Writing Learning Objectives for your Lesson Plans

Three Criteria for a Learning Objective

Clear – Usually just one sentence

Precise– Precise verbs that reflect the thinking your students

will be doing – Set a context (Given…; After…; Before…)

Measurable – How will you measure the “quality” (%age or criteria

met)– Start with the top level and work backwards through

average and below average

Writing Learning Objectives

Given _____, students will _____ (verb and specifics) with (measurable) ____% accuracy or to a certain level

Reading Process: What strategy will students apply as they interact with this text?

Response: How will students respond to the deeper meaning within the text? (theme, character development)

Examples

Students will use a three-column “prediction journal” to make and revise at least two meaningful predictions in chapters 43 & 44 and state the clues they used to make those predictions.

Students will use a “Character Summary” worksheet to describe the personality and physical attributes of an assigned character as well as his/her relationship with Maniac Magee and his/her feelings toward racial segregation.

Reading strategy objectives

The student will– Predict and confirm– Summarize the key issues– Monitor their understanding– Ask questions/reflect– Show the relationship between concepts– Make inferences and support with evidence – Draw conclusions– Make connections between – Visualize

Use your strategy textbook for examples and ideas

Reading Response Objectives

Discuss change/growth in character

Respond to/reflect on “big ideas” or optimistic message

Respond by connecting to…

Noticing author’s craft (plot, language, etc.)

Extend with interdisciplinary connections (art, poetry, drama, Internet workshop, journaling)

See p. 421 & 432 for other response ideas!

Use your literature genres textbook for examples and ideas