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Peace Corps Macedonia

Dream Team Project

LESSON PLAN(Seventh Grade Class - Double Class Session of 90 Minutes)

Instructor(s):  Ljubica Bozinova, Counterpart Teacher  Karen Olson, Peace Corps Volunteer 

Project Overvie:

This lesson for a 7th-grae class !as evelope as a ouble session to provie enough ti"e for

stuents to acco"plish all co"ponents on one a#$ Our %rea" Tea" Project goals !ere toe"onstrate tea"-teaching of the lesson "aterial follo!e b# &laering& activities to provie s'ill-

appropriate !a#s for stuents of iffering achieve"ent levels to !or' !ith the infor"ation presente$

(e planne a lesson that !oul)

sho! a partnering approach that ra!s on each person*s strengths an areas of e+pertise$

inclue all four language-learning co"ponents listening, reaing, !riting an spea'ing$

ta'e full avantage of the ne! resources an fle+ibilit# of our school*s recentl# co"plete nglishLanguage .otivation / 0nspiration Center, fune b# a 1P2 31"all Project 2ssistance4 grant$

%e"onstrate avantages of having t!o teachers !or'ing together in a "ulti-level classroo"$

 

Date o! Lesson: 1ept$ 56, 859

Lesson Topic:  Life / Culture :e! ;or' Cit#

Lesson "oa#s:

5$ ngage stuents in four t#pes of language-learning activities listening, reaing, !riting, spea'ing$

$ 2apt hans-on activities to the iffering s'ill levels of stuents9$ <se technolog# resources to help stuents achieve their learning objectives$

I$ Introduction 3= "in$4 - LB(Students take seats in pre-assigned groups—based on skill level--when the enter !lassroo"#)

2s'

)!hat o stuents 'no! about :e! ;or' Cit#>)!here i the# get their infor"ation about :;C>

)o the# have friens or relatives in 2"erica>

II$ Instructiona# Activities 3Total 7= "inutes4

Part %: Listenin& 358-5 "inutes4 - KO

($se television to show prepared slide show of photos on flash drive)

• 0ntrouce topic Learning about :e! ;or' Cit# fro" so"eone !ho lives there

• %o people living in a cit# have a ifferent vie! of it than people !ho are just visiting>

• 1hare infor"ation fro" the te+tboo' b# reaing it alou

• 1ho! prepare slie sho! of places "entione in the reaing

• Co"pare the infor"ation an photos presente to !hat stuents sai the# 'ne! about :;C

• 2s' ?o! coul #ou fin out "ore infor"ation about :e! ;or'>

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%rea" Tea" Project @ Bozinova / Olson @ Page

Part ': eadin& *ritin& + Spea,in& 368 "inutes4

($se laptop !o"puters% &nternet'ebsites *ower*oint presentations pro+e!ted on whiteboard)

%irections for stuents

- There are three Alearning stations set up in the roo" !ith ever#one alrea# sitting in the area

for their first activit#$ ver#one !ill o all three activities !ith 8 "inutes at each station$- 2fter 8 "inutes, groups !ill rotate to their ne+t learning station for a secon activit#$

- 2fter another 8 "inutes, groups !ill rotate to their thir learning station for their last activit#$

roup 2 2vance stuents roup B 0nter"eiate stuents roup C Lo!er-level stuents

• eadin& + esearc- Activit. / L0

1tuents use laptop co"puters to access the 0nternet an fin infor"ation relate to the lesson$

Printe instructions !ill be provie to each stuent !ith the teacher available to ans!er Duestions

an help as neee$ %irections !ill var# base on the s'ill-level of each group$

5st Eoun roup 2 n Eoun roup C 9r Eoun roup B

(,ote ebsite pages will be downloaded onto ea!h !o"puter at this learning station for use as aba!k-up if the s!hool.s wireless &nternet !onne!tion is not working#)

• *ritin& Activit. / L0

1tuents use laptop co"puters to !rite short co"positions about :;C$ Printe instructions foreach group !ith specific etails 3base on s'ill level4 !ill be provie$ Teacher !ill "onitor an

help as neee$

5st Eoun roup B n Eoun roup 2 9r Eoun roup C

• Spea,in& Activit. / 1O

1tuents !ill rea alou an verball# ans!er Duestions regaring infor"ation fro" the lesson as

 projecte on the !hiteboar$ Po!erPoint Presentations !ill inclue sentences fro" the boo' !hich

the stuents hear at the beginning of class as !ell as aitional activities for roups B / C$

5st Eoun roup C n Eoun roup B 9r Eoun roup 2

III$ C#osin&2*rap/3p Activit. 3= - F "inutes4 @ LB

• 2s' stuents to share reactions to the a#*s lesson an !hat the# learne$

• ive ho"e!or' (rite a paragraph on !hat #ou li'e or in*t li'e about toa#*s class$

Lesson Prep + Materia#s:

2rrange class roo" into three learning stations before stuents arrive$

Duip"ent television, t!o sets of laptop co"puters for stuents, LC% Projector / teacher*s co"puter

Glash rive !ith slies of :;CGlash rive !ith (ebsite pages to o!nloa on stuent co"puters if 0nternet connection isn*t !or'ing

Printe na"e cars for stuents 3place on chairs to esignate first learning station assign"ent4

1ets of printe instructions for the reaing / !riting activities

Three Po!erPoint presentations for the spea'ing activit#Vieo ca"era an a volunteer to recor the lesson