Lesson plan

1. Lesson Plan pro forma
Class: 8NE
(mixed ability sets)
indicate levels of attainment
Date:
28.4.2016
Time: 12:20 –
13:25
No. of pupils:
28
Unit /SoW: Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare Unit
Key Learning Goals:
ref. to exam board criteria/NC as appropriate
Shakespeare - reading a wide range of
fiction and non-fiction, including in
particular whole books, short stories,
poems and plays with a wide coverage of
genres, historical periods, forms and
authors.
… in pupil-friendly format:
LO: To know what is to be included in a
newspaper article
To know the purpose of a newspaper
article
Expected Learning Outcomes:
all pupils? some pupils? a few pupils?
All pupils will be able to know what goes
into a newspaper article,and start thinking
abouthow to gear it towards an intended
readership.Students will write their own
paragraph in the lesson time permitted.
Opportunities for Assessment:
Formative & summative
Formative
 Matching elements ofnewspaper in Shakespeare article – students will be given labels to
match on the Shakespeare article.They will complete this in groups, and will also learn
what goes into a newspaper article
 Brief explanations ofeach element – after discussion of each element,students will write
a one sentence summary for each. This will remind students what each elementis
 Headlines – what persuasive techniques are used to draw the reader in? Students will
discuss this and write down some of the techniques used.
 Direct vs. reported speech – differences between directand reported speech. Students
will have to change from directto reported and visa versa.
 Opening paragraph – students will have to analyse opening paragraph ofthe article,
writing down what they learn from it.
 Developing a newspaper report – discussing the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of a newspaper
Cognitive challenges:
Desirable difficulties for all abilities; how will students progress?
To write an opening of a newspaper report – students will recall a time where
something major happened in their lives. They will mindmap some of their ideas
and then write it using the details I have given them.

2. EBT strategies:
e.g. APK, reciprocal teaching, collaborative learning, advance & visual organisers,
similarities and differences, goals, repetition and practice, meta-cognition, feedback,
cognitive challenge, subject knowledge, summaries and note-taking
 APK – students will use their prior knowledge to think about newspapers
 Collaborative learning – students will be in groups when looking at the
newspaper article
Key Terminology:
 Romeo & Juliet
 William Shakespeare
 Newspaper articles
 Headlines
 Direct speech
 Reported speech
Resources:
 Shakespeare newspaper article
Homework and practice:
• N/A