Type of Instruction
Direct Explicit
Instruction
(Clear Explanation and
Modeling)
This section is designated to the actual direct instruction of the list/pattern/sort that you are focusing on for that week. It will be heavier, in terms of time, early in the week vs. later in the week. In fact you may not have any direct instruction later in the week.
Guided Practice
(Small or Whole
Group)
This is when the students are doing instruction/activities where they are practicing the skill(s) as you are guiding them (80% known/
20% unknown). This can be in a station format where they
Monday
Classroom discussion about connections between literacy and science.
Classroom instruction explaining the concepts of prefixes and suffixes related to scientific terminology.
Classroom instruction looking in-depth at the different terms related to the suffix ology.
Students will be required to take notes relating to these concepts.
Class would be required to work in groups to think of numerous words related to the suffix ology.
Class discussion and dissection of the many different words related to the suffix
– ology.
Tuesday
We will define the prefixes- mono, bi & tri.
We will work as a class to think of and define many scientific terms related to these prefixes.
Instructors will introduce many different terms related to these prefixes as well.
Instructors will introduce the topic of binomial nomenclature.
Students will work in small groups at their lab tables to brainstorm words related to the prefixes specified.
Students will work in pairs to understand words before classroom discussions.
Wednesday
Binomial
Nomenclature explanations.
Binomial nomenclature quick lesson introducing
Caninis Familiarias.
Classroom discussion about different organisms and their scientific name.
Relation to science interbreeding.
Research on different genus and species.
Thursday
Quick review of
Binomial
Nomenclature.
Working on their individual genus trees.
Friday
Finishing up genus tree projects.
Peer review and corrections of genus tree projects.

rotate between activities throughout the week or not.
Independent Practice
(Independent Seatwork and Homework)
This is where students practice their skill independently moving toward mastery
(material is 95% known). So skills should get progressingly harder as the week progresses and they have received more and more instructions throughout the week during the
Direct Instruction and guided Practice portions of instruction.
Students will be required to think of three words relating to the prefixes:
Mono, Di and Tri.
Students will be required to decide on a genus they want to learn more about.
Each student should come to class with at least 2 genuses they are interested in.
Binomial
Nomenclature
BINGO game.
Research on genus of student choice.
Rough draft of tree turned in for formative assessment.
Presentation of genus tree project.
Few questions asked by instructor about genus tree, the process of binomial nomenclature and literacy relations to science.