Name
ER : Let's go deeper into our ecosystem.
Topic
The Ecosystem: a world of discovery and wonder.
Learning time
4 hours and 40 minutes
Designed time
4 hours and 40 minutes
Size of class
10
Description
It is a group of Pre-intermediate students at an ESL private institute. They have already had lessons on global issues regarding the ecosystem.
Aims
To encourage extensive, autonomous, self-directed reading inside and outside of class time. To create student interest in scientific texts. To provide exposure to other accents To provide extensive reading practice. To provide extensive listening practice
Outcomes
Affective learning outcomes
Editor
SMBerdaxagar
Edit
Creating the atmosphere.
280 minutes)
  • Discuss
    20
    10
    4
    The students are given a Symbaloo of extended readers related to Ecology. They are over 30 so they can choose any of them to start with. They can install a bookmarklet to control their reading speed and take a ER placement test to assess their reading level. Since they are all PDFs , they can annotate them with Kami, Adobe , Foxit or similar annotating tools. They receive a spreadsheet to choose a title and write their name in the second column. Take down useful notes in the third column. Insert a link to your doc containing main points and reflections on the book their chose in the fourth column.
  • Read Watch Listen
    40
    10
    0
    The students start reading their book extensively. They are asked to read silently. They may choose to listen to the same material with headsets for those who prefer or need audio support for their reading as the material has embedded audio.
  • Collaborate
    40
    10
    1
    Students who have read the same or very related book pair and report on main aspects of the experience. They add their thoughts and reflections to the spreadsheet.
  • Read Watch Listen
    40
    10
    0
    The students select a new book taking into account their strengths and difficulties and start reading it with new strategies and renewed expectations. They follow the same steps as in the start.
  • Collaborate
    40
    0
    Collaborate Students who have read the same or very related book pair and report on main aspects of the experience. They add their thoughts and reflections to the spreadsheet.
  • Produce
    40
    0
    In pairs students prepare quizzes, hangman games, word searches, guess the meaning of the word game, true and false and similar related activities they may propose to showcase their recently acquired vocabulary.
  • Practice
    40
    0
    Students participate in their mates' games.
  • Discuss
    20
    1
    Students reflect on the experience and propose ways of improving it. They complete the KWHLAQ chart .
Notes:
This lesson plan is assigned through Edmodo and in F2F meetings. They will be assessed through direct observation and records and in the grading, their own review will be taken into account for an average mark.
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