Writing is done in almost all professions. Whether a person is a police officer or an animator, there is always some writing that must be done. This is especially true for those who wish to become teachers, and therefore have to structure their entire career around the writings they prepare, such as creating lesson plans, handouts, and blog posts.
Although it is obvious that high school English teachers are required to do quite a bit of writing in the classroom, people often forget that there is quite a bit of writing that must be done in preparation for a teacher’s career.
The first step to becoming an English teacher is to enter college and obtain either a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with an English concentration, or …show more content…
She claims that “the way students learn is constantly evolving, especially in this day in age where technology has become such a key component in their lives”; and because of this, lesson plans need to be revised every few years and centered more around technology in order to maintain student interest. Still, even with constant revising there are several key components which will always remain the same when it comes to creating lesson plans. The first step in creating a lesson plan is to give it a self-explanatory title with a corresponding date or text in order to make the lesson “easier for organization and identification later on” (Kocsis, 184). Then the areas or concepts of the curriculum must be reviewed in order to ensure that they will correspond with the content of the proposed lesson plan. After this an “objective” or essential question can be formed in order to let the teacher and students know what material will be covered for the day. Before introducing any new material pre-assessment screening must be done in order to “understand students’ prior knowledge on the subject” (Kocsis, 185) so that it will be easier to determine what information needs to provided to the students during the lesson. Once this is done the teacher can plan out student activities that will give them a greater understanding of what they are being taught. These may take the form of whole group, small group, or individual activities and may include student presentations, handouts, or even educational games. At the end of the lesson it is important to “include a form of lesson plan closure” (Kocsis, 190) which often take the form of review activities for the students which give an idea of
Although it is obvious that high school English teachers are required to do quite a bit of writing in the classroom, people often forget that there is quite a bit of writing that must be done in preparation for a teacher’s career.
The first step to becoming an English teacher is to enter college and obtain either a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with an English concentration, or …show more content…
She claims that “the way students learn is constantly evolving, especially in this day in age where technology has become such a key component in their lives”; and because of this, lesson plans need to be revised every few years and centered more around technology in order to maintain student interest. Still, even with constant revising there are several key components which will always remain the same when it comes to creating lesson plans. The first step in creating a lesson plan is to give it a self-explanatory title with a corresponding date or text in order to make the lesson “easier for organization and identification later on” (Kocsis, 184). Then the areas or concepts of the curriculum must be reviewed in order to ensure that they will correspond with the content of the proposed lesson plan. After this an “objective” or essential question can be formed in order to let the teacher and students know what material will be covered for the day. Before introducing any new material pre-assessment screening must be done in order to “understand students’ prior knowledge on the subject” (Kocsis, 185) so that it will be easier to determine what information needs to provided to the students during the lesson. Once this is done the teacher can plan out student activities that will give them a greater understanding of what they are being taught. These may take the form of whole group, small group, or individual activities and may include student presentations, handouts, or even educational games. At the end of the lesson it is important to “include a form of lesson plan closure” (Kocsis, 190) which often take the form of review activities for the students which give an idea of