Introduction to Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment - D091
DGM2 Task 2: Lesson Planning
A. Create an original direct instruction lesson plan in the content area and grade level of
your choice using the supporting document “Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template”
and “WGU Lesson Planning Guide.” Complete each of the following to finalize your
lesson plan:
1. Identify all required general information for the lesson plan, including the lesson
title, subject, grade/level/setting, and prerequisite skills for the lesson.
2. Align the relevant standards and objectives for the lesson by doing the following:
a. Identify the current state or national academic content standard(s)
addressed by the lesson plan and include the associated alphanumeric code
and full description for each standard.
b. Create lesson learning objective(s) that align to the state or academic
standards identified in part A2a. Each learning objective should include
the following required components:
● Behavior
● Condition
● Measurable criterion
3. Discuss the necessary materials, resources, and technology for the lesson plan by
doing the following:
a. List all materials and resources necessary for teachers and students to
complete the lesson.
b. Identify the technologies integrated into the learning activities within the
lesson, and explain how each technology supports student learning.
4. Discuss the language demands included in the lesson by doing the following:
a. Identify the language function(s) students will be able to engage in upon
completion of the lesson.
b. Identify key vocabulary terms students must know in order to master the
learning objectives for the lesson.
c. Identify relevant discourse or syntax used in the lesson.
d. Describe relevant language supports that will be used to help students
apply the language of the discipline during the lesson.
5. Describe the activities and associated student actions in detail for each of the
following steps:
● anticipatory set
● presentation procedures for new information and/or modeling
● guided practice
● independent student practice
, ● culminating or closing procedure/activity
6. Discuss how the lesson will differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all
students by doing the following:
a. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to
meet the needs of students who are gifted and talented.
b. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to
meet the needs of students whose native language is not English.
c. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to
meet the needs of students with a mild to moderate learning disability.
7. Explain how to assess student progress toward reaching the lesson learning
objectives by doing the following:
a. Describe the formative assessment used in the lesson and how it helps
monitor student progress.
b. Describe the summative assessment and how it measures student
achievement of the lesson learning objectives.
B. Explain how the lesson plan from part A could be modified to be a cross-disciplinary
lesson. Include modifications to each of the following in your explanation:
● Instruction
● Skills
● Content
This lesson can be adapted to cover cross disciplinary concepts between
Science and History by introducing how weather events stemming from human
industrialization throughout history impacts weathering of minerals. I can modify
the instruction by providing a more in depth explanation of chemical weathering,
why it occurs, and how to identify this unique type of weathering, as opposed to
simply defining these terms and moving on. I can also include additional minerals
that uniquely react to high acidity levels to simulate how they would react in these
types of weather conditions, which would modify the skills the students learn and
need for this lesson. I can modify the content to include scientific reputable data
correlating the increased human industrialization throughout history with
increased levels of chemical erosion in minerals.
1. Explain how the modified lesson from part B aligns to all relevant standards.
Include the associated alphanumeric code and full description for each standard in
your explanation.
(F1) Analyzing local, national, and global geographic data on physical,
environmental, and cultural processes that shape and change places and
regions.
DGM2 Task 2: Lesson Planning
A. Create an original direct instruction lesson plan in the content area and grade level of
your choice using the supporting document “Direct Instruction Lesson Plan Template”
and “WGU Lesson Planning Guide.” Complete each of the following to finalize your
lesson plan:
1. Identify all required general information for the lesson plan, including the lesson
title, subject, grade/level/setting, and prerequisite skills for the lesson.
2. Align the relevant standards and objectives for the lesson by doing the following:
a. Identify the current state or national academic content standard(s)
addressed by the lesson plan and include the associated alphanumeric code
and full description for each standard.
b. Create lesson learning objective(s) that align to the state or academic
standards identified in part A2a. Each learning objective should include
the following required components:
● Behavior
● Condition
● Measurable criterion
3. Discuss the necessary materials, resources, and technology for the lesson plan by
doing the following:
a. List all materials and resources necessary for teachers and students to
complete the lesson.
b. Identify the technologies integrated into the learning activities within the
lesson, and explain how each technology supports student learning.
4. Discuss the language demands included in the lesson by doing the following:
a. Identify the language function(s) students will be able to engage in upon
completion of the lesson.
b. Identify key vocabulary terms students must know in order to master the
learning objectives for the lesson.
c. Identify relevant discourse or syntax used in the lesson.
d. Describe relevant language supports that will be used to help students
apply the language of the discipline during the lesson.
5. Describe the activities and associated student actions in detail for each of the
following steps:
● anticipatory set
● presentation procedures for new information and/or modeling
● guided practice
● independent student practice
, ● culminating or closing procedure/activity
6. Discuss how the lesson will differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all
students by doing the following:
a. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to
meet the needs of students who are gifted and talented.
b. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to
meet the needs of students whose native language is not English.
c. Explain how the differentiated instruction will be used in the lesson to
meet the needs of students with a mild to moderate learning disability.
7. Explain how to assess student progress toward reaching the lesson learning
objectives by doing the following:
a. Describe the formative assessment used in the lesson and how it helps
monitor student progress.
b. Describe the summative assessment and how it measures student
achievement of the lesson learning objectives.
B. Explain how the lesson plan from part A could be modified to be a cross-disciplinary
lesson. Include modifications to each of the following in your explanation:
● Instruction
● Skills
● Content
This lesson can be adapted to cover cross disciplinary concepts between
Science and History by introducing how weather events stemming from human
industrialization throughout history impacts weathering of minerals. I can modify
the instruction by providing a more in depth explanation of chemical weathering,
why it occurs, and how to identify this unique type of weathering, as opposed to
simply defining these terms and moving on. I can also include additional minerals
that uniquely react to high acidity levels to simulate how they would react in these
types of weather conditions, which would modify the skills the students learn and
need for this lesson. I can modify the content to include scientific reputable data
correlating the increased human industrialization throughout history with
increased levels of chemical erosion in minerals.
1. Explain how the modified lesson from part B aligns to all relevant standards.
Include the associated alphanumeric code and full description for each standard in
your explanation.
(F1) Analyzing local, national, and global geographic data on physical,
environmental, and cultural processes that shape and change places and
regions.
