Task 3: WWW Lesson Plan

Form:	Form 2 X	Date:	20th March 2010
Subject:	English	Day:	Monday
Theme:	Science and Technology	Time:	7.00 – 8.45 a.m.
Topic:	Chapter 12: Going Organic	No of students:	38

SUMMARY OF LESSON

The teacher will start the lesson by asking the students about the vegetables they like to eat and where their parents bought them. Teacher and students will then question students on how the vegetables are produced. Then, the students will be instructed to read a passage from the textbook (Chapter 12: Going Organic). Teacher and students will together discuss on the main points. Next, students are divided into 6 groups. Each group will be given a topic and assign to a number of computers. They are expected to search for information in the given website and create a PowerPoint presentation. Each group will then present and by the end of the lesson, teacher and student will recap on what they have presented.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:	LEVEL:
2.1 Obtain information for different purposes by: a. reading materials such as articles in print and in electronic media	Level 2 and 3 Reading silently and aloud with understanding of a variety of texts of suitable length Acquiring informational skills: using table of contents to look for information inside a book.

BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson the students will be able to:

1. Good students are able to extract the information of the website provided and present them in their own words using PowerPoint.
   
2. Average students are able to extract the information of the website provided and present the important words from the website using PowerPoint.
   
3. Poor students are able to extract the information from the website and able to present them using the exact words using PowerPoint.
   

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

How to use PowerPoint, Vegetables in the market

LANGUAGE SKILL(S)

Reading, Writing and Speaking

LANGUAGE CONTENT(S)

1. Grammar: Simple past tense, simple present tense.
   
2. Vocabulary: organic, pest control, crop rotation.
   
3. Sound system: /o/ crop, /a/ farm
   

TEACHING AID AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

1. Computer Lab,
   
2. www.howstuffworks.com,
   
3. textbook
   
4. Internet-ready computers,
   
5. the Internet.
   
6. Youtube Video: Organic Farming
   

MORAL VALUE(S)

Environmental Consciousness

Cooperation

THINKING SKILL(S)

Skimming

Categorizing

Organizing

PROCEDURE	THINKING SKILLS/MORAL VALUES	REMARKS
Set Induction Teacher shows students pictures or video of vegetables in a market. Teacher asks students where they can find these vegetables and how they are grown. Activity 1 Teacher will ask students to get their textbooks and turn to page 112. Teacher will ask them to read the passage on planting crops silently. Teacher will ask a few volunteers to explain what the passage is about (main points). Activity 2 Teacher will divide students into 6 groups. Each group will be assigned to 3 computers. The groups will be assigned to these topics: Crop Rotation Pest Control Organic Farming Teacher will then suggests a website: (http://www.howstuffworks.com) for the student to use in their task. The students are expected to discuss among their group members and search for information in the given website. Then, each group will create a PowerPoint presentation according to the given topics. Activity 3 The teacher will draw lots to determine the order of the presentation. Students will then present their group work to the whole class. Closure Teacher recaps what the students have presented. Teacher recaps the environmentally safe way to plant crops.		+ 5 mins + 15 mins + 30 mins + 20 mins

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