When writing objectives for your plans, write objectives that clearly address how students will master the requirements of the corresponding standard.   This means your objectives should include:

  • A verb describing what the students will need to do
  • An object, product, strategy or tool the students will use to accomplish the goal
  • The vocabulary of the standard

For example, here is how you would write out an objective that addresses the requirements of the standard: CCSS.ELA.RL.2.9.

Standard:

“Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures”:

Objective:

“Students will use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the settings in 2 versions of Sleeping Beauty.”

  • A verb describing what the students will need to do:  “Compare and Contrast”
  • An object, product, strategy or tool the students will use to accomplish the goal:  “Use a Venn diagram”
  • Vocabulary of the standard:  “Venn diagram, setting, compare, contrast”