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 * Standard 3**

The teacher understands how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities. 
 * Teachers understand that children learn differently. **
 * Evidence 1: **[[file:Yearbook Writing Workshop Lesson Plan.doc]]


 * Rationale 1: **The Yearbook Writing Workshop Lesson Plan, created for yearbook students grades 9-12, was created to teach students basic writing skills before they were faced with the task of writing stories and captions for the yearbook pages. This lesson plan was created using the Understanding By Design approach to teaching. This approach focuses on “Big Ideas” or the outcome of the lesson first and then steps to achieve the outcome are determined. This method first takes into account what students will be expected to know or do, and then finds ways to ensure students reach the desired outcome. Because students in our school district have been using the 6 Traits Writing method since they were young, incorporating its use into the yearbook classroom only made sense. Each day of the plan focuses on a different writing trait. Students will review good examples and poor examples and discuss where the differences lie between them. They will also partake in writing activities to reinforce their knowledge and build their skill in each of the 6 Traits.

As an educator, this lesson was important to me because it takes concepts that the students are familiar with and usings a variety of examples and activities to build their skill. The end result is that our yearbook benefits by having great captions and stories on each page.


 * KSD:

Knowledge: ** 3.K.1 The teacher understands and can identify differences in approaches to learning and performance, including different learning styles, multiple intelligences, and performance modes, and can design instruction that helps use students’ strengths as the basis for growth.

This unit used the students’ foundation of knowledge in the 6 Traits of Writing and built upon that knowledge using examples and activities to promote growth in caption writing and story writing for the yearbook.

**Skill:** 3.S.1 The teacher identifies and designs instruction appropriate to students’ stages of development, learning styles, strengths, and needs.

Activities in this unit took the knowledge students have acquired over the past few years and first reviewed that knowledge and then built upon it using various activities.

**Dispositions:** 3.D.1 The teacher believes that all children can learn at high levels and persists in helping all children achieve success

After participating in this unit, students will have the skills and confidence to write interesting and informational text for the yearbook.

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