Lesson Plan

Self-Advocacy Assessment Blueprint

Students will demonstrate their ability to identify and articulate personal needs and rights in school settings by responding to real-life scenarios, using appropriate self-advocacy language and strategies.

Clear self-advocacy skills empower 9th graders to request accommodations, clarify misunderstandings, and build confidence in academic and social environments.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Review & Print Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Assessment Administration

20 minutes

Step 3

Review & Reflection

5 minutes

Slide Deck

Speaking Up in Class

Welcome students and introduce the purpose of this mini-lesson: to review how to confidently speak up when you need support or clarification in class.

What Is Self-Advocacy?

Define self-advocacy and highlight its importance for independence, confidence, and academic success.

Your Rights in School

Briefly review key legal and classroom rights students hold, so they feel empowered to reference them when advocating.

Language Frames for Speaking Up

Provide concrete sentence starters and frames to help students craft polite, effective requests.

Putting It Into Practice

Model how to apply a language frame in a realistic scenario. Then prompt students to think of their own examples.

Key Takeaways

Summarize key points and remind students to practice using these skills. Lead into the upcoming 30-minute assessment.

Test

Self-Advocacy Scenarios Quiz