WICOR Lesson Plan
Course: Living Environment
Date: January 4, 2016
Instructor: Ms. Katwaru
Aim/Instructional Outcome: (The student will be able to): What are the key ideas behind meiosis and mitosis?
Common Core Learning Standards: RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.5, RL.9-10.1
Vocabulary (for active Word Wall): Mitosis, meiosis, gametes, somatic cell, haploid, diploid, prophase,
metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis, spindle fibers, chromosomes, chromatids, centromere, centrioles,
chromatin
Instructional Materials/Resources: Break assignment, Meiosis Mitosis Review Worksheet, Cornell Notes
Do Now:
Please take out your break homework for me to check
and for us to go over together.
Complete the Mitosis/Meiosis Review Worksheet for
your Do Now
Mini-Lesson with Modeling: (“I do)
Time
I will answer the first two questions on the review sheet
with the students. This will get them started and will
help them see what they have to do.
10 mins
-ELLs will be in a
group with
students who are
both Spanish and
English speaking,
Student Work Period/Learning Activity: Guided Practice (“We
Differentiation
Strategies:
Time
Higher Order Thinking Questions HOT-Q:
5 mins
Time
do) and Independent Practice (“You do”), Include THINK, PAIR, SHARE
Students will answer all questions on the review sheet
and will be prepared to go over the answers as well as
explain their answers thoroughly.
Instructional
Grouping:
-
-
Students
translating for
others
Worksheet
Cornell Notes
(Use Costa’s Levels of Thinking)
20 mins
Students Share
Summary (Include EXIT SLIP)
Students should have a complete understanding of what
mitosis and meiosis are, what cells they occur in, and
what the end product of each process is.
Assessment (How are you checking for student understanding during
this lesson?)
This sheet will be checked before review and will count
as an SBL.
Homework
Students will begin a first draft essay comparing and
contrasting meiosis and mitosis.
5 mins
Time
5 mins
Reflection on Lesson
How will you change this lesson in the future?
How will your evaluation of today’s assessment inform
future instruction?
WICOR Lesson Plan
W
AVID Method
Writing
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as a tool of learning?
I
Inquiry
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will I facilitate students asking
questions and encourage higher
level thinking?
C
Collaboration
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collaboration?
O
Organization
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lesson? What tools will students
use to ensure organization?
R
Reading
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strategies will I use to facilitate
critical reading?
Strategies
Students will Produce…