Secondary School Lesson Plan
Date : 10th February 2012
Time/Duration : 80 minutes (double period)
Class : Form 1 Epsilon
No. of student : /
Proficiency level : Intermediate
Background knowledge: Students are already exposed to the format of writing a guided
essay.
Theme : Fishing experience
Topic : Guided Essay Writing
Language skill focus : Writing
Integrated skills : Reading, Speaking and Listening
Language focus : Sentence connector.
Learning outcomes : By the end of Form 2, students should be able to:
1.0 LANGUAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL USE
1.1b Take part in conversation and discussion iii. responding appropriately to questions. vi. participating in teacher-guided class discussions by giving one’s opinion.
2.0 LANGUAGE FOR INFORMATIONAL USE
2.2d Predicting outcomes xi. making simple prediction of outcomes.
Learning objectives : By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. interact and participate actively in class by answering questions asked by teacher.
2. write a simple essay not less than 120 words. 3. write a paragraph of prediction on how a story would
had ended.
Educational emphasis: a) Thinking skills b) Preparing for real world c) Multiple Intelligence
Moral values : Helpful, cooperative, respecting one and another.
Resource Materials : 1001 series Guide to Writing CompositionVocabulary List :
1. Relaxing2. Excited3. Chest4. Sheepishly5. Envelope6. Desire7. Fishing rod8. Line9. Bait10. Hook
STAGE/DURATION
CONTENT/ SKILL TEACHER/PUPILACTIVITY
AVA/RATIONALE
SET-INDUCTION
(5 MINUTES)
Whole class
Question:1. Do you still
remember how to write an essay?
2. What are the elements in an essay?
SkillsSpeaking
1. Teacher asks students weather they still remember how to write an essay.
2. Teacher explains to student that they will be focusing on a guided essay writing composition.
Rationale
To create interest in the topic of the lesson by eliciting their feedback.
PRE- READING
(5 MINUTES)
Whole class
Questions.
1.
SkillsReadingSpeaking
1. Teacher briefly explains again on the format of writing a guided essay.
2. Students respond to teachers question based on what they have already learned.
Rationale
To reinforce students understanding on the format of writing a guided essay.
WHILE- READING
(35MINUTES)
Whole class
Vocabulary List
relaxing excited sheepishly chest envelope desire fishing rod line
Task One:
1. Teacher distributes the 1001 series Guide to Writing Composition book to all students.
2. Teacher divides students into 4 groups and gives them a picture with the guided key words for them to
Rationale
To help student understand the pictures better.
To clarify any difficult words which students might not understand.
Skills ReadingSpeaking
Group work
SkillsSpeakingWriting
work in their respective groups and write down a short paragraph.
3. Teacher discusses the pictures and also any difficult words in the keyword provided.
4. Each group will then present their paragraph on the whiteboard.
5. Teacher then corrects the paragraph together with all students.
Task Two
1. Teacher then asks students to complete their essay by copying down all the paragraphs written on the board.
2. Teacher teaches students on how to link one paragraph to another using proper sentence connector.
To persuade students to work together and establish team work by completing group task.
AVA Marker Whiteboard 1001 series
Guide to Writing Composition book.
Rationale
To persuade students to work together and establish team work by completing group task.
POST- READING
(15MINUTES)
Whole class
SkillsListeningReading
1. Student remains in their same group.
2. Students are asked to predict the ending of the story and write their own version of how the story would have ended.
Rationale
To evoke students creative thinking skills.
CLOSURE
(10MINUTES)
Whole class
SkillsSpeaking
1. Teacher will recap and review the lesson with the students.
Rationale To ensure the
students learn how to write a guided essay.
AVA
Homework
Evaluation :
Follow-up Activity : Students are asked to write a short journal based on any of their
experience with their friends.
Self-Reflection :
Supervisor’s comment :
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