Various strategies can be used to engage students in the writing process, including questioning to activate students’ prior knowledge and higher-order thinking. Engaging students in taking ownership of their writing requires a great deal of creativity to involve students in the writing process.

Part 1: Writing Lesson Plan

Using the “COE Lesson Plan Template” and “Class Profile,” design a standard-based lesson plan, that includes a writing activity.

In preparing the lesson plan, include the following:

• Questioning strategies that activates student’s prior knowledge and higher-order thinking in writing and engages them in the learning process
• Strategies to creatively engage students with various forms of writing, the writing process, and to expand students communication

Part 2: Reflection

In 250-500 words, rationalize your instructional choices specific to the activity and aligning strategies. Be sure to address how your completed lesson plan is appropriate to meet the diverse needs of the “Class Profile” students and clearly focuses on creativity and student engagement.

Support your reflection with at least two scholarly resources.

Class Profile

 

Student Name	English Language Learner	Socioeconomic Status	Ethnicity	Gender	IEP/504	Other	Age	Reading Performance Level	Math Performance Level	Parental Involvement	Internet Available at Home
Arturo	Yes	Low SES	Hispanic	Male	No	Tier 2 RTI for Reading	Grade level	One year below grade level	At grade level	Med	No
Bertie	No	Low SES	Asian	Female	No	None	Grade level	One year above grade level	At grade level	Low	Yes
Beryl	No	Mid SES	White	Female	No	NOTE: School does not have gifted program	Grade level	Two years above grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Brandie	No	Low SES	White	Female	No	Tier 2 RTI for Math	Grade level	At grade level	One year below grade level	Low	No
Dessie	No	Mid SES	White	Female	No	Tier 2 RTI for Math	Grade level	Grade level	One year below grade level	Med	Yes
Diana	Yes	Low SES	White	Female	No	Tier 2 RTI for Reading	Grade level	One year below grade level	At grade level	Low	No
Donnie	No	Mid SES	African American	Female	No	Hearing Aids	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Eduardo	Yes	Low SES	Hispanic	Male	No	Tier 2 RTI for Reading	Grade level	One year below grade level	At grade level	Low	No
Emma	No	Mid SES	White	Female	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Low	Yes
Enrique	No	Low SES	Hispanic	Male	No	Tier 2 RTI for Reading	One year above grade level	One year below grade level	At grade level	Low	No
Fatma	Yes	Low SES	White	Female	No	Tier 2 RTI for Reading	Grade level	One year below grade level	One year above grade level	Low	Yes
Frances	No	Mid SES	White	Female	No	Diabetic	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Francesca	No	Low SES	White	Female	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	High	No
Fredrick	No	Low SES	White	Male	Learning Disabled	Tier 3 RTI for Reading and Math	One year above grade level	Two years below grade level	Two years below grade level	Very High	No
Ines	No	Low SES	Hispanic	Female	Learning Disabled	Tier 2 RTI for Math	Grade level	One year below grade level	One year below grade level	Low	No
Jade	No	Mid SES	African American	Female	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	One year above grade level	High	Yes
Kent	No	High SES	White	Male	Emotion-ally Disabled	None	Grade level	At grade level	One year above grade level	Med	Yes
Lolita	No	Mid SES	Native American/ Pacific Islander	Female	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Maria	No	Mid SES	Hispanic	Female	No	NOTE: School does not have gifted program	Grade level	At grade level	Two years above grade level	Low	Yes
Mason	No	Low SES	White	Male	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Nick	No	Low SES	White	Male	No	None	Grade level	One year above grade level	At grade level	Med	No
Noah	No	Low SES	White	Male	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Sharlene	No	Mid SES	White	Female	No	None	Grade level	One year above grade level	At grade level	Med	Med
Sophia	No	Mid SES	White	Female	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Stuart	No	Mid SES	White	Male	No	Allergic to peanuts	Grade level	One year above grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Terrence	No	Mid SES	White	Male	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	At grade level	Med	Yes
Wade	No	Mid SES	White	Male	No	None	Grade level	At grade level	One year above grade level	Med	Yes
Wayne	No	High SES	White	Male	Learning Disabled	Tier 3 RTI for Math	Grade level	One year below grade level	Two years below grade level	High	Yes
Wendell	No	Mid SES	African American	Male	Learning Disabled	Tier 3 RTI for Math	Grade level	One year below grade level	Two years below grade level	Med	Yes
Yung	No	Mid SES	Asian	Male	No	NOTE: School does not have gifted program	One year below grade level	Two years above grade level	Two years above grade level	Low	Yes

 

 

 

 

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Question

1. The challenges characters have to overcome in fictional works is known as the

A. plot.

B. setting.

C. conflict.

D. theme.

2. This question is based on the following paragraph.

The back yard was covered in late afternoon sunlight. The leaves danced in the trees, delighted that spring had finally arrived. The tulips were bright slashes of color like a child’s crayon drawing. In the garden, the first green shoots were pushing out of the soil to greet the warmth of the sun. Sitting on the porch swing, I drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat.

Which phrase from the paragraph is an example of a metaphor?

A. Greet the warmth of the sun

B. In late afternoon sunlight