Jonelle M. Dongilla
Westmont Hilltop School District - ESL
SIOP Lesson Plan Template 4 (adapted)
Grade:
7 and 8
Date:
February 25 - March 1, 2013
Week 24
PA English Language Proficiency Standards:
 Initiate or engage in conversation with peers.
 Process and respond to discourse from indirect sources (such as CDs) working with a partner.
Key Vocabulary:
Select idioms and figurative
language expressions
Higher –Order Thinking Skills
(HOTS):
 Understand idioms in context
 Problem solving skills with a peer
to brainstorm possible solutions to
multiple scenarios
Content Objectives (standard in plain
English):
 Make inferences and/or draw conclusions
based on information from text.
 Understand figurative language – imagery,
simile, metaphor
Materials/Resources:
 Promethean Board
 Website www.a4esl.org
 ESL Mania website
 emotion flashcards
 desert instructions activity sheet
 Directions Quiz
Language Objectives:
Review and
Assessment:
 Use English to interact in the
classroom
 grammar and
vocab review from
 Share and request information
website
 Follow written directions

WIDA ACCESS
 Recite tongue twisters
 Listen for mistakes in partner’s
pronunciation
Meaningful Activities (Lesson Sequence):
Day 1 - 3
Complete these speaking and listening activities.
1. “Talking about a New Project”
http://www.eslmania.com/students/business_english/SpeakBusinessEnglishLike_an_American.htm
 Display script on the P. Board and pass out idioms “cheat sheet.”
 Listen to conversation then take quiz. Check answers together.
2. “Tongue Twisters” http://www.eslmania.com/students/accent_reduction/Tongue_twister_with_audio.htm
 Individually practice the 2 assigned tongue twisters by listening to it and quietly practicing it.
 Reconvene. Read your tongue twister to your partner while she crosses off mispronounced words on the P.
Board.
 Count mistakes. Give a prize to whomever has the least number.
3. Emotions Game – Make emotion flashcards (PDF). Students take turns picking a card then pantomiming
it. The others have to guess what the emotion is.
4. Desert Exercise – Follow the activity on desert instructions activity sheet.
5. Directions Exercise – Two minute quiz which tests students’ skill in reading and following directions.
Refer to handout.
6. Extra Time Activities - Complete an activity(ies) in each of the following categories from the
www.a4esl.org webpage and print your results: grammar quizzes, vocab quizzes, crossword puzzles.