Lesson Lesson#5:ActionPlanning

Standards CCSS
Speaking&Listening
9-10.1:Initiateandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions(one-on-one,ingroups,andteacher-led)withdiverse
partnersongrades9-10topics,texts,andissues,buildingonothers'ideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyandpersuasively.
9-10.4:Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,andlogicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineof
reasoningandtheorganization,development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask.

Lesson SWBATplanandmonitortheirprogressonamulti-dayproject.
Objectives

EQs, EQs
Content,& HowcanImanagemytimeandeffortstoensurethatIsucceedinmeetingachallenge?
Skills Skills
Self-monitoring

Materials ActionPlandocument(copies,oneforeachstudent)

Lesson 1. WarmUp(10mins)
Agenda a. Studentsturnandtalk:Whataresomeadvantagesofhavingaplan?Whatdoesaplanenableyoutodothatwinging
itdoesnot?
b. 3-4partnershipsshareout.Aspartnershipsshare,teacherencouragesstudentstorespondbyagreeing,disagreeing,
orofferinganexample.
2. MiniLesson(10mins)
a. TeacherintroducestheActionPlan:Today,wewilldesignactionplansthatwillhelpusmeettheUnitChallenge.
b. TeachersharesActionPlandocument.ReviewsamodelActionPlanwiththeclass.
c. TeacheranswersanyquestionsstudentshaveabouttheActionPlan.
3. Workshop(15mins)
a. Studentshave15minutestodrafttheiractionplansindividually.Duringthistime,theteachercirculatestheroom,
assistingstudentsasneeded.Basedontheirobservations,theteacherwillselect3studentstoparticipateinafishbowl
discussionwiththepurposeofrefiningtheirActionPlans.
4. FishbowlDiscussion(10mins)
a. 3studentssetupinthefrontoftheroom,facingeachotherinacircle.Therestoftheclasswillobservethediscussion,
usingwhattheylearntomakerevisionstotheirownActionPlans.
b. FishbowlparticipantsengageinamodifiedversionoftheFinalWordprotocolwiththepurposeofrevisingtheir
ActionPlans:
i. StudentAhas1minutestosharetheirActionPlan.
 ii.StudentsBandCeachhave30secondstorespond.Studentscanofferwarmorcoolfeedbackoraskaquestion
aboutStudentAsplan.
iii. AfterStudentsBandChaveresponded,StudentAgets1minutetohavethefinalword,reflectingonthe
feedbacktheyreceivedandmakingnoteofrevisionstobemadetotheActionPlan.
iv. Theprocessrepeatswiththeothertwostudents.
5. Summary(15mins)
a. BasedonwhattheyobservedintheFinalWordfishbowldiscussion,studentshave15minutestorevisetheirAction
Plans.
b. StudentssubmittheircompletedActionPlanstotheteacherontheirwayoutoftheclassroomasanexitticket.

Assessment Formative:StudentssubmittheirActionPlansandteacheranalyzesforformativeassessmentofproficiencywithtopic,skills,and
vocabulary.TeacherprovidescommentstoeachstudentinsupportoftheActionPlan.