SCED 376 / EMAT 531 - LESSON PLANS

In the written exercise on behavioral objectives, you wrote an objective for teaching an initial lesson on the past tense (either passé composé or preterite). For this assignment, you will write the entire lesson plan for the day that you plan to introduce this concept.

A. List the equipment / materials that you will need

B. List the objectives

C. List of National Standards

D. List the procedures / activities

E. List evaluation procedures which will allow you to determine the success of the lesson.

PARTS OF A LESSON

Anticipatory set

A. Warm-up

1. Purpose: to get students out of thinking in English

2. May be oral or written

3. Must be in the target language

4. Must use familiar material

B. Overview

1. Purpose: to provide students with the mindset for today's activities

2. May be done in native or target language depending on level of the class

Active participation

C. Introduction / presentation of new material

1. May be done inductively or deductively

2. May be done in the native or target language depending on the level of the class

3. Should provide models / examples which are clear and appropriate

D. Drill and practice

1. Purpose: mechanical drills to practice information; only one right answer

2. May be oral and / or written (oral should always precede written)

3. May be done chorally or individually

4. Should be clearly related to the topic and easy to perform

5. Teacher-centered

6. Done in the target language

E. Proficiency-based activities

1. Purpose: meaningful / communicative activities for students to express meaning as well as to practice form; several correct answers possible

2. May be oral or written

3. May be done in pairs, groups or individually

4. Student-centered

5. Done in the target language

Closure

F. Summary

1. Purpose: to summarize information presented in class

2. May be done by teachers or student

3. May be oral or written

4. May be done in native or target language depending on the level of the class