Module 2 Lesson plan components

Components
Compare the answers from your discussion with these.

Timetable fit

Procedure

Anticipated problems & Solutions

Lesson plan

Aims

Evaluation

Class profile

Materials & resources

Assumptions

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Module 2 Lesson plan components

What do they mean?
Cut up one set of cards per group. Participants match the component of a lesson with the definition.

Class profile

Age, level and gender of the learners. How many there are, their strengths and weaknesses. Any problems with individual students, class dynamics, - who does and doesnt work well together. How the lesson fits into the syllabus what the class have studied recently how it links back and forwards.

Timetable fit

Aims

What learners will be able to do by the end of the lesson that they couldnt do at the start.

Assumptions

What linguistic knowledge, skills, etc, learners will be able to bring to the lesson. Items learners may have difficulties with, or be unsure about. Issues for teachers, such as classroom management etc. How the teacher will deal with these. What the teacher will use to support learning aims, e.g. pictures, games, tapes, DVDs etc.

Anticipated problems and solutions

Materials and resources

Procedure

The lesson plan stages the teacher will follow, e.g., lead-in, speaking practice etc. The teachers thoughts about the lesson after he/she has taught it. E.g. What went well? What would the teacher do differently if he/she taught the lesson again?

Evaluation

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Module 2 Lesson plan components

Why plan?
Look at these comments from teachers. Which ones reflect how you feel about planning?

I dont have time to plan. I think its important to have aims. I never stick to plans.

The textbook is my plan.

I dont do detailed plans, but I make rough notes.

Planning helps me teach more effectively.

Benefits of planning

Brainstorm in your groups and add your ideas to the list.

Helps to think through what learners will achieve in the lesson Helps teachers to know where they are going and how they are getting there

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Module 2 Lesson plan components

Why plan? Suggestion answers
Brainstorm in your groups and add your ideas to the list. Helps teachers to think through what learners will achieve in the lesson Provides a framework for organizing ideas, methodology, materials etc Helps teachers to know where they are going and how they are going to get there Helps make the lesson coherent Avoids over-domination of coursebooks Demonstrates to learners that teacher knows what s/he is doing Being prepared boosts teacher confidence Helps to identify any problems or difficulties which may arise during the lesson Helps teachers to adapt to different classes Developmental a learning document for teachers to reflect on after the lesson Helps to identify the kinds of activities and materials to include to achieve aims A plan can link the lesson explicitly to syllabus objectives

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Module 2 Lesson plan components

A lesson plan
Look at the extract of the plan for the training session you are following today. Try to complete the components.

Class profile

Main aims

Timetable fit

Assumed knowledge

Anticipated problems and solutions

Materials and resources

Procedure

Evaluation

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Module 2 Lesson plan components

A lesson plan answers
Class profile
Complete as appropriate, e.g., 15 female primary school teachers, homogenous C1 level, enjoy group work, etc To enable participants to distinguish the different components involved in lesson plans To enable learners to establish the advantages of lesson planning

Main aims

Timetable fit

Participants have recently worked on writing effective learning aims and in the next session will look at planning individual lessons and sequences of lessons This will vary from group to group, e.g. participants will be familiar with lesson plans though they may have different ideas of what the components are Again, this will vary from group to group, e.g. there are varying degrees of experience in the group and some teachers have had little or no experience of lesson plans. Group participants so that the more experienced teachers can share their knowledge with their less-experienced colleagues Worksheets flowchart of components, speech bubbles with opinions about planning, benefits of planning checklist, lesson plan grid Teachers outline main steps in session. These are likely to be based on the procedures steps in the Trainer Notes Trainer will/may complete this after the session

Assumed knowledge

Anticipated problems and solutions

Materials and resources

Procedure

Evaluation

If you think that giving examples for each component will be too difficult for the group, you could provide the suggested answers in the right hand column and ask them to match the examples with the components.

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