Southwestern College (Lesson Plan #1: Academic Vocabulary)

April 2, 2014
Erika Urrutia
Lesson Plan #1: Academic Vocabulary
Morphology and Mnemonics

Mentor Teacher: Rob Shaffer
Student Teacher: Erika Urrutia
Subject: Vocabulary
Age: Adult
Numbers of Students: 32
Level: High Intermediate Low Advanced
Length of time: Two hours

1. Lesson Objective:
Students will learn techniques for learning vocabulary and they will also learn
academic vocabulary.
2. Student Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to:
(1) Identify learning techniques
(2) Recall vocabulary
(3) How to apply learning techniques based on vocabulary
(4) How to determine the meaning of vocabulary words based on context

3. Prior Knowledge:
Students have some background knowledge about traditional methods to learn
vocabulary such as rote and index cards.
4. Materials Needed
Power Point
Computer with the Internet (YouTube Video: )
Printed worksheets
Line paper and pen
Dictionaries

5. Procedures:
Write down schedule

Step 1: Anticipatory Activity: (10 minutes)
1) Ask students: Why are we learning vocabulary?
2) How have you learned vocabulary in the past?
Southwestern College (Lesson Plan #1: Academic Vocabulary)
April 2, 2014
Erika Urrutia
3) Students will share some answers.
4) Teacher will give a quick introduction explaining 1) Why vocabulary is
important. 2) We are learning vocabulary through non-traditional
methods. 3) Students can benefit from various techniques for learning in
order that they may choose the way that best suits them.
5) Give quick examples on the board. What do you think the word
SPEECH-LESS means? How about the word GRUE-SOME, or the word
BOTTOM-LESS.

Step 2: - Introduction to Morphology: Prefixes and Base (20-25 minutes)
This part includes short explanation on how to find meaning of vocabulary
words.
1) Teacher will distribute handouts and ask student to read the
instructions. Teacher will explain instructions (repeat what base and
prefix is-write on board) and go over the worksheet example #1 (5
mins.)
2) Students will work on worksheet 1 (10-15 minutes)
3) Teacher will walk around to make sure students understand activity and
to give them opportunity to ask questions.
4) Discuss teacher will ask 3 students to share their answers on the board
for clarification and to engage visual learners (5 minutes)

Step 3: -Morphology: Suffixes (10 minutes)
1) Teacher will partner students and pass out dictionaries. (5 minutes)
2) Teacher will read information about suffixes and have a student read the
instructions. (5 minutes)
3) Teacher will go over example on how to find a definition based on
suffixes and how to determine meaning of words.
4) Students will work in pairs to figure out meaning of words and explain
how they found meaning.
5) Students will turn in worksheets to teacher as soon as they are done to
win the contest.

Step 4: Break (10 minutes)
Students get a 10 minute break

Step 5: Introduction to Mnemonics ( 45-50 minutes)
1) Teacher will pass out video worksheet questionnaire (3 mins.)
2) Teacher will read instructions on PowerPoint and show video Youtube
Southwestern College (Lesson Plan #1: Academic Vocabulary)
April 2, 2014
Erika Urrutia
(5 mins.)
3) Teacher will ask students to identify or describe the different Mnemonic
techniques (10-15 mins.)
4) Teacher will ask student to read instructions for Mnemonics contest (2
mins)
5) Teacher will use PowerPoint to help student recall vocabulary words and
think about their meaning through the use of images. (20 mins) Students
must write down answers on separate piece of paper.
RECAP:
Lets review, who can tell me something that they have learned today?

6. Homework:
Write 5 to 7 sentences using the vocabulary list. I will collect the sentences at
the beginning of class. You will write 1 of your sentences at the beginning of the next
class (on an index card) and then the class will guess who wrote the sentence. Try to
be creative in writing your homework sentences! You can bring a printed image for
the sentence you will share in class for extra credit.