Lesson Plan Template

Teachers Name: Emily Guerin, Natalie Brentano,

Kassandra Knoff, Annette Jardon

Dates: 6-23-2015, 6-24-2015

Grade/Level: 2A

Lesson Title: Circumlocution

Content Objectives: Students will be able to describe the features of animals. Students will be able
to use circumlocution to get another person to think of the same animal as them.

Language Objectives:
Function

Form

1) Verbal Circumlocution

Description, use of simple adjectives to explain something

more complex

2) Non-verbal Circumlocution

Description, use of actions to explain an unknown

word

3)
Review Vocabulary (if
applicable)

New Vocabulary
Scaly
Smooth
Fur
Feathers
Spotted
Striped
Sharp

Signal Words

Dull

By the end of the lesson, students will:

-Explain an animal to their classmates without using its name use verbal and non-verbal circumlocution
-Describe the body parts of animals
-Describe the skin/what covers the skin of animals
-Use actions to imitate animals

Special Cross-Cultural Considerations:

Some animals that are commonly known in the United States may not be commonly known in South
Korea because of differing geography and native animals.

Materials:
Projector and screen for PowerPoint

Lesson Sequence:
I.

MOTIVATION:

TIME:______________

The teacher will

Give an example of a time they have forgotten a
word and had to use circumlocution to get their
idea across

The students will

Listen attentively

Foreseeable Problems
Students may not pay attention

Possible Solutions
Ask students to repeat what has been said
Ask students questions about what has been said or
questions that relate it to their own experiences

Formative Assessment
Ability of students to summarize what has been said

II. PRESENTATION:
TIME:______________

The teacher will

Present vocabulary useful in describing animals
to the class via a PowerPoint with plenty of
pictures
Have the students repeat vocabulary
Ask questions related to vocabulary to check
understanding
Foreseeable Problems
Students may not repeat vocabulary
Students may not understand questions

The students will

Listen attentively
Repeat vocabulary when prompted
Answer questions when asked

Possible Solutions
Have students repeat vocabulary again until
everyone participates
Rephrase questions
Prompt beginning of answers if possible

Formative Assessment
Accuracy when repeating vocabulary, ability to answer questions completely and accurately

III.

PRACTICE/APPLICATION:

TIME:______________

The teacher will

Present a picture of an animal
Prompt descriptions from students about the
animal that do not involve using its name
Have one student sit facing the back of the
classroom
Ensure students speak Korean while describing
the animal to their classmate
Foreseeable Problems
Students may not know the names of animals in
Korean.
Students may resort to Korean.

The students will

Describe the animals they see on the screen either
to the teacher or their classmate who is facing the
back of the room
Guess the animal that is being described if they are
the one in the hot seat
Speak English
Possible Solutions
Allow the student in the hot seat to answer in
Korean if they do not know the answer in English
Have students repeat the name of the animal after
the answer is revealed
Encourage students to use English if they are heard
using Korean

Formative Assessment
Ability to describe animals, ability to guess animal described

EXTENSION:
TIME:______________

The teacher will

Explain what to do if students have no words to
work with (circumlocution via gestures)
Describe an animal only using gestures
Ask students to come up and use gestures to
describe an animal

The students will

Guess the animals being described
Use gestures to describe animals if called to the
front

Foreseeable Problems
Students may not want to perform in front of
the class

Possible Solutions
Have the other student teacher give an example to
make them feel more comfortable

Summative Assessment
Ability of students to use gestures to get ideas across