lesson plan 8 (people and places)
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Lesson plan People and Places (test unit 4)
Date: October 20th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading, writing
Expected Outcomes: Students put into practice the what they have learned the previous classes in a reading comprehension test.
Resources: Test, reading worksheet.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Closing
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Students receive all the correspondent instructions needed to develop the test. Questions related to the instructions are answered.
Content of the test:
Readings (folk heroes)Reading comprehension tasks VocabularyPrepositions of time
Students start individually working in their test attached
Students check the test with the teacherStudents say good bye to the teacher.
Lesson plan People and Places (Test practice- oral presentation)
Date: November 18th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to perform an oral presentation about different important women around the world.
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, instructions, projector, craft paper, glue, notebook, speakers, etc…
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Closing
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
The rest of the groups have 10 minutes per presentation. They have to follow the instruction given by the teacher.
The students that already performed the previous class receive feedback from the teacher and they finally receive their grades.
Students receive the content that is going to be included in the next week test. They are asked to write down all the information on their notebooks
Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (Oral presentation: Important women around the world II)
Date: November 24th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- listening
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to put into practice all the contents studied in the previous classes
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, test worksheet
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
While-stage
Post-stage
Closing
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
The students are asked to work in the coef 2 test with the following contents:
- Vocabulary- Use of would- Preposition of place- Listening and reading comprehension-
Students receive feedback of their oral presentations
Students say goodbye
Lesson plan People and Places (Reading comprehension task, prepositions of place)
Date: October 28th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading- writing
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to identify prepositions of place by reading and reading controlled practice.
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, student’s book.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Closing
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
The students are asked to remember the main topic studied the previous class. This was with the purpose of working in pending attached worksheet prepared by the teacher in relation to the Florence Nightingale reading.
Students are asked to work in the reading comprehension task prepared by the teacher. Then once they finish they are asked to check all the answers with the partner. Finally the teacher is the responsible of giving the correct answers to the whole class.
The students are presented the “Language focus” included in the Florence Nightingale reading. The language focus in this opportunity is prepositions of place. The students are asked to complete the rules in the page 98, from the student’s book. They are asked to pay attention first to the examples and the words in bold before completing the rules.
The students are asked to work in the exercise 10, page 98, from the student’s book. Then, some of them are selected to write down the answers on the whiteboard. Once all the answers are written on the whiteboard the teacher corrects the mistakes and then gives the correspondent feedback to them.The students are presented the instructions written in a worksheet prepared by the teacher for the oral presentation and they are asked to decide who are going to work with. They are the responsible to create the groups without leaving anybody out.
Students say good bye to the teacher
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: poster and pronunciation patterns)
Date: November 11th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather all the info collected on internet and prepare a poster. They will be able to organize the information among the team for the final oral presentation Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, craft paper, glue, scissors, markers, crayons, pictures, etc…
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Closing
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Students are told the instructions for this specific class.In this opportunity they will gather all the information collected and then they will build their poster about the important women they will present the next week.
Students are working in group while the teacher checks the information collected and also checking pronunciation patterns with each group.
Students work by themselves preparing the poster and all the information for the next week oral presentation. They have to bring a picture or a drawing of the important woman they are working on. The also have to work in the individual task, which is the essential vocabulary and the important piece of information of the woman they are working on
The final product (poster) is check by the teacher. Student rehearse one time the oral presentation in front of the teacher.
Students receive feedback for the poster and all the work done this specific class.Students say good bye to the teacher
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: gathering information)
Date: November 4th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather the information found. They will decide what information is going to be include in the oral presentation
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, information gathered.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Post-stage
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student participated in a warm-up activity (they will sing “Imagine” by John Lennon (3:04 minutes)
Students once they are located in groups, they begin by sharing all the information found for each member of the group. They select the information needed to the craft paper and also for the important pieces of information which need every member of the group.
While they are sharing their opinions, the teacher is monitoring the groups work. Students have to decide the essential vocabulary that is going to be included in the presentation and also as individual task for each member of the team. Questions and doubts are answered by the teacher.
Once they have all information ready to write it down in the craft paper they check the last details and then they are asked to translate the information to the craft paper. (if times allows)
Closing 4’ Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: gathering information)
Date: November 4th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather the information found. They will decide what information is going to be include in the oral presentation
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, information gathered.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Post-stage
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student participated in a warm-up activity (they will sing “Imagine” by John Lennon (3:04 minutes)
Students once they are located in groups, they begin by sharing all the information found for each member of the group. They select the information needed to the craft paper and also for the important pieces of information which need every member of the group.
While they are sharing their opinions, the teacher is monitoring the groups work. Students have to decide the essential vocabulary that is going to be included in the presentation and also as individual task for each member of the team. Questions and doubts are answered by the teacher.
Once they have all information ready to write it down in the craft paper they check the last details and then they are asked to translate the
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information to the craft paper. (if times allows)
Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: gathering information)
Date: November 4th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather the information found. They will decide what information is going to be include in the oral presentation
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, information gathered.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Post-stage
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student participated in a warm-up activity (they will sing “Imagine” by John Lennon (3:04 minutes)
Students once they are located in groups, they begin by sharing all the information found for each member of the group. They select the information needed to the craft paper and also for the important pieces of information which need every member of the group.
While they are sharing their opinions, the teacher is monitoring the groups work. Students have to decide the essential vocabulary that is going to be included in the presentation and also as individual task for each member of the team. Questions and doubts are answered by the teacher.
Once they have all information ready to write it down in the craft paper they check the last details and then they are asked to translate the information to the craft paper. (if times allows)
Closing 4’Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: gathering information)
Date: November 4th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather the information found. They will decide what information is going to be include in the oral presentation
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, information gathered.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
While-stage
Post-stage
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student participated in a warm-up activity (they will sing “Imagine” by John Lennon (3:04 minutes)
Students once they are located in groups, they begin by sharing all the information found for each member of the group. They select the information needed to the craft paper and also for the important pieces of information which need every member of the group.
While they are sharing their opinions, the teacher is monitoring the groups work. Students have to decide the essential vocabulary that is going to be included in the presentation and also as individual task for each member of the team. Questions and doubts are answered by the teacher.
Once they have all information ready to write it down in the craft paper they check the last details and then they are asked to translate the information to the craft paper. (if times allows)
Closing 4’Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: gathering information)
Date: November 4th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather the information found. They will decide what information is going to be include in the oral presentation
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, information gathered.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
While-stage
Post-stage
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student participated in a warm-up activity (they will sing “Imagine” by John Lennon (3:04 minutes)
Students once they are located in groups, they begin by sharing all the information found for each member of the group. They select the information needed to the craft paper and also for the important pieces of information which need every member of the group.
While they are sharing their opinions, the teacher is monitoring the groups work. Students have to decide the essential vocabulary that is going to be included in the presentation and also as individual task for each member of the team. Questions and doubts are answered by the teacher.
Once they have all information ready to write it down in the craft paper they check the last details and then they are asked to translate the information to the craft paper. (if times allows)
Closing 4’Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (oral presentation preparation: gathering information)
Date: November 4th, 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: reading-writing- Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to gather the information found. They will decide what information is going to be include in the oral presentation
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, worksheet, information gathered.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
While-stage
Post-stage
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Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student participated in a warm-up activity (they will sing “Imagine” by John Lennon (3:04 minutes)
Students once they are located in groups, they begin by sharing all the information found for each member of the group. They select the information needed to the craft paper and also for the important pieces of information which need every member of the group.
While they are sharing their opinions, the teacher is monitoring the groups work. Students have to decide the essential vocabulary that is going to be included in the presentation and also as individual task for each member of the team. Questions and doubts are answered by the teacher.
Once they have all information ready to write it down in the craft paper they check the last details and then they are asked to translate the information to the craft paper. (if times allows)
Closing 4’Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (folk heroes)
Date: October 7th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: Reading
Expected Outcomes: Students are presented a new unit. They will read and recognize the use of cognates in a reading related to the new unit.
Resources:
Projector, whiteboard, markers, student book, notebook, internet connection.
Introduction
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Students are presented the new unit “PEOPLE AND PLACES”. To set the general context students are asked to brainstorm ideas about the word “legendary”To set the specific context students are presented information, images and YouTube videos related to legendary characters through a power point presentation. Students listen to the information given by the teacher and at the same time they make comments and questions.
Students are presented and pre-teach essential vocabulary for the next reading. Students predict the meaning of the words first and then, the teacher corrects them by giving the real meaning.
Students are asked to read for gist and underline all the cognates’ words they can find in the reading of the page 89 from their books (“Folk heroes”). After reading students name the cognates they found and the
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teacher writes them and corrects their meaning on the whiteboard.
Students are asked to read again in more detail and write the name of the characters that correspond to each paragraph. Teacher checks on the whiteboard.
Students are asked to remember the new vocabulary presented by the teacher.Students say goodbye to the teachers
Lesson plan People and Places (preposition of time and folk heroes reading)
Date: October 14th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: Speaking, reading
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to recognize the use of preposition of time and new vocabulary through Folk heroes reading practice.
Resources:
Projector, whiteboard, markers, worksheet, power point presentations, folk heroes’ videos
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Students recall what they studied the previous class, specifically prepositions of time. Students are showed videos about folk heroes, (trailers of movies)(The Zorro, Lone Ranger, Pocahontas, Robinson, Crusoe and Joan of Arc.) Students comment the trailers with the teacher.
Before listening essential vocabulary is presented to the students, in order to have a better understanding of the following reading. The vocabulary is presented in a power point presentation. (the new vocabulary is: pleasant, playful, icon, mutineers, peasant execution, martyr, beatified, canonized.) The meaning of the word is first elicited in order to get the answer from the students.
The students receive the attached worksheet prepared by the teacher that contains extra heroes’ bibliographies that were not included in the
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student’s book. Students work in all the activities included in the same worksheet that are related to the reading. Once they finish, students are asked to check with their partners and finally the teacher checks with the whole group.
Students are asked to comment what were the most difficult words studied in the class and also comment about the reading tasks.The students are announced the next test, the following week. Contents and dates are written on their notebooks.
Students say good bye to the teachers
Lesson plan People and Places (Florence Nightingale)
Date: October 27th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: Reading
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to identify new words and cognates and recognize propositions of place by reading practice.
Resources: Whiteboard, markers, student’s book, power point presentation, short videos, speakers, netbook.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Students participate in a warm-up activity (they sing “Imagine” by john Lennon. 3:04 minutes)
To set the general context the students are showed pictures of famous Chilean women. The teacher tries to elicit some information from the students in relation to the women in the pictures. Extra information is given by the teacher. Later, students are asked to answer the following questions: What do they have in common? Do you think women are important in our society?A picture of Florence Nightingale is showed. The students are asked to answer the following questions: Do you know her? Do you know something about her life?After showing her picture, three short videos about Florence Nightingale life are showed to the students, in order to prepare them for the reading practice. (videos 3:20)
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Students are presented essential vocabulary included in the reading. (disobeyed, paid job, nurse, award, nursing, training, ill, frail, buried, grave, coffin, tombstone) The new vocabulary is showed in a power point presentation.
As a reading for gist task, students are asked to read the text about Florence Nightingale in the page 97 from the student’s book and underline all the cognates they can find. Later students check their meanings with the help of the teacher.
Students are asked to read for detail and work in the exercise 7, page 97 from the student´s book. They are asked to work in the exercise 8 and 9, page 98 from the same book.
Students are presented the language focus of Reading task (prepositions of place). Students are asked to complete the language focus chart in the page 98 with the teacher help. Students are asked to pay attention the words in bold.Students are asked to work individually in the exercise 10, page 98 from the student’s time (if time allows)
Students are asked to say what were the most difficult words learned in the lesson.The previous evaluation is delivered to the students. (If time allows)Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (Florence Nightingale)
Date: October 27th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: Reading
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to identify new words and cognates and recognize propositions of place by reading practice.
Resources: Whiteboard, markers, student’s book, power point presentation, short videos, speakers, netbook.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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10’
Comments
Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Students participate in a warm-up activity (they sing “Imagine” by john Lennon. 3:04 minutes)
To set the general context the students are showed pictures of famous
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Chilean women. The teacher tries to elicit some information from the students in relation to the women in the pictures. Extra information is given by the teacher. Later, students are asked to answer the following questions: What do they have in common? Do you think women are important in our society?A picture of Florence Nightingale is showed. The students are asked to answer the following questions: Do you know her? Do you know something about her life?After showing her picture, three short videos about Florence Nightingale life are showed to the students, in order to prepare them for the reading practice. (videos 3:20)
Students are presented essential vocabulary included in the reading. (disobeyed, paid job, nurse, award, nursing, training, ill, frail, buried, grave, coffin, tombstone) The new vocabulary is showed in a power point presentation.
As a reading for gist task, students are asked to read the text about Florence Nightingale in the page 97 from the student’s book and underline all the cognates they can find. Later students check their meanings with the help of the teacher.
Students are asked to read for detail and work in the exercise 7, page 97 from the student´s book. They are asked to work in the exercise 8 and 9, page 98 from the same book.
Students are presented the language focus of Reading task (prepositions of place). Students are asked to complete the language focus chart in the page 98 with the teacher help. Students are asked to pay attention the words in bold.Students are asked to work individually in the exercise 10, page 98 from the student’s time (if time allows)
Students are asked to say what were the most difficult words learned in the lesson.The previous evaluation is delivered to the students. (If time allows)Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (Consolidation process, Jeopardy)
Date: December 2nd , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: Speaking
Expected Outcomes: Students will put into practice all the content studied the previous month in a jeopardy game
Resources:
Whiteboard, markers, notebook, power point presentation, speakers.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
Student will be asked to participate in a game in order to consolidate all the units studied during the last four month. The game is “Jeopardi” in which they are asked to answer different kind of questions related to the previous units and the content they have studied on it. The funny thing is that they have to choose the questions they want separated into different categories.
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They categories will be: Comparatives and Superlatives, History of English, Folk Heroes, Florence Nightingale and Invention and discoveries. They will get different quantities of point depending on the question.
The student will listen to a song that the teacher prepared for them in order to give them a farewell since they leave the school this year. The song is: “Wild world” by Cat Steven. They will listen first and then they will practice the lyrics with the teacher´s help.
Students say good bye to the teachers.
Lesson plan People and Places (preposition of time)
Date: October 13th , 2010 Level: 8th grade A Time: 90 minutes
Skill: Speaking, writing
Expected Outcomes: Students will be able to recognize the use of preposition of time by reading practice.
Resources:
Projector, whiteboard, markers, students’ book, magic bag, pieces of papers.
Introduction
Core of the classPre-stage
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Students greet the teacher; look at the date and the objectives of the class written by the teacher on the whiteboard. Students recall what they have studied the previous class.
The new vocabulary studied the previous class is written by the teacher on the whiteboard. The words are written as a mind map. The key word is “Legendary”.Students pick one piece of paper up with one of the new vocabulary
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from a “Magic bag” and then they are asked to say the meaning of the word.The same exercise is repeated with the cognates studied the previous class. This time the meaning of the cognates is said chorally by the students.Students are asked to work in the activities 8, 9,10,11,12 from the students’ book. The teacher explains the meaning of “inference and statements” in order to work in the exercise 9.
Students are asked to read the text from the page 89 and write down in their notebook all the “Time expressions” they can find. Then, all the expressions are written on the whiteboard and as a class, the differences between one expression and other are commented.The uses of the preposition of time and some examples are written on the whiteboard and the students copy them in their notebooks.Students work in the exercise 12, page 91 from the students’ book.
Students recall what was studied this class.The brochure is delivered to the students.Students say good bye to the teachers.