TC-CU Lesson Plan

Teacher/s: Cesar A. Galindo

Level: Intermediate 5
Date/Time: Wednesday, November18rd / 9-11AM
Goal: Practicing reading skills and reviewing passive voice use.
Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. Identify and understand passive voice sentences.
2. Understand and explain the idea(s) from reading.
Aim/Sk
ill/Micr
oskill
Housekeeping

Activity/Procedure/Stage
- Set up Camera for Self-Observation
- Arrange seating in groups; 5 tables; 4 students each table; Seat
Karima, Nathan, Azusa, Ana, and Camila in different tables.
- Pass attendance
- Inform students that an observer will be present in class for the
second hour of class.
- Remind students this week is the last full week of classes.
- (If Azusa wants to open it to all) Invite students to join us on
Friday for lunch after class (details TBD). Else, potluck?
-Framing Class: Review HW; Reading Activity
- Review homework;
- Compare sentences in pairs- 5min
- Share results with the class 5 min

Activity
1:
Readin
g
Malala

Time

5 min

10
min
9:009:15

Anchor Brave - Do you know what this word means?

[possessing or exhibiting courage]
I want you to think about a brave person. Can you think of their
name? What does that person look like? What do they do? Why
do you think they are brave? (Students discuss questions in pairs
and share answers with groups) Anchor questions on board.
Today, we will practice our reading skills. We will improve
the way we read a text, understand the main ideas, and
explain them to others in few words. We will do that as we
read about a brave person who wrote a book. A biography.
Do you know what a biography is?
(Anchor Biography)

5 min

The title of the book is I am Malala

(Show the book-cover to students. Place on desk)
Present quotes from reading to students (PPT Slides). Clarify
meaning of words. Discuss meaning of quotes.
In pairs, have students make predictions about the content of the
reading based on the title and the quotes. Each student should
write down one prediction. We will use them later.
Prompt: I think this reading will be about
We will read together as a group, section by section. Stay with
the group. Focus on understanding much and not on finishing
faster than everybody else. Pay attention to the questions on the
screen as you read. Remember, the purpose of the reading is
for you to understand the main ideas and at the end explain
those ideas in few words.
Sections
1: 1-5 ; 2:6-12 ; 3:13-19 ; 4: 20-25 ; 5:25-36

5 min

3 min

(9:30)

Anchor: Underline sentences in passive voice throughout the

reading. And let me know when you find a sentence at the end
of each section.
8 min
(First Slide)
Where is Malala from?
Does Malala live in her native country now?
What happened to Malala?
What is her hearts belief?
Students read (2 min) then students discuss questions in pairs ( 3
min). Finally, students share with class (3)
8 min
(Second Slide)
What are the differences between the place where Malala lived
before and the place where he lives now?
Does Malala prefer the old place or the new place?
Read (2min) Discuss (3 min) Share (3min)
(Third Slide)
What was Malala doing the day everything changed?
Did Malala like going to school?
Does Malala walk to school? Why?

8 min

Read (2min) Discuss (3 min) Share (3min)

(Fourth Slide)
What happened that day on her way to school?
What was the name of Malalas school?
If you were Malala, would you trust the person asking for
information?

8 min

Read (2min) Discuss (3 min) Share (3min)

8 min
(Fifth Slide)
What new thing had Malala started to do at events with her
father?
Do you think that thing was good? Or bad?

10:10
am

Read (2min) Discuss (3 min) Share (3min)

--5 min
Switch couples.
With a new partner. Summarize each section of the reading by
writing a new sentence. 5 sentences total.
( 5 min)
In groups (by table) create a poster showing what you thought
before reading, what the reading said, and what you know now
about Malala.
Prompt: At first I thought
But then I read
Now I know.
Brainstorm with your group first (10 min)
Then create the poster (10 min)
Finally each group will present (10 min)
--In pairs. Compare the passive sentences you underlined
throughout the reading. Circle the agent (person/thing doing the
action) if it is included. If an agent is not included in the
sentence, try to guess the agent based on the context.
(7 min group work) (3 min share with class)
What
did we
learn
today?

-Passive voice practice

- Malala, story, brave, biography
- Summarize ideas

30
min

10:45
am
10
min
10:55

5 min

Materials: Copies of Reading / Posters / Markers/ Copy of Lesson Plan