SIOP Lesson Plan 1 Immigration Concept and Stories

Name: Emily Bauer and Jonathan

Geense

Class: Intermediate Listening and Speaking

Unit Theme: Immigration

Standards: From College and Career Readiness

Standards for Adult Education (2013)
Prepare for and participate effectively in a
range of conversations and collaborations with
diverse partners, building on others ideas and
expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
(CCR Listening and Speaking, Anchor 2,
Strand C)
Present information, findings, and supporting
evidence such that listeners can follow the line
of reasoning and the organization,
development, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience. (CCR Listening and
Speaking, Anchor 2, Strand C)
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and
communicative tasks, demonstrating command
of formal English when indicated or appropriate
(CCR Listening and Speaking, Anchor 2,
Strand C)

Lesson Topic: Immigration Concept

and Stories

Content Obj.
Recognize the concept of
immigration
Discuss what students
already know about
Immigration
Examine and explain
examples of influential
immigrants

Language Obj.
Express opinions on immigration
Present main ideas and details clearly
Use present and past tenses appropriately in
description of immigrants.
Hear and remember main ideas from peer mini
presentations.

Key Vocabulary
immigrant, immigrate, immigration,
emigrate, citizenship
Additional vocabulary specific to
articles

Materials:
Discussion handout
Famous Immigrants articles
Assessment handout

SIOP Features
Preparation
_X Adaptation of content
_X Links to background
__ Links to past learning
__ Strategies incorporated

Scaffolding
__ Modeling
_X Guided practice
__ Indep. Practice
_X_ Comp. Input

Group Options
_X_ Whole class
_X_ Small groups
_X_ Partners
_X_ Independent

Integration of Processes
_X_ Reading
_X_ Writing
_X_ Speaking
_X_ Listening
Content and Language
Objectives: (note: either
written on board or said
orally)

Language Objective: Your

goal is to share what you
think and believe about
immigration.

LO: Your goal today is to

clearly present main ideas
and details about an
immigrant.

Application
Assessment
__ Hands-On
__ Whole class
_X_ Meaningful
_X_ Small groups
_X_ Linked to obj.
__ Partners
_X_ Promotes engagement
_X_ Independent
Lesson Sequence
Review/Assessment
Warm Up and key
vocabulary
o Link to background
o Students encouraged to
knowledge: Teacher
expand and share what
asks if students know
they know about that
anyone who has
persons experience.
moved to a new
country and stayed
there.
o Vocabulary-Explicit
teaching with
definitions written on
the board. Students
choose what they
want to write in a
vocabulary journal.
Discussion with partner
about immigration
questions with discussion
question handout.
Famous Immigrants
o Whole class
brainstorming: Come
up with questions
regarding what type of
information is
important to know
when learning about a
famous person.
o Small groups of three
students review
information and take
notes about what they
think is important to
know.
o Each small group fills out
o Present to class main
assessments for one
ideas
other small group.
o Teacher takes
observation notes on
students oral language
strengths and

Wrap Up: Whole class

discussion: Students
share which immigrant
they found the most
inspiring and why.
Extension/homework:
Students write a journal
entry with the journal
prompt Imagine if you
moved and never went
back to your country.
What would you think and
feel? Why would you
move? Students are
encouraged to journal in
both their L1 and then
English.

weaknesses in their mini

presentations.

Differentiation:
Lesson Sequence Activity 3: Students are grouped according to reading comprehension level
(Low intermediate, intermediate, and high intermediate) and given adapted material
appropriate to their level.