GESD Lesson Design Framework
Lesson
1
of 5
Essential Questions: What does respect look and sound like? Why is respect important? What do you do in the classroom to demonstrate
each respect?
Big Idea: What we do as individuals affects everyone around us. We must be conscientious of our actions and the impact they have on the
group as a whole. Respect is something that has to be earned by respecting the people and things around us.
Performance Objective:
Writing: S1C1PO2: Determine the purpose of an intended writing piece.
S1C1PO4: Establish a central idea appropriate to the type of writing.
S1C1PO5: Use organizational strategies to plan writing.
Social Studies: S3C4PO1: Describe ways an individual can contribute to school or community.
S3C4P02: Describe the character traits that are important to the preservation and improvement of constitutional democracy in the United
States.
Lesson Objective: TSW describe what he or she does to show respect in the classroom by writing a paragraph describing what behaviors he
or she exhibits that contribute to the classroom community.
Building Background: TTW model components of the lesson using family as the topic. TSW be able to relate to the topic by thinking about
specific actions he or she does within his or her own family. By having the students create their own product on how they show respect at
school, we are tapping into their prior knowledge of respect.
Pre-Assessment/Data: TSW write a descriptive paragraph on responsibility to pre-assess their ability to construct a descriptive paragraph.
Sub-Objectives (Content)
TSW describe respect by
listing its characteristics
in a circle map.
TSW describe specific
ways he or she shows
respect at school by
listing two examples for
each characteristic of
respect selected for the
Teacher Actions
Explain, Model, Demonstrate
TTW draw a circle map
on the board and write
two characteristics of
respect. TTW write
student-generated
responses for the
characteristics of respect.
1) TTW choose, with
student input, three
important characteristics
of respect to develop for
the tree map. TTW draw a
tree map with the three
Student Actions
TSW think of three
characteristics of respect
and share them with a
partner.
1) TSW draw a tree map
and label it “Respect at
School.” TSW create
three categories (same as
teacher tree map).
2) TSW think of ways he
Check for Understanding or
Assessment
TTW select non
volunteers to share what
his or her PARTNER
said. TTW add student
responses to the circle
map.
TSW create a tree map
describing the ways he or
she demonstrates respect
at school.
Modifications &
Accommodations
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TSW be given a
graphic organizer
rather than
constructing their
own.
TSW be required to
describe 2 ways in
which they are
responsible instead of
3.
TTW assist student in
developing the
tree map.
categories, one for each
selected characteristic of
respect. TTW title the
map “Respect at Home.”
2) TTW describe two
ways each characteristic
is demonstrated at home.
or she shows respect at
school and share them
with a partner.
3) Under each
characteristic of respect
on the tree map, TSW
describe two ways the
characteristic is
demonstrated at school.
TSW describe what he or 1) TTW will explain that 1) TSW identify his or
she does to show respect
topic is what the
her topic (respect at
in the classroom by
paragraph is about
school) and write a topic
writing a paragraph
(respect at home). TTW sentence. TSW share his
describing what behaviors metacognate the
or her topic sentence with
he or she exhibits that
construction of a topic
a partner.
contribute to the
sentence.
2) TSW write a sentence
classroom community.
2) TTW create a sentence about the first
(while using
characteristic of respect
metacognition) about the from the tree map and
first characteristic of
describe the two ways it
respect from the tree map is demonstrated at school.
and describe the two ways TSW share his or her
it is demonstrated at
sentence with a partner.
home.
3) TSW repeat step 2 for
3) TTW repeat step 2 for the rest of the categories
the rest of the categories
from the tree map.
from the tree map.
4) TSW write a
4) TTW explain that the
concluding sentence for
concluding sentence
his or her paragraph about
reiterates what was stated respect at home.
in the topic sentence.
TTW write a concluding
sentence for respect at
home.
introductory sentence
and the concluding
sentence.
TSW create a descriptive
paragraph on the ways in
which he or she exhibits
respect in the classroom.