StudentTeacher:JessicaLouiseMills

Daily lesson plan

Group:

201

Grade level /Program:

Sec 2 ESL

Period length: 75 mins

Goals for the period (what do you want students to walk away with?)

By the end of the class I want the students to be able to know how to write a basic movie review
I will know they can do this when they write their movie review by the end of the period.

Competencies to be developed

Evaluation criteria (What will you EVALUATE today?)

C1
C2 XX
C3 XX

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o
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C1: _ Participation in oral interaction __ Content of message __ Articulation of message

C2: X Evidence of Understanding X Reinvestment of understanding
C3: X Content of message X Formulation of message

Functional Language for speaking

and writing (expressions)

Ilike
Irecommend
Because
Myfavorite

Learning strategy

Transfer

Language conventions (grammar & punctuation)

Paragraphs

Vocabulary Focus:
(Up to 8 words you want students to learn today)

RecommendationRating
WouldTogether
Review
Best

Cooperative learning techniques:

Teacher-centred techniques:

Techniques

[ ] Think-Pair-Share
[ ] Pair work
[ ] Jigsaw

[x] Teacher-led discussion [X] Individual Work

[ ] Cold calling
[X] Scaffolding

[ ] Readers Theatre
[ ] Choral Reading
[X] Student generated

[ ] Graffiti
[ ] Learning groups

[ ] Competition
[ ] Gaming:
[ ] Other: Say-See-Do

Period Start-up Routines (Attendance, Menu on board, collecting homework, handing out materials, silent reading etc.)

1. Readingtime!2.Whatisareview?3.Part#14.Part#25.Part#36.YourTurn!
1.

Activity

Break it down into point form steps for students

knowledge)(Activate prior Intro

Teaching techniques
Individual / paired / groups
cooperative learning structure?)

Write the instructions you will give students

Start up routine!
Students read silently
Fill out reading log at the end.
Take attendance

What is a movie review?

1. There are different types
2. Written
Where can we find written reviews?
Rotten Tomatoes website
3. Oral
How do we get oral reviews?
4. Video
YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RMZ1cThfB_k

2014-2015 Daily lesson planning template

Individual
Routine

Teacher-led
Cold Calling

Rationale

Min.

(Your pedagogical reasons / Goals

What teaching STEP is this?)

Routine
By starting with a routine,
the students know what to
expect and that gives them
stability. Also, it gives them
time to prepare to learn
English.
Hook

15
mins

10
mins

The students start to activate

prior knowledge based on
what they already know on
the subject. They get to see
what they will be doing for
the class.

1.

Activity

Goal? Closure:

Development (activities. of 5-20 minutes)

Break it down into point form steps for students

Teaching techniques
Individual / paired / groups
cooperative learning structure?)

Write the instructions you will give students

Part #1
1. Last class we started writing a review: a review
always starts with a movie description
2. Would anyone like to read their movie review
aloud?

Teacher-led

Part #2
1. Give out hand out
2. Student follow along with worksheet and do it stepby-step.
3. Did you like the movie?
4. What was your favorite part? Why?
5. Who was your favorite character? Why?
6. Did you like the plot?

Teacher led, individual

work
Say-See- Do

Part #3
1.
2.
3.
4.

Teacher led, individual

work
Say-See- Do

What is a recommendation?
Do you recommend this movie?
Star rating?
What star rating would you give?

Your Turn!
1. Take everything and put it together.
2. Recopy part #1 in Part #1
3. Recopy Part #2 in Part #2
4. Recopy Part #3 in Part #3
5. Look in the dictionary
6. Check your work
7. When finished you can
a. Read your novel
b. Finish a crossword or word search puzzle
c. Share your review with a partner.

Individual

Rationale

Min.

(Your pedagogical reasons / Goals

What teaching STEP is this?)

Activating prior knowledge/

Build

5
mins

Here they are looking at their

prior work which ties in with
the work they will be doing. It
is validating the importance
of their work from last class
and guiding them towards
the following steps.
Model/Build/ Practice
20
mins
The Say-See-Do method
means that the students
hear me do the question,
see a modelled example and
then do it. This keeps them
engaged and constantly
having to do something.
Model/Build/ Practice
10
mins
The Say-See-Do method
means that the students
hear me do the question,
see a modelled example and
then do it. This keeps them
engaged and constantly
having to do something.
Evaluation
15
mins
I will take in the worksheet to
gauge their level of
understanding. I will
evaluate it as a C2 and C3.

End of class reminders / routines ... hook them for the next class

1.Finishforhomeworkifnotfinishedalready.2.Nextclasswewillbestartingaproject.
Anticipated problems

Solutions/Plan B

1. Technology fail

1. Print out copy of PPT, write on board

2. Toolongofalesson

2. Finishathome,doashomework

Daily lesson planning template 2014-2015

Materials to prepare

1. Worksheet
2. PowerPoint
3. Print out hand out and PowerPoint

Daily lesson planning template 2014-2015

Homework (to assign and collect)

1. Finish review if not already completed