Artifact Description And Connection To Domain: The First Thanksgiving

Artifact Description and Connection(s) to Domain: The First Thanksgiving – Group Playwriting or Song Composing lesson plan effectively demonstrates proficiency in Domain Two since it requires students to reach high expectations when creating a play or composing a song about the first Thanksgiving. The use of a variety of instructional strategies to facilitate learning for various learning styles, the appropriate content based on South Carolina State Standards with a specified learning goal, teacher monitoring to assess and aid students in their understanding, and a summative assessment with a detailed rubric for students to use as a guide further demonstrates proficiency of Domain Two since the combinations of the components are used to enhance students’ learning during this particular instructional plan. By developing a lesson plan that provides students with two options, creating a play or composing a song, a variety of

This lesson plan reaches students in a variety of ways since it employs movement, music, and visual aids. The First Thanksgiving – Group Playwriting or Song Composing lesson plan includes appropriate content, a variety of techniques and strategies for instruction, the expectations for students’ final work product, and a specific rubric that will be used as a summative assessment to check for students’ understanding of the content using their final production of their play or song. This artifact shows that I understand the necessary components for effective planning of instruction and that I have a clear understanding of how the use of multiple strategies will result in the most success of students in the classroom setting. By providing students with a variety of learning strategies to reach the high expectations set forth by the teacher, students work hard to reach their learning goals and be successful,