1. For Example:
Write a letter to your teacher explaining where you would like to go on a field trip and why.
LearnZillion Notes:
--This is your hook. Start with a question to draw the student in. We want that student saying, “huh, how do you do X?” Try to be specific as specific as possible.
--You can fill in an example using the blue text or you can delete that text box and include some other image that explains what you’re talking about. You can also just delete the entire blue text box if you don’t need it!

2. LearnZillion Notes:
--This is our lesson objective. Keep it as short and student-friendly as possible. Put what they will learn in green and then how they’ll learn it in blue. For example, “In this lesson you will learn how to generate a thesis statement for an opinion or persuasive essay by using the thesis test.”

3. Your teacher has announced that the class will be taking a field trip
Your teacher has announced that the class will be taking a field trip. He will let you decide where you want to go. Write a letter explaining where you would want to go on a class field trip and why. Try to convince your teacher to take you there.

4. There are five basic steps in answering a question that requires a longer answer:
Understanding the Question (which involves creating an “I need to” statement)
Finding the Evidence
Making a Plan
Writing the Sentences
Revising
This lesson, Finding the Evidence, is the second step.
Before you find the evidence, you must carefully read the text. If you have not slowly and carefully read “The Declaration of Independence and the Fourth of July,” please stop the video and do so before continuing.

5. LearnZillion Notes:
--For some lessons it may be best to include a slide or two about “A Common Mistake.” These slides show students what mistakes to avoid so that they can follow the Core Lessons more easily.
--Feel free to move or resize the blue text box to fit your content.
--Remember that you can add multiple “A Common Mistake” slides if you need them or you can just delete this slide!

6. LearnZillion Notes:
--Many writing lessons have a multi-step process. If your lesson could benefit from a multi-step process slide, add this slide to the beginning of the Core Lesson, the end of the Core Lesson or both! With these steps clearly outlined, you can model your thought process and help students practice the skill.

7. 1 Make a list of three possible ideas.
Your teacher has announced that the class will be taking a field trip. He will let you decide where you want to go. Write a letter explaining where you would want to go on a class field trip and why. Try to convince your teacher to take you there.
LearnZillion Notes:
--Start with the 1st step here.

8. 2 Ask, “Do I care a lot about this idea?” Disneyland The Zoo
Baseball game
LearnZillion Notes:
--Write the 2nd step here.

9. 3 Ask, “Can I come up with three supporting reasons?” Disneyland
The Zoo
Baseball game
LearnZillion Notes:
--Write the third step here.

10. 1 2 3 Make a list of three possible ideas.
Ask, “Do I care a lot about this idea?” 3
Ask,“Can I come up with three supporting reasons?”
LearnZillion Notes:
--Recap the steps here. If you aren’t using steps, you can delete this slide!

11. LearnZillion Notes:
--This is the lesson conclusion. On this slide you’ll change your original lesson objective to past tense and explain what the student has just learned. You can retype it here or you can delete the text on this slide and then just copy and paste the text box from the original Lesson Objective slide and then edit it to make it past tense!

12. Your parents are deciding where to take the family for their summer vacation. They have asked you where you would like to go. Write an essay explaining to your parents where you want to go for vacation and why. Convince your parents that this is a good idea.
LearnZillion Notes:
--You’ll probably want more than one Guided Practice slide. If not, just delete this!

13. LearnZillion Notes:
--On the Extension Activities slide(s) you should describe 2-3 activities written with students as the audience (not teachers). Each extension activity should push the students a bit further with the lesson but in a different application or context. Each activity should be designed to take roughly minutes. Teachers will likely display the slide in class and then assign an activity to a student or group for additional practice and differentiation. Ideally, these Extension Activities will be created such that a teacher can differentiate instruction by giving more difficult extension activities to students who have shown mastery of the lesson, and less difficult activities to students who are not yet proficient.
--If you need more than one slide to list your extension activities, feel free to copy and paste this slide!

14. LearnZillion Notes:
--On the Extension Activities slide(s) you should describe 2-3 activities written with students as the audience (not teachers). Each extension activity should push the students a bit further with the lesson but in a different application or context. Each activity should be designed to take roughly minutes. Teachers will likely display the slide in class and then assign an activity to a student or group for additional practice and differentiation. Ideally, these Extension Activities will be created such that a teacher can differentiate instruction by giving more difficult extension activities to students who have shown mastery of the lesson, and less difficult activities to students who are not yet proficient.
--If you need more than one slide to list your extension activities, feel free to copy and paste this slide!

15. You and your friends are deciding what movie to see this weekend
You and your friends are deciding what movie to see this weekend. Write an to your friends explaining why they should see the movie you want to see.
LearnZillion Notes:
--”Quick Quiz” is an easy way to check for student understanding at the end of a lesson. On this slide, you’ll include a way for teachers to quickly and authentically assess student understanding. That’s it! You won’t be recording a video of this slide and when teachers download the slides, they’ll direct their students through the example on their own so you don’t need to show an answer to the question.