Grammar/ Writing 3 12:00-1:50pm CC3460 10/22/14 - Solomon
Background: Intermediate level students, mostly 17-25, in the US to study English
intensively in order to complete a 4-year or Master’s degree. The students are in class
four hours a day, taking grammar, writing, reading and vocabulary, and listening and
speaking skills. The objectives for this course are discrete grammar skills and writing
paragraphs in a variety of formats, focusing on organization, sentence structure and
content. The students currently cover one grammar point a week (this week is present
perfect) and are tested on Fridays. They also cover one rhetorical writing style in a week
– this week focusing on order of importance paragraphs. They have one in-class writing
(quiz) per week and then rewrite that paragraph and fix errors in a 2nd draft for a
homework grade.
Lesson plan: (May be subject to change as the situation does!)
Hand back pop quiz – verb sets
Review question format for present perfect
Grammar game- warm-up: Have you ever? – Ss have strips of paper where they go
around and ask other Ss yes/no questions focusing on correctly formulating questions and
short answers. They then write a complete sentence on the back. They have about 8
minutes to see who can get the most strips/ correct sentences written. Ss then report back
to the class. (Kinesthetic, tactile, interpersonal learning styles; also gets Ss thinking in
English)
Ss go over grammar homework – Practices 6 and 7 – on worksheet to make sure they
have written them correctly – pairs or small groups. T walks around to check with each
student’s work individually. (Interpersonal)
As a whole class, we go over Chart 4-4 in textbook – focusing on the use of already and
yet. Individual Ss volunteer to read. Ss ask questions for clarification and T assists in
explanations. ( 2 more uses of present perfect- action happening in the past at an
unknown or non- important time, and repeated actions in the past at an unknown or nonimportant time) Ss check Practice 8 with the T.
Writing: Ss wrote a practice order of importance paragraph for homework. Ss get in
groups to read/discuss paragraphs.
T collects these and reviews paragraph organization, sentence structure and content
together with class on ELMO. This lets Ss see a variety of examples anonymously and
gives more understanding of the format in preparation for mid-term writing test on
Friday.
Grammar Review for Midterm
HW: On board and in CANVAS
1) G: Worksheet
2) W: Study paragraph organization and style for Mid-term Friday; signal words
3) G: Chart 4-5: Simple past vs Present Perfect
4) G: Review grammar worksheet for Final