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Date: 6/9/15
Length of Class: 3.5 hours
Level: Advanced (mixed)
Class Profile: 11 Spanish-speaking, 2 Polish, 1 Italian
Course Goal:
Read a paragraph or story and demonstrate comprehension.
Write paragraphs with a topic and correct sentence structure.
Write a cohesive multi-paragraph essay with connectors and logical progression.
Speak with classmates about different topics; express ideas orally and in written formats.
Listen and respond to questions in everyday conversations.
Terminal Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Materials:
Writing Power 3
SmartBoard
Conditionals exercise PDFs from Perfect English Grammar
STAGE TIMING
AIM
PROCEDURE
INTERACTION
POTENTIAL
PROBLEMS & SOLNS
Beg.
Fluency
building
Freewriting
Indiv.
Warmup
Schema
activation
Pre-task
Schema
activation,
scaffolding
Task
Posttask
Pre-task
Scaffolding
P: Ss dont have
solutions.
S: T gives them a starting
point.
Whole class
Whole class
P: Ss outlines dont
match.
S: T gives outline from
book.
P: Ss think they can use
everything.
S: T explains that it
Practice,
scaffolding
Small groups
Posttask
Synthesis
Small groups,
whole class
Pre-task
Schema
activation
Whole class
Task
Posttask
Grammar
Zero conditional: true, cause/effect
presentation
statements. (If you sit in the sun, you get a
sunburn) If simple present, then simple
present.
First conditional: true in specific cases. (If
you sit in the sun, you will get a sunburn. If
I pet a cat, I will sneeze.) If simple present,
then simple future.
Picture of Ss grades; Ss predict in pairs
what will happen next year if they continue
the way they are.
Zero and first conditional practice if time.
Synthesis
How is this grammar structure helpful for
your essays?
Writing
Practice
Whole class
P: Ss dont understand
how it will be helpful.
S: T reminds them of
what problem/solution
essays need.
P: Ss dont understand
the topic.