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> **Learning Goals for a Lesson:**
 * Writing an Objective
 * Tile Game
 * If we have a goal, then we also need a path.
 * Purpose:
 * Characteristics:
 * Descriptive
 * Measurable
 * Achievable
 * Purposeful
 * Memorable
 * Communicating Learning Goals - []
 * Objectives Activity: Go to the lesson plan sites below or find your own. (Browse the objectives/targets for 5 lesson plans in your subject area. Copy the objectives [|here]. Evaluate the objective and rate it as poor, satisfactory, or exceptional. Explain why you chose that rating.
 * []
 * []
 * SWBAT + action verb + specific content [+ format + degree]
 * I can


 * Difference between describing what students will do and what students will learn
 * Which is it?
 * SWBAT complete a project analyzing the root causes of the Civil War.
 * I can thoughtfully answer comprehension questions at the end of the chapter.
 * SWBAT identify the main idea in an informational text.
 * SWBAT develop strategies to solve a two-step equation.
 * I can dissect a frog.


 * Practice writing objectives
 * Start with the standard
 * Break it down into its components -- lesson-sized stepping stones
 * [[image:525px-Build-a-Big-Lego-Tower-Step-3.jpg width="419" height="419"]]

Observation form - complete and bring to class on Monday for discussion
 * [[file:learning target observation.docx]]