DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT

CLINICAL TEACHING
DIRECT INSTRUCTION

ED 468: INTRODUCTORY SUPERVISED TEACHING: __x____

ED 478: ADVANCED SUPERVISED TEACHING: ______
ED 467: INTERN TEACHING: ______

Candidate: Date:
Emily Veeser 2/23/16

Content Area: Grade Level:

English Language Arts 1
Subject Matter:
Adjectives
Lesson Content Description:
Students will learn what an adjective is and use adjectives to
describe a monster in a book read by the teacher.

Instructional Strategies/Method of Delivery:

T. will read a book which includes several adjectives to describe a monster.
T. will state the definition of an adjective.
T. will encourage students to work as a table to come up with adjectives to describe the monster
from the book.
T. will model how to use a bubble map and where to put adjectives.
Common Core Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.F
Use frequently occurring adjectives.
ELD Standard:
1. Exchanging information and ideas
Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions by listening attentively, following turn-
taking rules, and asking and answering questions.
Common Core Lesson Objective:
Students will
 Assessment:
Formative: T. will walk around during group discussions to listen to whether students grasped
the concepts of adjectives and the book.
Summative: T. will use the bubbles map to measure whether students understand what an
adjective is.
Lesson/Assessment Modifications: ELL: Special Needs
EL- T. will refer to the illustrations in the book when referring to the different adjectives,
Special Needs: S. will work with one student one on one so that she can contribute her ideas
without being overpowered in a group.
Technology:
T. will use document projector to project the bubble map. This way students will be taught how
to use it correctly. They will also be able to visually see the words the class comes up with to
describe the monster.

LESSON PREVIEW PRIOR TO TEACHING

Prior knowledge required for this lesson/objective success

Students must be able listen to a story effectively.
Review sub-skills required for this lesson/objective
N/A

June 2014

LESSON PRESENTATION

INTO

T. will explain that they are going to be reading a book about a big green monster. T. will
explain that they will describing the monster later, so they should pay attention to how the book
describes him.

THROUGH
 Step-by-Step Modeling/Presentation of the Objective

T. will ask a student what they think an adjective is.

T. will explain that an adjective is a word used to describe a noun (person, place or thing)
T. will ask student to use an adjective to describe themselves

Step-by-Step Guided/Structured Practice of the Objective: Gradual Release of

Instruction
T. will use a document projector to project a bubble map.
T. will explain that they will think of adjectives to describe the monster they read about in the
book.
Students will discuss with their tables for about two minutes.

Checking for Understanding/Formative Assessment of Each Students Performance/

Closure of Instruction
T. will walk around and listen to table discussions.
T. will ask each table to share one adjective about the big green monster.
T. will write the adjectives in the bubble map for all students to see.

BEYOND

Independent Practice/Summative Assessment of Each Students Performance

T. will distribute a bubble map on the following day.

Students will individually complete their bubble map, which requires 6 adjectives to describe
the big green monster from the book read the day prior.

June 2014