TESOL Certificate Program

Teacher:ReginaBrown

Individual Lesson Plan (revised 5/15)

IndividualLessonPlan

Date:7/17/15

LessonGoals:
Useprepositionsoflocationappropriately.
Materials&Equipment:

Powerpoint
Computer
WhiteBoard
Projector
WIFI
Studentbook(StandOutGrammarChallenge2ndEdition)

Handouts:N/A
BackupActivities:(Includeatleastoneactivityyoucandoifyouhaveextratimeleftattheendofyourlesson.Relatetheactivitytotheweeks
themewhenpossible.)
Lookatthematerialsintheclassroomanddescribewheretheyare.Theteacherwillwritewordsonthewhiteboardofitemsintheclassroomso
thatthestudentscanhaveanideaofwhattheyaretalkingabout.Forexample:Table,book,computer,etc.Thecomputerisonthedesk.The
pencilisinthebook.
RoomPlan:(Noteanyspecialarrangementstotheroomsetupneededforyourlesson.Thinkaboutseating,videocameras,equipment,etc.)
Thestudentswillbesittingingroupsof4:4:5at3separatetables(2tablescombined),thiswillbedonefromtheoriginalroomsetupwhichisall
thetablesshapedinasquare.Thegroupswillbemixedandstudentsthatarealwaystogetheroutsideofclasswillbeseparatedformore
interactionwiththeirpeers.

IndividualLessonPlancontinued
Objective,Rationale,&Assessment
TASKS
Usetheobjectives&rationalefromthegroup
(Writeanumbered,stepbystepdescriptionoftheactivityfrombeginningtoend.
lessonplanthatgowithyouractivity.Scriptthe Statewhattheteacherwilldo(includingallcomprehensibleinput,suchasmodeling
exactwordsyouwillpostintheclassroomand andgivingexamples)andwhatthestudentswilldo.
saytoyourstudents.

TIME
45
min

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Objective:
SWBATgiveexamplesofprepositionsof
locationsentencesgivenamaptouseandalso
usingtheirpeersseatingarrangements.

Rationale:
Iwantthestudentstohaveanunderstandingon
whentousecertainprepositionsoflocationand
touseitappropriatelywhilespeakingor
writing.Theyalreadyhadlessonsallthisweek
aboutprepositionsoflocationandoftimeandI
wanttojustmakesurethattheyhaveafirm
understandingbeforemovingontothenext
unit.

Individual Lesson Plan (revised 5/15)

1. Prelesson:Goodmorning!MynameisReginaandIamoneofthreepeople
whowillbeteachingyouguysonFridaysonly.Wewillbedividingourlesson
into3sectionseachworth45minutes.Soeverytimeitreaches45minuteswe
(theteachers)willswitchandteachyouadifferentsection.Iapologizein
20
advanceifImisspronounceyournameorforgetit,Imstilltryingtolearn
min
them.
2. Letsreviewprepositionsoflocation.Cananyonetellmeanyprepositions?
(Waitafewminutesforananswer/ifnoanswerisgivencallonsomeone/if
personcantanswergivetheanswer.)Good,nowherearesomeprepositions
thatwelearnedinthisunit.(in,on,at,near,between,nextto,onthecorner
(of),acrossfrom,ontheright,ontheleft)
3. Letspracticedescribinglocationusingourclassmates.Hereisanexample:
MotoeisacrossfromMily.Nathailiaisnearthedoor.(Askastudenta
questionsuchasRisa,WhereisPeisitting?)Thismethodgoesaroundlike
thisuntileveryonehasaturntospeak.Correctanyerrorheardandexample
thereasonwhyitiswrong.
4. Thatsreallygood.Ilikedhoweveryoneuseddifferentprepositiontodescribe
thelocationofyourclassmates.NowIwantyoutotakeoutyourGrammar
Bookandturntopage68andlookatC.Thisisthechartoftheprepositions
oflocationanditgivesyousamplesentencesonhowtheyareused.CanVena
readthefirstprepositioninandtheexample.(Goesaroundlikethisuntilall
thewholechartisreadbydifferentpeopleinclass.)

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Assessment:
Studentswillusethemapfromthegrammar
bookanddescribewherecertainbuildings(i.e.
policestation,hospital,petshop,etc.)are
locatedatusingprepositionsoflocationin
sentences.

Transitiontonextteacher(ifappropriate)

Notes:

Individual Lesson Plan (revised 5/15)

1. LetslookatthesamepagebutatletterA.Doeseveryoneseethemap?Can
25
someonesayaplacethattheysee?(Letatleast35studentsanswerthis
min
question)Thatsagoodobservation.Canwenamethestreetsandavenueson
themap(Have4studentsnamethestreets/avenues).WhatIwantyoutodois
describeusing34writtensentencesthelocationofanyplaceyoupick.SayI
pickthesupermarket,IwouldwriteThesupermarketison8thavenueorThe
supermarketisacrossfromthehospital.(Thiswillbeeitheronthe
Powerpointorwrittenonthewhiteboard)Theteacherwillgoaroundand
watcheachgroupwritedowntheirsentencesandansweranyquestions.
Okay,Iwantonepersonfromeachgroupreadoneofthesentencesthey
wrote.(Thereshouldbeatleast3studentsreadingtheirsentences)
2. NowletslookatletterB.Youseethereisachartthathastwodifferent
categories.YouhaveserviceandyouhaveBuyandSell.Underneaththe
servicecategoriesyouseethewordpolicestation.Lookatthemapandput
theplacesintoitscorrectcategory.ForexamplePetStorewoulditgounder
ServiceorBuyandSell(Waitforananswer,ifnoanswergivensaythe
answeranduseadifferentexample).Workwithinyourgroupsandaskyour
partnersifyouareunsurewhatcategoriesthatplaceshouldgounder.

Goodjobeveryone!NowIwanttotakea5minutebreakandthenturnyourattention
toGloria.

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min
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