LESSON PLAN 5 – MUNA ALHADIDI
Class level
Classroom
Beginners
305
Lesson date
Lesson duration
05/12/2012
1 hr
Progress expectation Students should be able to understand the difference of each of the
comparison adjectives. They should also be able to differentiate and
identify when it is suitable to use each one of the comparison
adjectives.
How and when to use of the three different comparison adjectives.
Subject
Using the comparison adjectives in different situations of their
Topic
everyday life to be able to distinguish people based on their
differences and similarities.
Make sure students understand and use the comparison adjectives in
Aim
the correct manner to compare and contrast objects or people in real
life.
Students understand the function of three basic kinds of adjectives.
Objective
Knowledge assumed Assume students have an idea about comparison adjectives
unconsciously and they have witnessed it but have not analyzed it.
-Whiteboard
Material &
-Pictures
equipment
-Handout
-Whiteboard
-Projector
-Laser pointer
-Board size crossword puzzle
Learning assessment Students will be able to create 5 different sentences on two random
pictures given to them using the correct comparison adjectives.
This lesson was rather challenging. The students had diverse needs,
Post lesson notes
two of the students had pre-intermediate vocabulary and grammar
while others lacked any kind of foundation in English. I made sure all
the students participated in every activity presented. I believe more
flexible activities would have helped with the disparate level of
students and kept them more engaged. Overall, the class went rather
well. All the students understood the idea of the lesson presented to
them, some better than others. By the end of this one hour class all
the students were able to create sentences of their own with various
degrees of help needed.
Tasks
P
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1 10 Introduction to
Comparison
Adjectives
2 10
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 10
Teacher activity
Introducing what comparison
adjectives are by showing different
pictures and examples on how to
compare between the two people in
each picture.
Student activity
Students look at the
different examples
and try to make the
connection on how
VA
the comparison is
being made by
looking at the
pictures and taking
notes.
Introduction to Introducing what syllables are and Students take notes
Syllables
how to divide words into syllables on what syllables are
by using hand clapping using flash and use hand
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cards with pictures on the
clapping to divide the
whiteboard.
different words on
the flash cards on the
board.
Dividing
Divide the words on the whiteboard Students divide
Exercise
by putting the red sticks provided
words into syllables
between each syllable and read it
on the board and read
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out-loud while clapping to the rest the syllables out-loud
of the class.
while clapping to
illustrate to the other
students how they
divided each word.
Dividing and
Hand the students zoo animal
Students divide
Clapping
handouts that contains words and
syllables on the
Exercise
pictures and have them divide
handout in pairs and
syllables on the handout and clap
then clap each word
VRK
each word together.
together.
Presentation of Illustrate to the students the
Students build a
the Connection difference between two and three
connection between
between
syllable words when comparing
syllables and
Syllables and things and how they add –er or –est comparison
Comparison
to two syllable words but add more adjectives by
Adjectives
and most to any word containing
watching the power
VAR
three or more syllables using a
point presentation
power point presentation.
and listening to the
teacher explain it.
Image
Show each individual student a
Students think of a
Comparison
different picture and have the
way to compare the
Resources
Pictures
Whiteboar
d
Flash cards
Whiteboar
d
Pictures
Whiteboar
d
Flashcards
Handout
Pictures
Projector
Laser
pointer
Pictures
student create five different
picture provided to
sentences using the correct
them and create 5
comparison adjective to compare the different sentences to
person in the picture to anything or read to the class.
anyone they want. This task will
reinforce the vocabulary, the usage
of comparison adjectives and will
make the students think outside the
box
Show the students different pictures Students come up to
that contain two or three people or the middle of the
objects and have them compare
class and look at the
between them using the adjective
different pictures and
provided on the top of the picture. the adjective on the
screen and create
sentences using the
correct comparison
adjective.
Complete a board size crossword
Students complete
puzzle in order to reinforce
the crossword puzzle
vocabulary and the different uses of by answering
comparison adjectives.
questions on the
flashcards and
looking at pictures
and then writing the
answer in the
appropriate slot on
the board size puzzle.
VARK
7 5
Guided Image
Comparison
VARK
8 10
Crossword
Puzzle
VRK
Projector
Picture
Board size
crossword
puzzle
Pictures
Flashcards
Students who attended
Name
Rahma
Age Level
PreIntermediate
Shahd
PreIntermediate
Abdullah
Beginner
Notes
Rahma is a very enthusiastic student. She was of a
higher level than the rest of the students. She knew
all the answers to the questions with no trouble.
Shahd shows excellent potential in learning English.
She participated in all the activities willingly and
was not afraid to make mistakes. She understood
the concept really well and was able to create
sentences on her own creatively.
Abdullah had no foundation in the English
language. He could barely read the words presented
but he understood the idea of comparing adjectives
and with very intense help he was able to create
sentences on his own and say them out loud. I was
surprised how well he understood dividing syllables
and did most of them right after depending on me to
help him read the words.
Khaled
Beginner
Rana
Beginner
Khaled was a very positive, joyful student. He
understood the lesson well and was able to
successfully complete the tasks with some help. His
reading was very good but needs to work on his
language skills.
Rana was rather shy and was between levels. Her
language skills were rather good for her level but
needs to work on her reading and pronunciation
skills. Rana completed all the tasks with limited
help. She had trouble reading her sentences out loud
to the students but with a little push she did. She
also seemed a little bothered when making
mistakes but loosened up by the second half of the
class.