Thursday, 18 March 2010

-WWW Lesson Plan-



LEVEL: FORM 2 (Intermediate to Advance)
TIME: 1 HOUR 
TOPIC: FAMOUS HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
LANGUAGE CONTENT: ADJECTIVES
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Students have learnt about adjectives and how to use it to describe nouns. 

AIMS: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to locate information on the web and practice their writing skills through a short paragraph by using adjectives to construct complete and meaningful sentences. 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • One computer for 2 students
  • Internet connection
  • Web browser
PREPARATION:
1. Locate the "Famous Historical Buildings" website.
2. Browse the web through to make sure that the content and language is appropriate.
3. Prepare worksheet for the students' activity in the classroom. 

WEBSITE: http://www.professorcornbread.com/projects/school/project/index.html


PROCEDURE:


SET INDUCTION (5 MINUTES)


1. Teacher revise the previous lesson on adjectives.
2. Teacher reveal the topic for the day.


TASK 1 (20 minutes)


1. Teacher asks students to get into pairs. Each pair will work at one computer. 
2. Teacher distributes Worksheet 1 for each pair.
3. Teacher asks students to surf this website:
     http://www.professorcornbread.com/projects/school/project/index.html
4. Teacher instructs the students to complete the worksheet based on the information on the      web.
5. Teacher provides assistance when necessary.
6. Teacher discusses the answers with the students.


TASK 2 (20 minutes)


1. Teacher distributes Worksheet 2 to each student. 
2. T gives instructions:


  • Each student has to write a short paragraph on 1 famous local historical building that they would like to visit. 
  • Students have to state 3 reasons why they choose the building by using the adjectives. 
  • Students can look for the information about the building on the internet.
  • Teacher provides assistance when necessary.
TASK 3 (10 minutes)

1. Teacher asks a few students randomly to present their work to the class. 
2. Teacher asks the other students to ask questions during the presentation. 
3. Teacher offers necessary assistance.

CONCLUSION (5 minutes)

1. Teacher asks students to reflect on the lesson today.
2. Teacher recaps the lesson and derives the moral values from the topic. 


FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

1. Teacher asks the students to write a short paragraph describing a historical building that they used to visit by using adjectives. 
2. The task is to be done individually and be e-mailed to the teacher before the next class. 






WORKSHEET 1





WORKSHEET 2