Hi, there!
This time I'm bringing an engaging lesson plan that involves both technology and creative writing.
Students sometimes consider writing a dull activity so I came up with the idea of implementing a free online tool, which they access to from everywhere, for a writing task. And you know what? SNAPGUIDE was my choice! If you haven't heard of his app, you can read about it on my last post and take a quick tutorial.
The following lesson plan was thought for 7th grade or 1st year students. However, I think the way I implemented the app is appropriate for any level as long as the grammar and vocabulary focus is relevant to your course's syllabus. Let's get started!
Communicative goal: Describing professions through obligations
ACTIVATION
Activate students' prior knowgledge with a short but entertaining activity, in which students can put into practice terms related to the new topic but that they have already learnt before. A game-like activity are usually very suitable for this very first part of the class.
MEMOTEST - The teacher will stick on the board some flashcards with illustrations of professions and an object or place related to it. They will have 1 minute to look at board and memorize it. They will come to the front in pairs to uncover the related flashcards. Every correct connection will get 1 point.
For example:
Doctor - hospital
Teacher - blackboard
Dentist - unhealthy mouth
Writer - book
Firefighter - fire engine
Pilot - plane
Chef - pots and pans
Musician - a musical instrument
FIRST ACTIVITY
Before carrying out the first activity, the teacher will clarify the modals they have dealt with the previous class (have to - should - must) For the first activity, students have to look at the uncovered flashcards on the board and try to connect the items of the flashcards into a sentence using one of the modals. They will do this first orally and then write down their ideas.
SECOND ACTIVITY
Students will read a text that describes new jobs with obligations (modals they already know). They will do the post-reading activities, which include a matching activity and a fill-in-the-gaps exercise. Both activities involve understanding the meaning of the new words, so the teacher should try to guide students into the discovery of these new terms.
New jobs:
lawyer - accountant - lawyer - architect - builder- journalist - farmer - IT specialist - nurse - shop assistant - tour guide - postman
HOMEWORK (with SNAPGUIDE)
Teacher will introduce Snapguide and show students a short tutorial on how to create a guide with the tool and will assign for homework the following task:
"Choose a job and create a tutorial with Snapguide including obligations that profession implies. Share it with your peers on our Edmodo wall. Browse through your peers' tutorials and comment on the one that deals with the job you find most interesting and would like to get in the future. Explain why you would choose it."
Sample:
Hope you like it! Let me know if you have any questions, a new idea or your experience on a comment! :)
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Hi again Ro ! Very interesting topic and lesson. I really like it ! I only have one question for you. What is the tutorial that the students have to create about? You said that they need to include the obligations that those professions imply but, what about the tutorial ? Is it a tutorial on how to become a good teacher, doctor etc. ?
ResponderBorrarHi! Thanks for your comment, Maca! I've just updated my post and attached the Snapguide the teacher is supposed to create and show to students as example. I hope this way it is clearer.
Borrar