Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Plan Title

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Lesson Objective:

Lesson objective

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Introduction

• Welcome to the seminar and explain purpose of it
• Give overview of topics to cover

Part 1 - Part 1 Title¹

• Relevant details
  • secondary detail
• Detail
• Detail
• etc

Part 2 - Part 2 Title

• etc

Part n - Conclusion

• Go over topics you have covered briefly, in a summary
• Link any resources you think are applicable
• Assure participants they can come to you if they have any questions
• Take questions
• Thank everyone for coming

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Example of lesson plan in action

Lesson Plan for Quick-Crit Seminar

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Lesson Objective:

Learn more effective ways to identify issues, strengths, and major flaws in drafts in a timely and efficient manner.

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Introduction

• Welcome to the workshop
• Explain the focus of the workshop

Part 1 - Identifying Quick-Crit Drafts

• Quick-crit is most often going to be concept-crit
• Not every draft can be given a quick-crit
• New authors are more likely to be eligible for quick-crit but this is not a given.
• Identifying key things that make a draft eligible for quick-crit (must be heavily prominent in the draft
  • For SCPs:
    • major anomaly clichés
    • incorrect formatting (if not meant to be a format screw)
    • mass SPaG errors
    • very short draft
    • no narrative
    • etc
  • For tales:
    • mass SPaG errors
    • bad dialogue
    • very short draft
    • heavy with plotholes
    • boring
    • two-dimensional characters

Part 2 - Giving Critique

• Always show the author you read the draft
  • Pull 3-5 specific examples of glaring flaws in the draft and explain
    • Pull examples of different problems
• Go over main problem
  • Usually going to be the concept when doing quick-crit for SCPs
  • Usually going to be the story/characters
• Explain why the problem brings the draft down
• Link to resources such as guides and essays
• Link to recent site articles that the draft reminds you of (if applicable)
• Wish the author luck - makes them feel good

Part 3 - Examples

• Bring examples of drafts recently critted by me that fit the criteria
  • Bring 2 or 3 drafts, more likely 2
  • Copy the drafts to pastebin or another sandbox page to keep the author's identity anonymous
• Have attendees pull examples of what they would list as major flaws
• Go over conceptual flaws together
• Ask attendees how they would word the critique
• Offer tips and help throughout

Conclusion

• Reiterate discussed topics
• Take questions
• Assure attendees they can come to you for help and questions after seminar and in future
• Wish luck

Footnotes

1. this section should be the beginning of your lesson