A lesson plan is a thoughtful written document designed to empower students to acquire, apply, and create knowledge. The chart below contains the eight essential elements of a lesson plan according to *M. Hunter (1982).
Eight Essential Elements of A
Lesson Plan (*Hunter, 1982)
Elements | Definitions |
Objective or Learning Outcome | The content or the knowledge that the student is supposed to learn. |
Anticipatory Set | The motivational activity that prepares the student for the objective or learning outcome. |
Introductory Activity | The initial exercise that focuses the attention of the student to the objective or learning outcome. |
Developmental Activity or Activities | A set of steps or procedures designed to reach the objective or learning outcome. |
Guided Practice | Instructional time devoted to enabling the student to apply new skills. or strengthen those skills learned at a previous time. |
Assessment/s | Initial, ongoing, and final activities designed to measure what the student has learned. |
Independent Activity or Activities | An activity that takes place outside of the classroom where a student applies what he or she has learned in class. |
Closure | An activity that summarizes and ends the lesson. |
*These are the eight essential elements of a lesson plan according to M. Hunter (1982). Lesson plans, however, can also include other elements such as enduring Jewish knowledge, essential questions, standards, benchmarks, social skills, and thinking skills.
*Hunter, M. (1982). Mastery Teaching. El Segundo, CA: TIP Publications.
On the next post we will begin to discuss the Backward Design approach to lesson planning preparation of Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (1998).
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