CLP Lesson Plan Template

Teacher/s: __Xu Feng (Felicia) & Shuhan Wang_________

Level: ______Elementary 3_____________ Date/Time: __Nov 18 (Mon)_______
Goal: Introductions to nouns for directions and the universe
Objectives (SWBAT): (think all 3 aspects – knowledge, skills, strategies)
Students Will Be Able To…
1. Roleplay explorers and guides using “‘in’ or ‘to’ the south/north/east/west of” someplace.
2. Write down 3 proper nouns with south/north/east/west.
3. Finish a crossword puzzle about planets and discuss what they know about the universe.

Theme: The Earth

Materials & Technology:

● Textbook: Life 2 Unit 12 P146
● Other materials: Word doc, handout, name card

ACTIVITY/PROCEDURE/STAGE – INTERACTION TYPES TIME

Review or Preview (if applicable)

Warm-up questions:
Show a picture of a compass and ask students questions about directions words. 5 min

Activity 1: Nouns for directions 38 min

(Felicia)
1.1 Pre-Stage: Grammar introduction-Preposition of nouns for directions
- Grammar focus: “in” or “to” the south/north/east/west of…
- Show a blog clip about traveling in Italy, and ask one student to read the clip. 2 min
https://www.oliverstravels.com/blog/best-beaches-in-southern-italy/
- Ask students how the blogger described the direction of the beaches. 2 min
- Ask students to identify the noun for direction in the clip. 2 min
- Ask students the location of Africa. “In the south of” or “To the south of” Italy? 2 min
- Student discussion: when do you use “in” and when do you use “to”? 2 min
- Share ideas in class.
Interaction: T-Ss, S-S, T-Ss

1.2. During Stage: Roleplay-explorer and guide 1 min

- Ask one student to read the situation.
- Give step-by-step instructions (see more on the handout).
- Steps:
1. Explorer:
Describe the location you want to visit.
2. Guide:

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Give suggestions to the explorer.
3. Explorer:
Write the city name on the map. Go on to ask about another two new cities.
4. After asking about three new cities, change the roles.
5. In the end, you should have three new cities’ names on the map.
- Invite students to read the instructions. 4 min
- Model the roleplay with the example of Australia. 2 min
- Ask if students have any questions. 2 min
- Divide students into groups of 2. Students role play with each other. 6 min
- Share results as a class. 2 min
Interaction: T-Ss, S-S, T-Ss

1.3 Post-Stage: Proper nouns for directions

- Ask two students to read two examples on the screen. 1 min
- Ask them to discuss which represents proper nouns. 2 min
- Explain proper nouns. 2 min
- Students discussion: Write down 3 proper nouns with south/north/east/west. 2 min
- Share results as a class. 2 min
- Explain more examples: Noho and Soho. 2 min
- Interaction: T-Ss, S-S, T-Ss
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer feedback:
Students will be able to
1. Roleplay explorers and guides using “‘in’ or ‘to’ the south/north/east/west of someplace”.
2. Differentiate proper nouns and common nouns with south/north/east/west.
Transition to #2:
Is the Earth a proper noun? Write down proper nouns for two planets. Briefly introduce the
concepts of planets and the universe.
Activity 2: Intro to planets 15~20
min
(Felicia)
2.1 Pre-Stage: Vocabulary for planets
- Ask students how many planets there are in the universe. Elicit the answer “8”. 5 min
- Give instructions before watching the video: when you watch the video, write down the
planets’ names you saw.
- Watch a video: Universe size comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i93Z7zljQ7I
- Share the results.
Interaction: T-Ss, S-S, T-Ss

2.2. During Stage: Crossword puzzle

- Tell students to put away the notes they took about the planet names and form groups 8~10 min
of two.
- Students do the crossword puzzle in pairs.
- Check the answers together.
- Ask students if they have any questions and if something surprised them.
Interaction: T-Ss, S-Ss, T-Ss

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2.3 Post-Stage: Speaking
- Discuss as a class: What else do you know about our universe? 2~5 min
Interaction: T-Ss
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer feedback:
Ss will be able to finish a crossword puzzle about planets and discuss what they know about
the universe.

Transition to #3:
Do you want to live on any of the other planets?

Anticipated Problems & Suggested Solutions:

- In the roleplay, some students may not use the prepositions “to” and “in” and use adjectives
instead. Ask them to use prepositions in the instruction. When they roleplay, go to each group
and remind them to use the target grammar.

Contingency Plans (what you will do if you finish early, etc.):

- Practice and review stress in a sentence when giving new information

Post-Lesson Reflections:
- The activity of “explorers and guide” was not as successful as expected. All the students could
not finish the task with correct direction. The lack of example with map was a problem, because
the written instructions were too abstract to understand. Students need to see the outcome of the
roleplay on the map, because map is an important visual support in this activity. The example
lacked the visual support. The reason I put this lesson plan here is because it is very creative, and
I might refine it in the future if I have a chance to re-teach the same content again. (Felicia)