Mavericks High Lesson Plan 

Teacher: T. Thompson     Course: Math     Grade Level: 9-12     Date: 1/3/2012, 1/4/2012

• Direct Instruction is worth 0.5 Credit for 180 hours.
• There will be a test on the topics of the week each Friday, so...
• Come to Direct Instruction regularly.
• If you must miss a lesson, 
• go to www.tagt.biz/maverick/lessons, and catch up
• ask questions about what you did not understand at next class.
• Always bring the following materials to class:
• Pen or Pencil
• $1 calculator
• Paper - headed up in the upper right with:
• Name
• Date
• Time (e.g. 8:40 AM or 2:20 PM)

Mini-Lesson/“Do Now” Focus: Core Area Content FCAT Focus:

1

• Zero and Negative Exponents

• How can you simplify expressions involving exponents?

Benchmark(s):

• MA.912.A.4.1-Simplify monomials and monomial expressions using the law of integral exponents

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Lesson Objective(s):

• Simplify expressions with 0 or Negative exponents.
• Evaluate exponential expressions.

• Exponent (Power)
• Exponential Expression
• Monomial

Lesson Delivery:

Higher Order Questions: You should have 3 – 5 per lesson, per day

• Pen or Pencil
• Paper
• Caculator

Explicit Instruction: Introduce the Essential Question and list the steps you will use to teach the concept.(I Do)

Explicit Instruction: Introduce the Essential Question and list the steps you will use to teach the concept.(I Do)

Modeled Instruction: How will I demonstrate the concept to my students? (I Do)

Guided Practice: How will I help my students practice the concept? (We Do)

Independent Practice: How will my students independently practice answering the essential question? (You Do)

Assessment: What student assessment will I use to determine the effectiveness of my instruction?

*Explain

• Head up your paper with 
• Name, 
• Date, 
• Session (eg. AM Group 5)
• Do all the odd numbered problems.
• Submit your paper as you go out the door.

• AM - Group 1- No Show
• PM - Group 5 - No Show
• Some classes need demo of meaning of Zero and Negative Powers.  (Time was consumed in review.)