CEP Lesson Plan

Teacher: Allie Hope King

Level: Advanced Studies Date: April 9, 2014
Goal 1: To use the Last Lecture tet to have a livel! discussion that is partiall! student-led
Objectives: "#n a per$ect %orld& Students Will Be A'le To(
1) *se the eperience o$ reading The Last Lecture to %ar+ up and participate in spontaneous tal,)
2) *se the Last Lecture as a pro'le+ati-ing source to negotiate +eaning and help each other)
.) *se the se+ester/s 'oo, and class discussions to %rite $inal essa!, to 'e posted $or online 'log)
4) *se a poe+ to %or, on pronunciation and connect +eaning to recentl!0co+pleted 'oo,)
1) Have $un
Theme: The Last Lecture
AimS!ill"ic#os!ill Activit$P#ocedu#eSta%e &nte#action Time
Extensions TAKE ATTENDENCE T-SS, SS-T
2
Weekly Wednesday Warm-up ON SCREEN: (IN PAIRS)
What was your a!or"te cha#ter or story ro$ The Last Lecture%
What a&!"ce, 'esso(, a(&)or &rea$ &"& "t ta'* a+out%
(T wa'*s arou(& a(& '"ste(s or ,ra$$ar errors- Put . / 0 o( the
scree( a(& &"scuss so'ut"o(s to,ether)
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RETURN 1EED2ACK 1OR3S / P'ease ,"!e each other Prese(tat"o(
ee&+ac* or$s- React"o(s ater re'ect"(, o( &o"(, "t%
I w"'' se(& the ee&+ac* o!er the wee*e(&-
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Activity 1: Last Lecture
Prolem-!olvin" Works#op
Pre-sta"e: Chec*-"( / 4ow $a(y #eo#'e ca$e w"th a '"st o
th"(,s that they ha& trou+'e w"th or (ee&e& c'ar""cat"o( or%
Those who ca$e #re#are& are a ste# ahea&-
$urin"-sta"e:
5- S#e(& 56 $"(utes 'oo*"(, throu,h the re$a"(&er o the
+oo*- Wr"te a '"st o 56 th"(,s you &"&(7t u(&ersta(&, e"ther
&ue to !oca+u'ary or ,e(era' co(te(t o the cha#ter-
.- I( ,rou#s o 0, share your '"sts a(& #ro+'e$-so'!e- As*
each other or he'#)c'ar""cat"o(-
T%&N' () T%&! L&'E A !TU$* +R(UP
4as a(yo(e e!er #art"c"#ate& "( a stu&y ,rou#%
0- 3a*e a '"st as a ,rou# o a(yth"(, you ca((ot ",ure out
ater wor*"(, to,ether-
8- Reu("te: C'asswor* 9o throu,h trou+'e sources o(e +y
o(e
Post-sta"e: D"scuss o!era'' react"o( a+out rea&"(, the +oo*-
Re!"ew strate,"es ta'*e& a+out at the se$ester7s +e,"(("(,
a(& those use& wh"'e rea&"(,- Ta'* a+out reco$$e(&"(, the
+oo* to other ESL stu&e(ts / T"#s they wou'& ,"!e-
T-SS, SS-T
56 3IN

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Activity ,: &n-class -ritin"
T#e Le"acy Le.t
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Pre-!ta"e: React"o( sess"o(-
(IN PAIRS)
5- What were your a!or"te th"(,s a+out th"s +oo*%
.- What were your 'east a!or"te th"(,s%
LIST ON 2OARD
$urin"-!ta"e:
;s"(, your react"o(s to the +oo*, I wa(t you to wr"te a 'etter
to Ra(&y Pausch7s ch"'&re( Ch'oe, Dy'a( a(& Lo,a( te''"(,
the$. th"(,s you '"*e& a+out the +oo* a(& . th"(, the +oo*
tau,ht you- (WRITE T4IS LAST PART ON T4E 2OARD)-
I( .66<, they were =, 0, a(& e",htee( $o(ths- >ou ca(
"$a,"(e "t w"'' +e rea& at a 'ater &ate (the"r $o$ w"'' rece"!e
"t a(& sa!e "t or the$)
56 3IN
56 3IN
5: 3IN
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1INIS4 AT 4O3E AND POST AS
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Activity 0: Ponder -it# a
Poem
1T#e Paradoxical
2ommandments3
Pre-!ta"e: Who *(ows what a co$$a(&$e(ts "s% (WRITE
ON 2OARD)
@A &"!"(e ru'eA
Who ca( ,uess what a PARADOBICAL co$$a(&$e(t "s%
(re$e$+er wor*aho'"c Peter Pa(%)
$urin"-!ta"e:
5- T rea&s each '"(e, SS re#eat-
.- SS rea& o(e co$$a(&$e(t at a t"$e
0- 3ea("(, o each (#ara#hrase a(& 'oo* at !oca+ "( each
co$$a(&$e(t))) Sy(o(y$ or a(yway% (Re,ar&'ess, st"'',
&es#"te)
8- Do @,oo&A "s th"s a ,ra$$ar error%%
:- A(yway !s- a(yways, wh"ch "s r",ht%% (a(yways "s
co''oCu"a', s#o*e(, (ot or$a' or @correctA)
=- D"scuss ,e(era' $ea("(, o the #oe$D #ara''e's to 56
Co$$a(&$e(ts
E- 5 or . @+ra!eA stu&e(ts rea& e(t"re #oe$
Post-!ta"e:
5- Wh"ch o the co$$a(&$e(ts $a*es you th"(* o 'esso(s or
thou,hts share& "( The Last Lecture%
T-SS, SS-T
: 3"(-
T-SS, SS-T
06 3"(
T-SS, SS-T
5: 3IN
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REA$ PA+E! 1-0 o. t#e s#ort story5
2aterials :
1) L3SS45 6LA5
2) L3SS45 6LA5 4*TL#53
.) 6aradoical 7o++and+ents 6oe+
4) Last Lecture Discussion 8uestions
1) 9inal 6resentation Handout and Schedule "DA#:#&; Dai<i +idter+, etc)
=) 45 TH*2> D?#@3:
a) 6air Tal, April 9
Anticipated 6ro'le+s A Suggested Solutions: Ti+ingB
7ontingenc! 6lans "%hat !ou %ill do i$ !ou $inish earl!, etc)&: Cor, +ore on $inal %riting $or 'log)
6ost0lesson re$lection: The $aster pace %ith the LL %ent %ell) #$ doing this 'oo, again in the $uture DD%ith students o$ the
sa+e levelDD, there is pro'a'l! not as +uch need to go through it so slo%l!, as long as the target voca'ular! is covered)
Students did %ell covering the last large 'it in the pro'le+ati-ing %a!)
E6aradoical 7o++and+entsF %as good $or content a$ter the idea o$ paradoes %ere discussed $or LL) Ho%ever, it/s not
the 'est $or pronunciation as the lines are +ore li,e sentences) Still, the! en<o!ed it)