CEPLessonPlanTemplate

Teacher/s:YuweiSpencerZhang
Level:A5
Date/Time:April15,2015

Goal:Reviewpreviouslylearntgrammarstructureandlistenforlinesinamovietrailor

Objectives(SWBAT):
StudentsWillBeAbleTo
1.practicestructuresaboutgerundandinfinitive

2.practicelisteningandspeaking

Theme:time

Extensions:TheAgeofAdelinetrailer

Aim/Skill/Microskill

Activity/Procedure/Stage

Interaction

Time

RevieworPreview(if
applicable)

Linking&Transitioningtorestof
lesson:

Presentation:Patrick

(forexample:
SST)

5min

Activity1:

Transitionto#4or
Wrapup:_______________
____

3.1PreStage:JustnowAmy(my
teachingpartner)hadyoutalk
aboutwhetheryouthinkbeing
streetsmartisgoodorbooksmart.
Cansomeonetellmewhatisthe
meaningofstreetsmartonemore
time?Good,sonowIwouldlike
youtotalkingroup,talkabout
whatskillsdoyouneedtobe
streetsmart.Okaynowletshear
someideas.

Teacherwritesdownstudents
thoughtsonthewhiteboard.

3min

2min


Good,soIalsohavesome
suggestionsofbeingstreetsmart.
1. Beingpolitecanhelpyou
makemorefriends.
2. Itiscrucialtoknowthe
neighborhoodwherecrimeis
common.
3. Tolearnaboutpublic
transportationishelpfulto
liveinbigcities.

Sincewehavesomanyskillson
thewhiteboard,whatIwouldlike
youtodoistodescribethree
skillsusingthestructureswe
learntaboutgerundandinfinitive
justlikethesentencesIpresented
toyoujustnow.Ifyoufinishyour
sentences,pleasegiveyourworkto
thepersonsittingonyourleftside.

3.2.DuringStage:Okayafterwe
havereadsomestoriesaboutthe
molepeople,whatdoyouthinkof
thelifeofthesepeople?

NowIwouldlikeyoutotalkin
group,shareyourthoughtson
whatdoyouthinkofthemole
peopleandtheirlife.

Alright,letshearsomeideas.

Teacherwritesdownideason
thewhiteboard.Soforme,Ithink
whypeoplebecomemolepeopleis
outofalotofreason.

Teacherpresentthesentence:
1. Numerousreasonsresulted
theirbecomingmolepeople.

5min

2min

3min

1min


NowIwouldlikeyoutowrite
yourownsentenceaboutthe
molepeopleusingthestructure
welearntlasttimeabout
possessive+gerund.Thistime
youonlyneedtowriteone
sentence.

Ifyouarefinished,shareyour
sentencewiththepersonsitting
oppositetoyouandaspartners,
youneedtocheckeachothers
answer.

3.3PostStage:
Wehavetalkedalotaboutthemole
people,maybenexttimewhenyou
seeanotherhomelesspeoplein
NY,youmaystarttowonderthe
storybehindhimorher.

TangibleOutcome&T.
feedback/peerfeedback:students
beabletopracticethepreviously
learntgrammarstructure

Activity4:

TransitiontoWrapUp:
___________________

4.1PreStage:Sowehavebeen
talkingabouttimealot,abouttime
traveling,timefreezing,Ihaveone
questiontoallofyouabouttime.
Areyouafraidofgrowingold?

OkaynowIwouldlikeyoutalkin
group,tosharewhatdoyou
thinkaboutgrowingold.

3min

reading
activitycanbe

3min

4.2.DuringStage:OkaysohereI
haveastoryaboutagirlwhonever
age.

Teacherplaysthevideoclip.

SoifIgiveyouachancethatyou
willneverageanymore,willyousay
yestothatopportunity?

Studentstalkingroup.

4.3PostStage:NowIamgoingto
playthevideoforyouonemore
timeandthistimeIwantyouto
writedownthequestionAdaline
sdaughteraskedandtheanswer
tothatquestion.

Dontyoumisshavingsomeoneto
love?
Itsnotthesamewhentheresno
growingoldtogether.Withoutthat
loveisjustheartbreak.

Nowpleasetalkingroup,to
shareifyouagreewithAdeline
ornot?

Inthevideo,theoldmansaid:All
theseyears,youhavelivedbutyou
neverhadalife.

Doyouthinkthatsagoodcomment
onAdalineslife?

TangibleOutcome&T.
feedback/peerfeedback:Students
beabletopracticelisteningand
speaking.

conducted
havestudents
readabout
whatelder
peoplethinkof
growingold

Questionsare
toobig,
studentdidnt
haveenough
timetothink.
Questions
shouldbe
narrowed.

3min

3min

3min

5min

5min


Wrapup
Alettertothefuture

LessonEvaluationProcedures:

studentstalkaboutdreamsand
goalsandwriteanoutlineofthe
lettertothefuture

Materials:

powerpoint,instagramwarmupexercise,videoclip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9SnMldtGY

AnticipatedProblems&SuggestedSolutions:
studentcominglatepresentation

ContingencyPlans(whatyouwilldoifyoufinishearly,etc.):
Alettertothefuture,studentswritealettertothefuture

PostLessonReflections:
Topicsofdiscussionsshouldnotbetoobig.