8 th grade lesson planning
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8 th Grade Lesson planning. Newcomers. Past Continuous lesson. Materials. Textbook: Reading Explorer 1: Travel Adventure: Alaska to Argentina PPT Guided questions/Sentence Frames/Blank paper Pictures Video Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Anticipatory Guide - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
8th Grade Lesson planning
Newcomers
Past Continuous lesson
Materials
• Textbook: Reading Explorer 1: Travel Adventure: Alaska to Argentina
• PPT• Guided questions/Sentence Frames/Blank paper• Pictures• Video• Vocabulary Graphic Organizer• Anticipatory Guide• Summary frames with vocabulary bank
Lesson Delivery: Steps1. Activating Schema2. Building Background3. Pre-Teaching vocabulary (ExC-ELL seven steps)4. Pre-reading activities: (Analysis of title, pictures, captions,
making predictions) (RI 8.4)5. During reading (Skimming the text to confirm predictions,
read aloud/think aloud)6. After Reading (group discussion, group drawing, group
presentation) (Exit ticket) (RI 8.2)7. Written Summary8. Reading Comprehension: (RI 8.1)
Activating Schema
• Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner:1. What can you see?2.Which place is your favorite? Why?3.Write as many words or sentences about the pictures as you can.
Modern CityAncient Ruin
MountainsDesert
Rainforest
Building BackgroundTrip from Germany to China
On a bike
Think about the trip on a bike
• How would you describe that trip?• Write as many words as you can with a
partner.• For example: adventurous
Pre-teaching Vocabulary
• ExC-ELL seven steps
Say the word three times by stretching it
Cyclist, cyclist, cyclist
From the text
Brook Allen was also a cyclist.
Definition
a person who rides or travels by bicycle, motorcycle, etc
Word ClassWord Class Spanishcyclist noun ciclistacycle Verb
They cycled through deserts.
Andar en bicicleta
cycle Noun
The water cycle
Ciclo
Turn and talk
• Tell your partner what a cyclist needs:
• For example: - To be a cyclist, you need strong legs.- To be cyclist, you need _____________
Let’s spell the word
c-y-c-l-i-s-t
Say the word three times quickly
• Trip, trip, trip
Definition
• A journey or voyage
Friendly definition
• A trip happens when you go somewhere• For example: a trip to the supermarket or a
trip to the beach
From the text:
To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked and saved their money for years.
Multiple meaningsWord Class Meaning
trip noun Journey
trip verb To stumble
Turn and talk
• Tell you partner: Where would you like to win a trip to?
- I would like to win a trip to Hawaii.- I would like to win a trip to ___________.
Read this sentence again:
To pay for the trip, Gregg and Brooks worked and saved their money for years.
Say the word three times in a sleepy way
Camp, camp, camp
From the text:
Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors.
Definition
• to live temporarily in or as if in a camp or outdoors.
Word ClassWord Class Spanish
They camped outdoors
verb acampar
The students went to a camp in the
mountains.
noun campamento
Turn and Talk
- When you camp, you sleep in a tent.
- When you camp, you ____________.
Say the word three times in an exciting way
Abroad!, Abroad!, Abroad!
Definition
In or to a foreign country or countries
From the text:
The trip taught both men a lot about travelling, especially if you travel abroad.
Friendly definition
Travel abroad means to travel to other countries
Turn and Talk
- Some people travel abroad because they want to learn a new language.
- Some people travel abroad because ________.
Let’s spell the word
A-b-r-o-a-d
Say the word three times like you are tired
Baggage, baggage, baggage
From the text:
The less baggage you have, the less you’ll worry about.
Definition
trunks, suitcases, etc., used in traveling; luggage.
Turn and Talk
- In my baggage, I always carry a book.
- In my baggage, I always carry _____________.
Share
What does your partner carry in his/her baggage?
What does it mean?
The less baggage you have, the less you’ll worry about.
Vocabulary Review
• Graphic Organizer• Numbered Heads together
Word Definition Picturecyclist
trip A journey or voyage
abroadtrunks, suitcases,
etc., used in traveling; luggage
Name:________________________________________ Date:_______________________
Complete these sentences using one the vocabulary words 1. To be a _____________, you need strong legs2. I would like to win a __________ to Hawaii.3. When you ___________, you sleep in a tent.4. Some people travel ____________ because they want to
learn a new language.5. In my __________________, I always carry a book.
Before Reading• Analysis of title,
pictures, captions and predictions
Before reading: Making predictions
During Reading
• Take turns with your partner to read aloud a sentence each.
• Think aloud.
• Stop after each paragraph and summarize what you read.
Students showed their comprehension by drawing and presenting
Reading Comprehension
• Numbered Heads together
What’s more meaningful and rigorous?
Past Continuous lesson
The proficiency level of students in this class ranged from 1.1 – 1.9
• Look at the can do descriptors.• Decide in your group what level the students
were working at. Give examples.