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ELA Lesson Plan Template

Eine Vorlage für den Sprachunterricht, die Lesen, Schreiben und Sprechen strukturiert. Sie enthält Bereiche für Textauswahl, Textanalyse, Diskussionen und schriftliche Ausarbeitungen.

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Elementary, Middle School, High School

The Flip Perspective

Literacy instruction is most effective when it integrates reading, writing, and discussion. This template prioritizes close engagement with text and structured analysis. Flip's AI can suggest Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary words, discussion prompts, and writing frames based on the text you are teaching.

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When to use this template

  • Reading comprehension lessons centered on a text
  • Writing workshop sessions with mini-lessons
  • Integrated ELA blocks combining reading, writing, and discussion
  • Close reading and text analysis activities
Example topicELA — Grade 7: Analyzing Author's Purpose

Template sections

Text & Purpose

Identify the text and the purpose for reading.

Text: ...

Purpose for reading: Students will read to understand/analyze/evaluate...

Learning Objective

State the ELA skill students will practice.

Students will be able to...

Mini-Lesson / Direct Instruction

10–12 min

Teach one focused skill or strategy.

What reading or writing skill will you teach? How will you model it?

Guided Reading / Close Reading

15–20 min

Students read and annotate with teacher guidance.

What annotations should students make? What questions will guide reading?

Discussion

8–10 min

Facilitate whole-class or small-group discussion.

Text-explicit: ...

Inferential: ...

Evaluative: ...

Written Response

10–15 min

Students write a response connecting reading to the objective.

What writing task will students complete?

Assessment & Reflection

3–5 min

How will you assess the learning objective?

How will you evaluate student writing/discussion?

About the Deutsch framework

English Language Arts instruction weaves together reading comprehension, writing craft, speaking and listening, and language conventions. This template helps you plan lessons that integrate these strands meaningfully.

Text-centered instruction: Strong ELA lessons center on a text — whether a novel excerpt, poem, article, or student writing sample. The template guides you through text selection, purpose for reading, close reading strategies, discussion, and written response.

Close reading strategies: The template includes prompts for planning multiple reads: first for gist, then for craft and structure, and finally for integration and evaluation. Not every lesson needs all three reads.

Discussion as assessment: In ELA, discussion is both a teaching strategy and an assessment tool. The template includes space for planning questions at multiple levels of complexity.

Writing as thinking: The template treats writing not as a separate activity but as a tool for thinking. Whether students write a full paragraph or annotations in the margins, writing deepens comprehension.

This template works for reading-focused lessons, writing workshops, grammar instruction, and integrated ELA blocks.

Kompakt

Eine klare Vorlage für die Unterrichtsplanung mit dem Wesentlichen: Lernziele, Materialien, Ablauf und Erfolgskontrolle. Ideal für die schnelle Planung oder Lehrkräfte, die minimale Strukturen bevorzugen.

UDL

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) schafft Flexibilität durch verschiedene Möglichkeiten der Motivation, Repräsentation sowie Handlung und Ausdruck. So wird ein barrierefreier Zugang für alle Lernenden ermöglicht.

Sekundarstufe I

Entwickelt für die Klassen 5 bis 10 unter Berücksichtigung der Bedürfnisse Jugendlicher. Die Vorlage balanciert Struktur mit Autonomie, kooperativem Lernen und identitätsstiftendem Unterricht.

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Frequently asked questions

An ELA lesson plan should include text selection and purpose, a learning objective, a mini-lesson, guided reading time, discussion with text-dependent questions, a written response, and formative assessment.
Plan in three passes: first for gist, second for craft and structure (vocabulary, author's choices), and third for integration and evaluation (theme, argument). Provide guiding questions for each pass.
Center the lesson on a text, teach a skill through it, have students apply the skill while reading, then transfer to their own writing. The reading informs the writing.
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