Applied Linguistics 410 Mini-Lesson #2

You are invited!:Places to Visit on Campus and

in State College

Shiho and Marti

Places to Visit on Campus and In State College

• Target Audience – intermediate adult ESL learners living in State College

• Lesson topic – Places to Visit on Campus and in State College

• Goal – As a part of a unit on vocabulary for places in the community (Penn State) and for giving and asking directions, students will be able to describe a destination on PSU campus or downtown by developing flyers in groups.

• Targeted Skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening

• Materials – campus/community maps, blank paper, colored pencils

Mini-Lesson Plan

Pre-Activity • We will read a postcard from a fictitious person

to a friend describing a location on campus that they will visit when the friend comes for a visit.

• Class will listen and try to guess what place is described in the postcard.

• We will introduce examples of giving directions.Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUD6SkItQVw&feature=related

• Class will review vocabulary for places and directions.

Mini-Lesson Plan (Cont’d)Core Lesson1. We will describe the activity and present a sample

brochure and a list of potential locations.2. Students will break into pairs or groups of three and

choose a location on campus or in State College for which they will develop a brochure to promote an event.

3. Students will use plain paper, colored pencils and maps for materials and develop a brochure that includes some artwork depicting the location, a description of an event to take place there and directions to the location from the backdoor of Ferguson Bldg.

4. Brochure should include the items of what, when, where, why to encourage classmates to go to that location/event.

5. Students will create brochure and present in a subsequent class.

Assessment• We will circulate around the class while students

are working in groups.• During presentations and reviewing brochures,

we will check for accuracy of pronunciation in speaking, and grammar and vocabulary in writing.

For the next class:After presentations are completed, the brochures will be exchanged and groups will have to read another groups’ brochure and write a riddle to describe the location described in the brochure. Class will listen to riddles and identify location.

Mini-Lesson Presentation for StudentsPre-Activities

• Riddle• Google Maps: http://

maps.google.com/• YouTube: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUD6SkItQVw&feature=related

• Vocabulary review

Mini-Lesson Presentation for Students Pre-activities (Cont’d)Vocabulary for asking and giving directions:How do I get to …?Can you tell me where the … is?

north next to Avenuesouth near Streeteast nearby Boulevardwest not too far Roadturn left a few blocks/doors down Wrong wayturn right go straight/up/down I’ve never heard

of it.in front of turn around I can’t help youbehind I’m not sure

Mini-Lesson Presentation for Students Core Lesson: You are Invited!

• Make a flyer for location/event• Sample flyer and list of

locations/events• Break into groups• Develop flyer for location on

campus/downtown and event• Include directions in flyer• Present flyer to class• Exchange flyers• Groups write riddles for

location/event

Mini-Lesson Presentation for Students Core Lesson: You are Invited!Examples of Places and Possible EventsBryce Jordan Center: Basket ball gameRec Hall: Wrestling match Eisenhower Auditorium: Musical “Chicago”The Downtown Theatre: Musical “A Man of No

Importance”The State Theatre: Metropolitan Opera: “Dr.

Atomic”HUB: Chinese culture nightSchlow Library: Book clubStarbucks: free coffee hour

Any other ideas?