Madelyn hunter

Madelyn HunterMadelyn Hunter

Rebecca HoltRebecca Holt

Cathy RitzesCathy Ritzes

Kathleen WilesKathleen Wiles

Madeline Hunter’s BackgroundMadeline Hunter’s Background

She did not originally plan out a “7 Step” Lesson She did not originally plan out a “7 Step” Lesson Plan.Plan.

Educators who followed created the steps based Educators who followed created the steps based on her philosophies.on her philosophies.

Its misuse is largely responsible to objections to Its misuse is largely responsible to objections to “Direct Instruction”“Direct Instruction”

Madeline Hunter’s Madeline Hunter’s 7 Step Lesson Plan7 Step Lesson Plan

Getting students set to learn Getting students set to learn Step 1: Review Step 1: Review Step 2: Anticipatory Set Step 2: Anticipatory Set Step 3: Objective Step 3: Objective

InstructionInstruction Step 4: Input and Modeling Step 4: Input and Modeling

Checking for Understanding Checking for Understanding Step 5: Checking Understanding Step 5: Checking Understanding Step 6: Guided Practice Step 6: Guided Practice

Independent Practice Independent Practice Step 7: Independent Practice Step 7: Independent Practice

Getting students Getting students set to learnset to learn

Step One: ReviewStep One: Review

Review previous material that is relevant to this Review previous material that is relevant to this lessonlesson

Typically at the beginning of the lessonTypically at the beginning of the lesson

Step Two: AnticipationStep Two: Anticipation

A short wake-up activityA short wake-up activity Simple questionSimple question Example problemExample problem

Motivational ActivityMotivational Activity PromptPrompt Visual Stimulation: video clip, audio clip, etc.Visual Stimulation: video clip, audio clip, etc.

Step Three: ObjectiveStep Three: Objective

Tell students what they will learnTell students what they will learn Tell them how they will be assessedTell them how they will be assessed

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InstructionInstruction

Step Four: InstructionStep Four: Instruction

InputInput Summarizing definitionsSummarizing definitions Demonstrating basic skillsDemonstrating basic skills

ModelingModeling Demonstrate the application of concepts and skills Demonstrate the application of concepts and skills

with a “worked-through” examplewith a “worked-through” example Teacher demonstrationTeacher demonstration


Checking For Checking For UnderstandingUnderstanding

Step Five: Checking UnderstandingStep Five: Checking Understanding

Guided PracticeGuided Practice Have learners do the exercisesHave learners do the exercises

Monitoring Monitoring Informal or observational assessment at Steps 3 and Informal or observational assessment at Steps 3 and

44 Additional assessment at Steps 5 and 6 to determine Additional assessment at Steps 5 and 6 to determine

need for reteachingneed for reteaching

Step Six: ClosureStep Six: Closure

Reinforce the major points to be learnedReinforce the major points to be learned Helps organize the students’ learningHelps organize the students’ learning Cue students that they have arrived at an Cue students that they have arrived at an

important part of the lessonimportant part of the lesson


Independent PracticeIndependent Practice

Step Seven: Independent PracticeStep Seven: Independent Practice

Students practice on their ownStudents practice on their own Apply the learning to new situationsApply the learning to new situations Could be used as:Could be used as:

HomeworkHomework Individual or group work at home or in classIndividual or group work at home or in class Element in a subsequent projectElement in a subsequent project


Summary of Hunter’s PhilosophySummary of Hunter’s Philosophy

““Not each of the "seven steps" need be Not each of the "seven steps" need be in every lesson nor should every lesson in every lesson nor should every lesson be based on the seven steps; however, be based on the seven steps; however, the seven steps make a good check list the seven steps make a good check list of elements in planning a lesson. of elements in planning a lesson.

The instructional purpose and the best The instructional purpose and the best way to involve the learner are the way to involve the learner are the guides for what to choose in planning a guides for what to choose in planning a lesson.”lesson.”

Taken from the website: Taken from the website: http://www.humboldt.edu/~tha1/hunter-http://www.humboldt.edu/~tha1/hunter-eei.htmleei.html

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