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The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
 * 1 Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. **

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Evidence1: [|LessonPlanFormat.doc] EDT 650 Lesson Plan: Enhancing description using adjectives and give it a real-world application! =====

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Rationale 1: This lesson plan was created for a 7th grade Language Arts class in which the students are reviewing adjectives and practicing using them in a real-world situation. Students will use the computer lab for multiple purposes within this lesson. They will research adjectives and how they are used online. They will also look at many different menus on several restaurant websites. The students then create their own menus using different one of a variety of Microsoft applications. Once the menus are complete, students will share their adjective-enhanced menus on the Smartboard with the class.=====

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As this was one of the first lessons I created as part of my masters, this lesson plan really allowed me to see all of the different ways technology can be integrated into the classroom without a great deal of effort from the teacher. I was really able to delve into the subject matter I am most comfortable with and make it not only more interesting to students, but also more applicable to their everyday life. For the students, learning adjectives came “alive” for the students. For me as the teacher, this excitement showed in the quality of their work. The menus the students produced showed me not only that they understood adjectives, but also that they could place them in the context of a real-life scenario.=====

====Encouraging students to apply their knowledge of adjectives to a real-world situation such as the restaurant business allows them to take that application outside of a book or worksheet (where they might develop misconceptions of how adjectives are used), and apply that knowledge to something more meaningful to their everyday lives.====

1.S.1 The teacher effectively uses multiple representations and explanations of disciplinary concepts that capture key ideas and links them to students’ prior understandings.

====The anticipatory set in this lesson plan involves using adjectives to describe objects found around them in the classroom. The students then take this knowledge to the outside world, using the internet to find other ways adjectives can be advantageous. These different representations and explanations really help link adjectives to students’ prior understanding.====

1.D.3 The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life.
====** Whether a student goes out to eat once a week or once a year, going out to a restaurant is an exciting event for a young person. Integrating this experience with Language Arts encourages students to connect adjectives with an exciting part of everyday life. **====