LESSON PLAN

DATE:
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CLASS:
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TEXTBOOK:
LESSON TITLE: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
LESSON FOCUS: TEACHING LITERATURE
LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY: B1
THE TYPE OF LESSON: COMMUNICATIVE LESSON
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
-be able to develop the skills of interpreting and relating (intercultural communicative competence)
-be able to use the English language to express their thoughts and feelings concerning Huck`s dilemma
-be able to discover connections with the literature they read
-be able to practice reading comprehension skills
LESSON AIMS:
-to introduce a famous piece of literature
-to develop the students speaking and reading skills
Methods and procedures: Communicative approach (method); elicitation, problem-solving, role play, conversation (procedures)
Resources: Worksheets
Skills: Integrated skills with speaking in focus
Assumptions: The students know to use skimming technique and how to write a Narrative Essay
Anticipated problem: The students may not have read the book
Class management: Pair work and Group work
Stage Timing Activity Skills Interaction pattern Teacher`s role
1. Warm-up 5 minutes The teacher greets Speaking Teacher-class Motivator
the students and asks Teacher-Student, Organiser
a few questions. Student, Student
Then the teacher
checks attendance
and if the students
have had homework
he/she checks
homework.
2. Lead-in 10 minutes The teacher asks the Speaking Group work Motivator
students if they Organiser
remember Ion Monitor
Creanga`s Amintiri
din copilarie scene
where the boys
accidentally kill
some goats and then
run away. The
teacher asks the
students to think if
they would help the
owner catch the
wrong-doers, or the
boys to run away. To
make this activity
exciting the class has
a debate to answer
 the question so the
teacher divides the
class into groups and
asks the students to
discuss the matter
and then decide
either to defend the
boys or to support
the owner`s point of
view.
3. Presentation and 10 minutes The teacher tells the Speaking Pair work Motivator
elicitation students that they are Writing Organiser
going to read an Monitor
excerpt from an
American novel; the
main character is
also in trouble.
He/She tells them a
few things about that
troubled time in the
American history
and asks the students
to make predictions
about the type of
trouble Huck is in.
The students work in
pairs and write two
sentences containing
their predictions.
Then some of the
 students tell the class
their predictions.
4. Practice 15 minutes The students take Reading Pair work Organiser
turns to read the Speaking Monitor
passage aloud. The
teacher asks
comprehension
questions. The
teacher asks the
students organized in
pairs to think and tell
what they would do
if they were in
Huck`s place when
he has to decide if he
turns Jim in to the
authorities or if they
would help the
runaway slave. Then
they have to predict
what Huck will do.
Next the teacher asks
them to skim the text
to see if their
prediction was
correct.
5. Free practice 8 minutes The students are Speaking Group work Organiser
asked to role play Writing Prompter
Huck`s trial in order Monitor
 to explain Huck`s
conflicting feelings
and whether he did
the right thing.
6. Follow-up 2 minutes The teacher gives Speaking Teacher-Student, Assessor
some form and use Writing Student, Student Organiser
feedback if Individual work
necessary but he/she
must give the
students content
feedback.
HOMEWORK:
Write a 180-200-
word narrative essay
starting with the
sentence: I sat down,
unable to believe
what had happened.
Give your essay a
title.