My Lesson for One Computer Class
Students: Advanced Certificate level 20 students.
AGE: 20-35 years old.
Topic: Summary Writing (an article)
Duration: 1.30 hours
Resources: one computer, multimedia projector and texts for summary writing
Links:
Summarizing http://www.tnewfields.info/Articles/sum.htm
Sample Summaries: http://www.tnewfields.info/Articles/sumE.htm
Summary Ball: http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/SummaryBall.html
Passages for summaries: http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Reading%20Comprehension.htm
ABCD objectives:
After listening the teacher explaining about summary writing (using the projector) (Condition) the students (Audience) will play the game Summary Ball (Behavior) and each student state at least two points (Degree).
Students (Audience) in groups will discuss and note down (Behavior) at least five points (Degree)they want include in their summary by looking at the text given to them(Condition).
Students (Audience) in groups will go online in the specified time for the group (Condition) read the sample summaries, and type their summaries (Behavior) and complete it in the given time (Degree).
Activities:
The teacher explain about summary writing (20min)using a slide show and then after that students play the game summary ball where the teacher throws a soft ball to one of the student and that student tells two points which are important for summarizing. (This will be for 10 min).Then students are divided into groups of 5. Each group is given a text of 400-500 words and they work in groups to note down the important points. A schedule is given to students the time for each group to go on the computer for reading the sample summaries and typing their own summaries. Each group take turns and use the computer and finish their summaries in the given time. (Each group gets 15 minutes total 60 minutes to use the computer).
Your comments are welcome!
I believe this lesson will work well with these students as I have been doing this type of activities and students are very much motivated and have been responding really well.
ReplyDeleteHello Roza,
ReplyDeleteIt is great that your students are motivated and responding well to this kind of activities.
I truly believe that also this plan will work because I found it very practical, well-organized, and very clear. Your goals, strategies and activities are described very clearly. In my opinion, that's very a important point, because if the students know exactly and clearly what they have to do, they feel less stressed and are more focused on their tasks.
It's a great work!
Best regards,
Blerta
Thanks Blerta for your nice and constructive comments and ideas. It helps me to develop my teaching strategies and techniques.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much.
Roza,