Yesterday in Education 300 we learned about thinking maps. I think that these are very important and will come in handy throughout school. I have attached a picture of the 8 types of thinking maps so that you can take a look at each one and what they are used mostly for. I am glad to have this to be able to reference back to. 

After learning about Madeline Hunter's lesson design it has helped to better understand how to write lesson plans. I think the hardest part for me to write would be the Bloom's Taxonomy. I think the main reason is because this information is so fresh and I had never heard of this part before this evening. 
This easiest part for writing a lesson plan for me I believe is the objective as I have really caught on to the ABCD way of thinking. I always go back and make sure that I have the Audience, Behavior, Condition, and Degree. This way of thinking of writing objectives has really helped. 
The most impactful part for the students would be the anticipatory set as this gets the students attention and helps to get them excited for the lesson plan. If we as teachers do not have the students attention and they are not wanting to learn then they are far less likely to catch on to the lesson. 
The parts that play a lesser part I would say would be the information at the very top: my name, class, duration, and then research based instructional strategies used. I think this information is not as important to the students as the rest of actually teaching the lesson and them getting a good understanding of what is being taught. This information is more to show the administration and other teachers. 

I believe that writing objectives are very important for us as teacher's so that we can stay on track and make sure that our student's are learning what they need to be learning to meet all of the standards that need to be met. If we do not write our objectives then we will have a harder time keeping track to whether students are stacking on track to be successful. 

An example writing objective would be:
Given the disaster that my house currently is, during the week, with working full time and going to college full time, my family and I need to work together each weekend to clean the house and get caught up on laundry so that we will organized and cleaned up for another week. 

Side note: I am an organized neat freak and Sundays are my favorite day as the house is cleaned and organized and laundry is caught up.