DAILY LESSON PLAN: MICRO TEACHING

Subject: English Language

Class: Form 4

Duration: 15min Date: 02.04.2012 Monday

Level: Intermediate and above

Topic: Social Issues-Tuition Courses (Argumentative Writing)

Skills focus: Writing

Language content: Adverbs

Previous knowledge: Students have been reinforced on the structure of an argumentative

text in the previous lesson. They seemed to understand the structure

but still lack the ability to elaborate the points they have.

Curriculum Specifications

: 2.3 present information to different audiences by:

j) using appropriate format of adverbs, when presenting information.

General objectives: Upon successful completion of the lesson, students will be able to:

Produce sentences with suitable adverbs, while writing argumentative essay.

Specific objectives: Upon successful completion of the lesson, students will be able to:

Write out an argumentative paragraph based on task given, included new adverbs.

Teaching aids: Handout

Moral value: Moderate

References: KBSM textbook

Lesson Development

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Stage Activity and Content RationaleSet Induction (3min)

- 2min

- 1min

- Teacher asks students;

whether they are taking

Special Courses and they are

told give reasons why they go

for tuitions courses- to excel

in examinations? Forced by

parents?

- Teacher will give instruction

what are they going to learn.

-To direct the students to the

topic.

Development 1 (2 min)

- 2min

- Teacher will distribute

handout to each students.

- Students are told to read

through the handout.

- Teacher will ask students to

tick on the statements that

they are agreed or disagree

and state a example under the

statements.

- Before further

introduction, students

need brainstorming in

order to engage the

topic with their own

life.

Development 2 (9 min)

- 1 min(fast reading)

- 4 min (students)

- 4 min (T-S discussion)

- Teacher will give second

handouts to students.

(Handouts consist the possible

adverbs with their meanings,

that can be used to express

ideas while writing

Argumentative Essay)

- Teacher asks students to make

fast reading on adverbs,given.

- Teacher will write the format

of inserting adverb on

- Teacher gives

adverbs list along

with meanings, in

order to start building

stage.

- Once students engage

the correct adverbs

along with the format

building stage will be

completed.

- While are reading

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argumentative essays to the

board.

- Teacher asks students to insert

the suitable adverbs into the

statements, along with

reasons, that they ticked on in

previous activity.

- Students will be asked, to read

their answers to class.

their answers, other

students will be

drilled on format.

Closing: 2 min Students will be asked, how they feel about the class, is there any question they

have or anything they did not understand.

Homework: Write a 3 paragraph argumentative essay by using suitable adverbs and underline

the adverbs.

Self-reflection

Previous lesson : Structure and rules of Argumentative Essay have been taught to students and I

realize students does not know how to use correct adverbs in order to express their ideas more

effectively in this type of essay.

Today’s lesson: Students will be drilled on intensifier adverbs and how to use those adverbs in

Argumentative Essays to side stronger.

Notes:

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HANDOUTS

TUITION CLASSES- Please tick on (✓) the box that you are agreed or disagreed that provided next to each

statements.- You may choose to be agreed or disagreed or both.- State example for your each agreement or disagreement.

I AM AGREE BECAUSE,

I AM DISAGREEBECAUSE,

1- Provide extra guidance or coaching.

1- Too tiring after long hours classes.

2- Get specialized attention from the tutor or teacher

2-Lessons in school are enough.

3- Tutor or teachers in tuition centre are experts of the subjects.

3-Reduce the time for leisure and recreation.

4- Can fill up free time meaningfully.

4- Waste of money

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INTENSIFIER ADVERBS

Strongly: Supported by facts or good evidence and likely to be correct or effective.(Convincing)

Definitely: Without a doubt. (Exactly)

Certainly: Without any doubt or qualification on the part of the speaker

Completely: Used to emphasize the extent of something. (Thoroughly)

Absolutely: Used to give strong emphasis to what is being said

Simply: In an uncomplicated, straightforward, or plain way.

Slightly: Not very substantial or convincing

Hardly: Used to indicate that something is true or exists to a very minimal extent.

Nearly: Almost but not quite the case.

Barely: Scarcely or almost not.

Scarcely: Only to the slightest degree.

Possible adverb.

Statement Example to support the statement.

StronglyI am strongly agreed tuition classes provide extra guidance or coaching.

Some students are not able to guide themselves or they might not be able to study without guidance.

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