Kevin Noh

Introduction
CLASS CONTEXT
Target Language:
Class Length:
Student Age:
Student Level:
Location:

English
90 minutes
Highschool students
ESL Advanced
Hawaii

Student Learning Objectives

SWBAT deliver his/her thoughts and opinions to others with persuasive communication skills.
SWBAT persuade others using formal and mannerly vocabulary and speech style.
SWBAT explain the procedures of formal debate.
SWBAT collect proper information and cite them in debates.
SWBAT apply speaking learned in debate lessons into everyday communications.
SWBAT properly cite quotations or information used in their speech or writings.
SW practice skills for effective listening, such as understanding others main idea in conversation and
picking up details.
SW practice skills for effective speaking, such as delivering main idea to others in limited amount of time
and summarizing his/her ideas.
SW experience working in teams, sharing ideas, and to accept others ideas.

Lesson Plan I
Materials:
Computer (desktop/laptop)
Projector/Smartboard/TV
Power-Point
Movie clips (internet)
o <Great Debaters>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcllrqZgxwE&noredirect=1 (4:34)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2LAv6tXTxU&noredirect=1 (3:12)
o <Kennedy vs. Nixon>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jznAJySwkmM&noredirect=1 (9:46)
Whiteboard/Blackboard
Markers
Procedures:
Time
Teachers Activity
10-15
Introduction
mins
T greets Ss
T asks, Has anyone ever participated in a debate? If so,
how was the experience and when and where was this?
For those who has not participated in a debate, have you
ever seen debate on television, movie, or in person? How
was it?
T writes down what students say on board.
T and Ss do short discussion about what is on the board.
T announces they will do debate in three classes.
20
Lecture (Study)
mins
T opens Power Point for lecture.
T connects projector and computer screen.
T does lecture on What is debate?, and History of
debate
T introduces basic ideas of debate.
20-25
Discussion (Activation)
mins
T writes Why people do debates? and Where would
you see people doing debates? on board.
T asks Ss the questions written on the board.
T writes down Ss ideas.
T asks for reasons for Ss ideas.
T gives comments on Ss responses.
20
Movie Clips (Study)
mins
T shows Ss 2 movie clips from The Great Debaters.
T uses internet and projector to show the clips.
T shows Ss 1 clip of Kennedy vs. Nixon debate.
T gives short description about the clips before showing
them.
T tells Ss to write reflections and short notes while
watching the clips.
10-15
Discussion (Activation)
mins
T asks Ss what they wrote on the notes, and feelings
about the clips.

Students Activity
Introduction
Ss greet T
Ss answer Ts questions.
Ss and T do short
discussion about Ss
answers.
Ss listens to T.

Lecture
Ss takes notes/paper out
for note taking.
Ss take notes during the
lecture.
Discussion
Ss listens to Ts questions.
Ss responds to T.
Ss shares his/her thoughts
about the questions.

Movie Clips
Ss listens to Ts
descriptions about the clips.
Ss watch the video clips.
Ss writes down short
reflections and notes while
watching the clips.
Discussion
Ss share what they wrote
about the clips and their
feelings about the clips.

Lesson Plan II
Materials:
Computer (desktop/laptop)
Projector/Smartboard/TV
Power Point
Handouts
o Debate Procedures
o Debate Manners/Etiquettes
o Debate Vocabulary
Internet
Whiteboard/Blackboard
Markers
Procedures:
Time
Teacher Activity
3-5
Intro
mins
T greets Ss
T briefly goes over what they did last class.
35-45 Lecture (Study)
mins
T connects PC and projector.
T opens Power Point for lecture.
T hands-out handouts to the Ss.
T tells lecture is about procedures,
etiquettes, and vocabularies used in formal
debates.
T gives lecture to the Ss in order,
procedure, then etiquettes, and then
vocabularies.
10
Short Oral Quiz (Activation)
mins
T turns off Power Point and tells Ss put
away their notes and handouts.
T asks one S at a time about things covered
in the lecture that day.
This short oral quiz is not graded.
25-30 Topic Discussion (Activation)
mins
This is to decide 2 topics for debate activity.
T asks Ss what they want to discuss about.
T writes Ss responses on the board.
T and Ss narrows down the responses
(topics) to 2 most suitable topics. (topics
that are appropriate, not against school rules,
and that can be done in 30 minute debates)
30sec- Announcement
1min
T announces there will be written quiz about
todays lecture, and Ss must do some
research about the 2 topics decided.

Student Activity
Intro
Ss greet T
Lecture
Ss prepares to take notes.
Ss gets handouts, and writes name on
them.
Ss take notes while getting lecture.

Short Oral Quiz

Ss put away their notes and handouts.
Ss answer Ts questions in turn.

Topic Discussion
Ss responses to Ts question.
Ss and T narrows down topics into 2
with class discussion.

Announcement
Ss write down about the quiz and
research homework about the 2 topics.