PUSD Common Core Lesson Plan Template
Teacher(s):
Unit of Instruction / Theme:
Lesson Title:
Date:
Content Standard(s):
CC Literacy Standard(s):
(For 6-12 only)
ELD Standard(s):
Grade Level/Course:
Duration:
Lesson Foundations
Learning Objective(s)/Language Objective(s):
Assessment(s): Describe each assessment in detail and
include its purpose in helping you monitor students’
progress towards specific learning objective(s).
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Clear Link
Essential Question:
College and Career
Readiness Skills
(check all that apply)
Demonstrating independence
Responding to varying demands of
audience, task, purpose, and discipline
Building strong content knowledge
Comprehending as well as critiquing
Using technology & digital media
strategically and capably
Demonstrating understanding of
other perspectives and cultures
Proving point of view with evidence
Teaching and Learning
As you plan and write your lesson, use the following guiding questions to support the implementation of the skills, 4Cs, and rigor.
 How are the identified Common Core and Readiness Skills embedded in the lesson?
 Which of the FOUR C’s will be engaged during this lesson? (check all that apply)
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Critical Thinking
 How is academic RIGOR demonstrated in this lesson through the DOK?
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Level(s): (check all that apply)
Level 1: Recall
Level 2: Skill/Concept
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Level 4: Extended
Adapted: jcash2013 & Claremont Graduate University
Date Revised: February 18, 2014
Lesson Opener (Sharing objective(s) and Engaging/Motivating Students): Describe in detail how you will communicate learning
objective(s). How will you purposefully engage students so they are either excited to learn “x” or feeling like “x” is important, worthwhile, and/or
relevant? How will you access prior knowledge? How will you teach vocabulary (if applicable)? How will you check for understanding?
Time
Allocation
What Teacher Does
What Students Do
Differentiation
RTI (Benchmark, Strategic, Intensive)
ELD (Emerging, Expanding, Bridging)
Objective Sharing:
Engaging/Motivating Students:
Instruction and Practice: Describe in detail your instructional approach (direct, discovery, inquiry, etc.). What will you do to present the
content so it is comprehensible and purposefully designed to help students meet the learning objective(s)? What will you do for guided practice?
What will you do for independent practice? Furthermore, how will you promote and monitor student engagement and check for understanding at
all levels of instruction? How will you check for understanding? What questions will you ask to check for understanding?
Time
Allocation
What Teacher Does
What Students Do
Differentiation
RTI (Benchmark, Strategic, Intensive)
ELD (Emerging, Expanding, Bridging)
Instruction:
Guided Practice:
Independent Practice:
Closure: Describe in detail how you will know if lesson objective(s) are met? How will students reflect on their learning? How will
you connect learning to real world experience?
Time
Differentiation
What
Teacher
Does
What
Students
Do
RTI (Benchmark, Strategic, Intensive)
Allocation
ELD (Emerging, Expanding, Bridging)
Identify vocabulary that will
need to be introduced or
reviewed:
Tier 1 Words:
Tier 2 Words:
Tier 3 Words:
Materials and resources
needed for lesson:
Adapted: jcash2013 & Claremont Graduate University
Date Revised: February 18, 2014