Lesson Plan

PDPI Culminating Project

The Language Connection of St. John’s University

Topic Learning English through the American Black History

Course 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL
Level INTERMEDIATE
Objectives - To give students the means to improve their listening,
reading, and speaking abilities, as well as to discuss other
ways of learning and practicing a foreign language;
- Introduce some topics about American Civil Rights Movement
and compare with the “Consciência Negra” movement in
Brazil.
Materials - Essay “Too Little, too late” Kathryn Stockett, in her own
words;
- Website;
- Blog;
- Movie.
Activities - Reading activity;
- After reading activity;
- Listening activity (movie);
- Speaking activity (group discussion);
Procedure - Students read the essay at home;
- Then answer the questions about the reading;
- Students will see the movie at home; they can watch in groups.
- At class students will discuss in groups answering the questions
that are in the blog;

Assessment - Activities in the classroom (discussing group)

- Class participation
- Activities in the notebook