TesolLessonPlanTemplate

NameandDate:SielSnowden,June20th2015

Goal:
Forstudentstobeabletorecognizevisualandauditorydetails,recordthem,simplify
them,andpresentthemtopeerssothatpeerscanreproducetheminEnglishintheappropriate
context
Materials:
videoclip(excerptfrom
TheSecretGarden
),worksheets,scratchpaper
Age/Grade:
1stgrade

RequiredSkills:
basicEnglishreading,writing,andlisteningskills

Contentobjective:
Studentswillbeabletowriteandexpressdetailsaboutavideoscenein
English,includingdescriptionsofthecharactersandsetting.Theywillalsobeabletolistento
theEnglishconversationsbetweencharacterstounderstandinformationthatcannotbegained
justfromwatching,suchascharactersnames,motivations,andrelationshipswithother
characters.Then,theywillbeabletosimplifytheinformationandpresentittotheirpeerssothat
theirpeerscanexpressinEnglishwhathappenedinthevideo.

Languageobjective:
Function

Form

1)Describingobject,actions,people,and
places

Actionverbs,nouns,adjectives

2)Sharingdetailedinformationwithothers

Actionverbs,nouns,adjectives,past,
present,futuretense

3)Recountingpastevents

Pasttense

Vocabulary:
visualdetail,auditorydetail,suitofarmor,wheelchair,hunchback,epidemic

Schedule:
a)
Bellwork/opening:

Time:

1.Studentsarrive,settledown

2minutes

b)
Introduction:

Time:

1.Breakstudentsintogroupsof4or5

2minutes

groupthembasedonwheretheyaresittingsothattheycaneasilytalk


c)
Instruction:

Time:

1.Explainthedifferencebetween
visualdetails
and
auditorydetails

2minutes

askstudentsforexamplesofeachandwritethemontheboard
examplesshouldinclude:descriptionsofcharactersandsetting(visual)andcharacters

names,feelings,motivations,andothercharactersthatarenotshownonscreen(auditory)
2.Goovervocabularywords

2minutes

demonstratetoclassusinghumerouspantomimesandpowerpointimages
3.Explainthatonestudentwillleaveandcompleteaworksheetwiththevocabularywordswhile
therestoftheirgroupwatchesthevideoandwritesdownallthedetailstheycan(visualdetails
andauditorydetails).Thenstudentswillrejointheirgroupsandspend5minutesdiscussingand
memorizingallthedetailstheycan.Then,studentsthatleftwilllineupatthefrontoftheroom
andanswerquestionsaboutthedetailsinthevideoforpoints.

3minutes

emphasizethatwritingshouldbeinEnglishasmuchaspossible,butstudentsmaytalk
toeachotherinKorean

d)
Activity:

Time:

1. Studentsleavetheroomandcompleteworksheetorwatchthevideotwiceandtake
notes.
2.

10minutes

StudentsinE1rejoingroupsandgooverdetailswithgroup(studentsmayuseKorean
forthispartoftheactivity)

3.

5minutes

StudentswhowenttoE1lineupatthefrontoftheroom.Teamskeepscorefortheirown
members.Teacherasksquestionsaboutdetailsandstudentsanswerattheirturnor
raisetheirhandstoanswer.Correctanswersget1point.

15minutes

examplesofquestionsinclude,WhatcolorisMaryshair?HowdidColins
motherdie?HowisMaryrelatedtoMr.Craven?

e)Conclusion:
1. Declarewinnerclosingremarks

2minutes

2. Iftimeallows,watchclipagainsostudentscanseedetailstheymissed

2minutes

f)
Assessment
1.ThestudentsabilitytoanswerquestionsinEnglishaboutthevideoindicatesboththeir
proficiencyandtheabilityoftheirgrouptotakegoodnotesandlistentothevideoinEnglish
2.Papersarecheckedforcorrectnessafterclass


g)
Extratimefordiscussion
Time:(throughout)

3minutes
TotalTime:50minutes

CrossCultural/SpecialConsiderations:
Repeatinstructionsslowlymultipletimes
AllowKoreanfordiscussionsothatstudentscanmemorizedetailsinatimelymanner
SomestudentsmaynotbeconfidentspeakingaloudinEnglishandwillneedextrasupport
andencouragementwhenansweringquestions
StudentswillwanttotalktoeachotherinKorean,whichisactuallyokayforthisactivity

VocabularyWorksheet

Wordbank:

Hunchback
Wheelchair
Suitofarmor

1. Whoisamoviecharacterwithahunchback?
_______________________________________

2. IfIhadahunchback,Iwould________________

3. Whymightsomeoneneedawheelchair?
_______________________________________

4. IfIhadawheelchair,Iwould________________

5. Whowearsasuitofarmor?
_______________________________________

6. IfIhadasuitofarmor,Iwould______________

7. WhatdiseaseisbecominganepidemicinKorea?
____________________

8. Howshouldyouprotectyourselfagainstanepidemic?
__________________________________________

9. IftherewereadiseaseepidemicatKyunghwa,
Iwould_____________________________

Epidemic