Module 3: Assignment – Vocabulary Strategy Lesson Plan

Assignment Overview

Overview (full plan + 58 min video):

Teach 810 essential terms from your unit using at least one evidence-based strategy. Present the lesson to students or simulate teaching on video.

Guidelines

Step-by-step guidelines

• Choose a unit from your content area and grade band that you plan to teach.
• List 810 high-utility academic/content terms with definitions.
• Select an evidence-based strategy (e.g., Frayer Model, Semantic Mapping, Morphology/affixes, Context-clue routines).
• Write clear objectives (content + vocabulary learning).
• Plan the lesson sequence (anticipatory set, model, guided practice, independent practice, quick check).
• Embed supports (word banks, visuals, sentence frames, morphology hints, bilingual glossaries).
• Include a brief assessment (ticket out, matching, concept map) aligned to objectives.
• Draft a 12 paragraph rationale: why this strategy supports vocabulary learning in your discipline, with a citation to Roe et al.
• Submit: lesson plan, materials, assessment, rationale as one Word Document and video file/link. Include brief notes on how you would adapt for diverse learners.

The following links are to 2 youtube videos the instructor posted with the lesson…..