The instructional setting addressed is an 8th grade English class of 30 students from
Elm Community School. The topic of study in this lesson plan is Figurative Language, which
is part of a larger literary unit where students have learned about plot elements, character
motivations, setting, and themes. In this lesson students are expected to distinguish between
literal and figurative language, providing examples of figurative language and identifying the
seven types of figurative language. The lesson plan evaluated will address and adjust to the
differentiated needs of two students: Vincente Flores with an English Language Learner
Student Education Program and Grace Jenkins with an IEP, (WGU, n.d.).
Lesson Plan Aspects of the Curriculum Instruction for Vincente
Vincente is twelve years old and his Current English Language Proficiency Level is
at a 2 (Emerging) which indicates that he is able to use general language related to content
areas, process, understand, produce or use phrases or short sentences, and oral or written
language; however, he reads and writes below grade level. His first and native spoken
language is Spanish. Based on Vincente’s level of proficiency and learning needs, one
element of this instructional plan that does not meet his needs is the review vocabulary words
and introduction of new words. According to his ELL Plan, Vincente needs critical content
vocabulary to be kept in a notebook
or flashcards and it needs to be pre-taught. As students are expected to form groups and
participate in the review Graffiti activity and continue to fill out examples of figurative
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