LESSON PLAN

PROFESOR(A): Angie Camacho PERIODO Y AO: 2012

FECHA:
Objetivos: 1. Ss can talk about festivities using adjectives.

NIVEL: A2

Unidad/Tema: Famous festivities: The famous Rose Parade

2. Ss are able to remember some of the most common birds. 3. Students are able to use correctly some sayings related to birds. VOCABULARIO ADJECTIVES: Loyal, resourceful, and elegant. ANIMALS: Hummingbird, bald eagle, ducklings, swan, goose, white dove, penguin. MATERIALES DE APOYO CD, worksheet, students book, paper.

ACTIVIDADES INTRODUCTORIAS DE CLASE/CONSTRUYENDO CONOCIMIENTO PREVIO Before starting the lesson, SS will have to work on a warm up activity WORKSHEET 1- consisting on a crossword about birds.

AGENDA (SECUENCIA DE LECCIN)

No OBJETIVO DE LA CLASE ACTIVIDADES/ ESTRATEGIAS EVALUACIN HORA

Have students form groups of no more than 4 1 people and have them talk about the meaning of the word parade asking them about the meaning of that word and some examples.

Through

the

questions check that students are paying attention and that they understand.

1,2

Have students take a look at the following video about one of the most famous parades in the United States: the Rose Parade. (until minute 1:40 )

Check that they pay attention video. to the

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70EM6wEtoPE
1 Give students worksheet number 2: History of the Rose Parade and have them read in groups and then have them discuss about the most remarkable aspects of this parade. 1, 2 Ask students about the aim of the parade, the date in which it takes place and why the birds are the center of attention in that parade. Ask them describe the parade using adjectives. Then, have them talk about the birds they saw on the first part of the video and what they think about those birds. Ask them to describe the birds using adjectives such as loyal, elegant, agile and the like. 2, 3 Give students worksheet number 3 and explain to them that they will have to watch the second part of the video and collect some information Through questions at the end of the video asking students Check they use the language and correct them Check and wrong if necessary. that correct ss the

understand the topic sentences.

Participation must be taken into account. Give extra points for the ones who participate,

LESSON PLAN
about the birds and also about some sayings related to the birds. Play the video two times if necessary, until minute 6:38. 1,2,3 After checking worksheet number 3, divide students into two big groups in order to have a competition quiz. Play the last part of the video and ask both groups to give you an answer for each question. Make sure that all students participate in the decision making. Pay attention to ss use of the language, that make they use follow of the instructions and they vocabulary learned about what they had to fill in the blanks.

along this class. 1 After the competition, ask them to work on the same big group and have a discussion about the parades or festivals they know here in our country and compare them with the Rose Parade. Go around the classroom to help students with some examples and vocabulary the may not know. Check that they use all they the can language and that a the create at properly

conversation without looking papers.

1, 3

Ask students to go back to their usual seat and take a piece of paper. them to They write will a the work short rose individually. comparative Ask

Go

around

the

classroom and make sure all the students are working on the assignment. end youwill At the collect

paragraph

between

parade and one of the parades they know in Colombia. Give them some specific points they have to compare, such as the main topic of the parades and the most remarkable activities that take place in the parades also using different acjectives to qualify those parades. 1,2,3 Finally, tell students that for homework they will have to create a poster with a parade they will make up. They will choose the topic they like most and they will have to include pictures of what they what the parade to be like. The will also have to create a mini event agenda with the activities that would take place in their own parades.

the paragraphs.

For

next

class,

students will have a parade exhibition, so every single student will present their creation as if they were in an art gallery.