Sample Co-Teaching Lesson Plan (Direct Instruction)

Teachers: Talia, Jessamy, and Carolina Subject:

English Language Arts
Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts 6th grade Key Ideas and details 6RL1- 6RL 3
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of
the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Objective (Explicit):
After students listen to a song of their choice, they will identify key terms. Students will be able to write two
sentences with their interpretation of the most prevalent theme.

Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):

Include a copy of the lesson assessment.
Provide exemplar student responses with the level of detail you expect to see.
Assign value to each portion of the response
Each student will be required the day before the lesson to bring earphones from home and choose a PG-13 song that
they can either relate to or just enjoy overall that is appropriate. They will have 5 minutes to listen to the song and while
they are listening they will point out key vocabulary words they believe identifies the theme. When the 5 minutes are
over they will be able to discuss with their group their choice of vocabulary for 5 minutes. After those 5 minutes are over
they will write a summary of the believed theme of the song.

Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):

How will you review past learning and make connections to previous lessons?
What skills and content are needed to ultimately master this lesson objective?
How is this objective relevant to students, their lives, and/or the real world?
Students are allowed to choose a song that they relate to or generally enjoy. It is important to understand what the artist
wants the audience to know and take from their song. Students will begin to make this connection towards novels,
future readings in class, and movies.

Key vocabulary: Materials:

Summarize Ear phones
Identify Laptop or I-pad
Theme Note book
Mood Pencil
Emotions
Title
Interpret
Explain

Opening (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make relevant to real life)
How will you activate student interest?
How will you connect to past learning?
How will you present the objective in an engaging and student-friendly way?
How will you communicate its importance and make the content relevant to your students?
 1. Students interest will be activated already because they get to choose the song that intrigues them
and they get 5 minutes to themselves to listen to their song.
2. At the beginning of class we will have a bell work up on the board followed by a classroom
discussion in which we review our previous learning on theme. Students will talk about what themes
they have learned through reading books.

Teacher Will: Student Will:

How will you model/explain/demonstrate all What will students be doing to actively capture and process
knowledge/skills required of the objective? the new material?
What types of visuals will you use? How will students be engaged?
How will you address misunderstandings or common
student errors?
How will you check for understanding?
How will you explain and model behavioral
expectations?
Is there enough detail in this section so that another
person could teach it?

I will model the knowledge and skills by Students will be closely listening to their chosen
analyzing a song with the students. song. By identifying key words they will gain a
We can check for understanding by reviewing deeper understanding of the artists message.
what theme means.
While we are monitoring the classroom we will
Instructional Input

address any issues the students might have and

hold students accountable for helping one
another.

Co-Teaching Strategy
Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?
While Jessamy is reviewing the elements of theme Talia will be walking around making sure
students are on task.

Differentiation Strategy
What accommodations/modifications will you include for specific students?
Do you anticipate any students who will need an additional challenge?

If the students has hearing impairments they can google an image and describe the message.
Yes if the student finishes their summary they can listen to a second song but this time it will be a genre they
strongly dislike.
Teacher Will: Student Will:
How will you ensure that all students have multiple How will students practice all knowledge/skills required of the
Guided Practice

opportunities to practice new content and skills?
What types of questions can you ask students as you
are observing them practice?
How/when will you check for understanding?
How will you provide guidance to all students as they
practice?
How will you explain and model behavioral
expectations?
Is there enough detail in this section so that another
person could facilitate this practice?
objective, with your support, such that they continue to
internalize the sub-objectives?
How will students be engaged?
How will you elicit student-to-student interaction?
How are students practicing in ways that align to independent
practice?
 Students will be engaged by collaborating with their peers
What song they choose, what key words have they and learning different themes of different songs.
found so far that they believe has to do with theme,
Why they choose that song, if they like the artist and
why.

Co-Teaching Strategy
Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?
Jessamy and Talia will walk around the classroom to check on how the students are
progressing. They will have an enthusiastic attitude to help maximize student achievement.
Praise will be given to the students for the effort they are putting in their work.
Differentiation Strategy
What accommodations/modifications will you include for specific students?
Do you anticipate any students who will need an additional challenge?
How can you utilize grouping strategies?
We will utilize grouping strategies by holding students accountable for each others understanding.

Teacher Will: Student Will:

How will you plan to coach and correct during this practice?
How will you provide opportunities for remediation and
extension?
How will you clearly state and model academic and
behavioral expectations?
Did you provide enough detail so that another person could
Independent Practice
How will students independently practice the knowledge and skills
required by the objective?
How will students be engaged?
How are students are practicing in ways that align to assessment?
How are students using self-assessment to guide their own
learning?

facilitate the practice?

How are you supporting students giving feedback to one another?

We will coach by asking students why they chose Students will independently practicing the knowledge
certain key words. and skills by listening to the songs of their choice.

Co-Teaching Strategy
Which co-teaching approach will you use to maximize student achievement?

While Jessamy is reviewing the elements of theme Talia will be walking around making sure students are on task.

Differentiation Strategy
What accommodations/modifications will you include for specific students?
Do you anticipate any students who will need an additional challenge?

If the students has hearing impairments they can google an image and describe the message.
Yes if the student finishes their summary they can listen to a second song but this time it will be a genre they strongly dislike.

Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:

How will students summarize and state the significance of what they learned?
Why will students be engaged?
They will do it by writing a summary. Students will be engaged by actively listening to a song that
they enjoy.