domingo, 22 de febrero de 2015

Shaping the way we...

I usually post here what i feel, if i am sad..
today i´m posting what i´m doing and i´m very proud, i know i´m not a teacher  this  is not perfect but i did it myself
i have to admit i like it!! i hope i can get better and have the chance to help people to learn and love english!! 

Happyness not always come from the channels we expect 
happyness can come on little pieces 
can come from those eyes looking for u 
can come from a smile
can come from something that could be very simple for the others but is difficult for you 
and when you accomplish your challenge 
that happiness, that terrific feeling inside of you... 
Im just smiling!! :)


Phase 1 Lesson Plan

A)   Students
This Lesson plan will be directed to a level B1 learner   that is able to talk, understand, and communicate in English.
The ages of the student are between 18 and 40
A  B1 apprentice   has competent proficiency and can understand and respond to clear speech on familiar topics. Student can connect phrases to tell a story or give account and can write simple connected   text on a familiar   topic.
The B1 level by the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference of Languages) Indicate that the learner English knowledge is intermediate
In order to establish the English level of the student, when the apprentice come to the institute interested on learning or enhance the English knowledge he possess ,  the institution apply an evaluation that determine in what level the apprentice will be placed to learn  English.

    A1) the Institution
Is a private  Institution  dedicated  to prepare kids and adults on different programs, including English on different levels, the mission of  the  institution is to procure a professional leaning on every program.
The English classrooms are reduced to 15 students per class, 4 days per week, 1 hour each class day.

B)   Lesson Background
The precedent lesson and workshop was the Sentence structure where the apprentice   learned what a sentence is: A sentence is a group of words that make sense when they are put together.
The order of a sentence:  The basic parts of a sentence are the Subject (usually a noun), the Verb
(Identifies and action or a state of being), and the Object (receives action and follows the verb).

And the purpose of a sentence:
There are four main sentence types: declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory. Choosing between them means first assessing what your purpose is going to be in writing or speaking the sentence.
The new module is the synonym and antonym which are a symbol of a rich vocabulary.
To know the synonym and antonym is essential when writing and speaking; after this module the students will have a better oral and written expression, will be able to, progressively, use an extended vocabulary.

C)   Learning Objectives:
o   Enrich the learner vocabulary.
o   Boost intellectual development
o   Express themselves adequately due the lexical variety acquired
o   Realize the functional sense of the language, as its variety and richness
o   Understand and comprehend  the concepts of antonyms synonyms
o   Recognize words and their respective synonyms
o   Know and apply the antonyms


      C1) the Expected Results:

·        Being able to adequately express themself orally and by written on every social and cultural activity context, to satisfy the necessity of communication and explore the channels that develop the sensibility, creativity and esthetic.
·        Participate on diversified situations of communication and use the oral language adequately on cultural and social activities, apply the basic rules of oral communication and take up an attitude of cooperation and respect with the others feeling, ideas, opinions and knowledge.
·        Use the basic skills of language (listen, talk, read, write and discuss) effectively on the schooling activity to find, process information, elaborate and memorize concepts as to write text.
·        Recognize the concept of “opposite or contrary ideas” finding and
Differentiating the antonym words within a text

·        Comprehend and apply words that have the same or similar meaning within a text (synonyms)
·        Use an extended vocabulary with new terms including synonyms and antonyms to demonstrate the knowledge of the words used.

D)   Materials and Sources:        


ü  Board
ü  Markers
ü  Worksheets
ü  Pictures
ü  Dictionary
ü  Pens


     D1)   Sources:





E)   Procedures and Timing:

Teacher does/says . . .
Students do/say . . .
Approximate Time
Show to the students a picture (happy face) and ask:
This face is?
Write on the board all the words the students say

Briefly explain those words are synonymous of Happy


Show the another picture (sad face)
And ask:
If we have the opposite?
Write on the board all the words the students propose

Briefly explain those words are antonyms of happy
Respond without noticing synonyms and antonyms of the word happy
Will get words as:
*      Content
*      Excited
*      Cheerful



For antonyms will say words as:
*      Sad
*      Sorrow
*      pain
15 minutes
dictate  the meaning of each concept

Synonym: a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful.

Antonym: a word opposite in meaning to another. Sad is antonym of happy.

Make notation on their notebooks about the definition of the concepts


5 minutes
Provide worksheets to the learners with a short reading
Explain the activity:
Take out the dictionary, and find the words that are new for you on the reading
Write the words on your notebooks with the definition

Circulates around the students if they have any questions or need any help.

When students finish finding and writing down the words with the definitions
Return to the front of the class  and explain the next activity

Now that you have the definition of each new word for you on the worksheet. Create a new text using synonyms,
Your new text will have the same idea but with different words.
Count how many words you changed for a synonym and write the number on a side of the sheet

Once you finish put your worksheet on my desk



Each student write on his/her notebook the words that are new for each one on the reading
Find the definition on the dictionary and write the definition on each notebook



Work on the worksheet page with the reading creating a new text with the same idea using  synonyms


When finish place the worksheet on the desk
20
Please  find a partner and sit on a circle with your partner by your side

For the next activity share a word with your partner, you both will come to the center to  represent the word and the one who guesses have to say the word and a synonym and   will come to the center to  represent the word he has with his/her partner

Choose a student who will be the  moderator that will give the word to any of the students

The moderator will randomly choose  someone on the list to start
Each couple will have a minute to represent the word if nobody guess the word  the next person on the list who didn´t come the center yet will pass to perform with his/her partner their word

While the activity is going the teacher evaluate the students’ performance and comprehension of the lesson

Help the students giving them some ideas without telling the word

Can find out who participate the most

Encourage the students to talk in English only

Check the worksheets and give them back to the students at the end of the class to place them in the portfolios.

Ok, we will continue working on the reading and antonyms on our next class.
Go with a partner and  sit together to prepare for the activity to perform in the center of the circle






Say words as the moderator give permission to guess the word the students on the center are performing when guess the word find a synonym and come to the center to represent the word with the partner



15


F)   The Alternative Assessment

In this particular lesson the teacher will start with a brainstorming that will help to evaluate the students’ English performance
The functionality of this module and the work is evaluated through the directly observation and assessment of students.
To evaluate the students the teacher will count on the development and skills that the module has, considering the differences of each person.
The performing on this class will be important since the student is enhancing his/her vocabulary and will demonstrate the skills through writing, reading and speaking
The students will be able to evaluate themselves with the contents on the portfolios at the end of the module.


G)   Reflection

This lesson demonstrate the use of integrated skills from the beginning, when using the brainstorm; reading and writing skills on the essay activity as the students has to create a new text by changing the words for synonyms, the new essay will be read on the following classes as they will continue working on the text adding more information, using the synonyms and antonyms and the new vocabulary they are learning.
At this stage the students are evaluated by the observation of perform and participation on the activities, there are more activities to complete that will help the students to reach the objectives of this module
With this module the learners under the B1 level (intermediate) of English which are already capable to basically  talk, understand and communicate in English will develop all their knowledge, this module will open the channels for the learners to expand the areas where they communicate, on a basic knowledge of English the learners are not able to communicate properly, on an intermediate level the learner is able to communicate but only on familiar topics and their vocabulary is always the same but with a rich vocabulary the learners can develop themselves in different areas.


I will Leaving this here!!

Piedelmundo!!!



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