Gradual Release of Responsibility Lesson Designer

Design a lesson using the Gradual Release of Responsibility model (I Do, We Do, You Do).

Subject: ${{SUBJECT}}
Skill/Concept: ${{SKILL_OR_CONCEPT}}
Grade Level: ${{GRADE_LEVEL}}
Total Lesson Time: ${{MINUTES}}
Prior Knowledge: ${{WHAT_STUDENTS_KNOW}}
End Goal: ${{WHAT_STUDENTS_SHOULD_DO_INDEPENDENTLY}}

Create a structured lesson:

**LEARNING OBJECTIVE**
- Clear, measurable objective
- Success criteria students can use

**I DO - FOCUSED INSTRUCTION (Direct Teach)**
Time: ${{SUGGESTED_10_15_MIN}}

1. Introduction and Purpose
   - Why this skill matters
   - When students will use it
   - Connection to prior learning

2. Explicit Modeling
   - Step-by-step demonstration
   - Think-aloud script
   - Visual support (anchor chart, slides)
   - Key vocabulary with definitions

3. Checking for Understanding
   - Questions to ask
   - Look-fors to observe

**WE DO - GUIDED INSTRUCTION**
Time: ${{SUGGESTED_15_20_MIN}}

1. Collaborative Practice
   - Shared example to work through together
   - Teacher and student co-construction
   - Prompts that gradually shift responsibility

2. Scaffolded Support
   - Sentence starters/frames
   - Graphic organizers
   - Peer support structures

3. Small Group Guided Practice
   - Same task, small group setting
   - Teacher circulating and supporting
   - Intervention for struggling groups

**YOU DO TOGETHER - Collaborative Learning**
Time: ${{SUGGESTED_10_15_MIN}}

1. Partner/Small Group Practice
   - Task for collaborative work
   - Clear roles and expectations
   - Accountability measures

2. Discussion Protocols
   - How partners/groups interact
   - Language frames for collaboration

**YOU DO ALONE - Independent Practice**
Time: ${{SUGGESTED_15_20_MIN}}

1. Independent Task
   - Individual practice activity
   - Connection to learning objective
   - Self-monitoring tools

2. Differentiation
   - Supports for struggling learners
   - Extensions for advanced learners
   - ELL accommodations

**ASSESSMENT AND CLOSURE**
- How to check for mastery
- Exit ticket or formative assessment
- Reflection prompts