UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES – LESSON PLAN No. 01

SCHOOL: Private school GRADE: 9th DATE: May 14th/ 2019 TIME: 06:45-8:45 am
PRE-SERVICE TEACHER: Lina Paola Vargas TUTOR: Sandra Silva

SCHOOL TEACHER´S NAME: SKILLS: Reading Microteaching: YES NO X

TOPIC: The Honeybee could disappear.

GENERAL STANDARD: I recognize the purpose of a description in a narrative text of medium extension. (English teaching
lineaments.)Page 24.
CROSSCURRICULAR PROJECT: This topic foster awareness on the preservation of the environment with the purpose of encouraging
responsible behaviors. This topic is closely related to the Biology subject.(ESC document) Pages 21-22.
BASIC LEARNING RIGHTS (DBA):
 Recognizes cause and effect relationships in short written texts on academic topics.
 Summarizes information s/he has read or listened to on academic and school related topics through a structured written text.
 Identifies the type, purpose, and parts of a short written or oral text and shares ideas from the text with classmates.
Pages 20-21.
OBJECTIVE: I am able to improve my reading ability and use modal verbs through a reading activity about an endangered species: The
Honeybee.
Examples: I could help the environment by recycling paper at home. I should turn off the lights when they are not necessary.
LANGUAGE FUNCTION: Social and Rhetorical functions.

RESOURCES: Earth Song by Michael Jackson, Images, vocabulary list, Reading “The extinction of the Honeybee”
www.englishclub.com/reading/environment/honeybee.htm

LINGUISTIC (LINGÜÍSTICA)
I will be able to use the modal verbs, should,
could, and would when talking about the
causes and consequences of the extinction of
the honeybee.
+I should avoid pollution to reduce the
COMPETENCES (COMPETENCIAS)
PRAGMATIC (PRAGMÁTICA) SOCIOLINGUISTIC (SOCIOLINGÜÍSTICA)
I will communicate my opinions and I interact in a respectful and active way with
concerns about the extinction of the my classmates using simple phrases that
honeybee, using the modal verbs should, include modal verbs.
could, and would.
+The food for humans could disappear
extinction of the Honeybee without the pollination.
+I would like to be able to see honeybees in +We as humans should take care of our
the future animals

DESCRIPTION (DESCRIPCIÓN) TIME

(TIEMPO)
CLASSROOM ROUTINE Greet the students. 5’
(RUTINA DE CLASE) Set the classroom.
Call the roll.

The teacher will post some images about the environment around the classroom. Then, the students will 15’
WARMING UP listen to the “earth song” by Michael Jackson. Annex 1. After that, they will share and write on the board
(ACTIDAD DE the words that they catch from the song.
APRESTAMIENTO)

STAGE (ETAPA) SPECIFIC STANDARD DESCRIPTION (DESCRIPCIÓN) ASSESSMENT TIME

I identify meaning
relationships expressed in
texts about topics that are
PRESENTATION/Introduction of
new material/Contextualization
familiar to me.
(English teaching lineaments
Page.24)
(EVALUACIÓN) (TIEMPO)
Students will walk around the Students will identify the 25’
classroom looking at some images word (should) that
previously posted by the teacher. appears in each one of the
Annex 2. They will be taking notes sentences. This will allow
about what they consider the images the teacher to provide an
are related to. After that, based on the explanation about the use
words that the students previously of the modal verbs
wrote on the board and their insights should, would, and could.
about the images around the
classroom, the teacher will ask the
students for their opinions about what
they think the class is about? Then,
the teacher will approach the topic:
environmental issues, honeybee
extinction and use o should, would,
and could. Annex 3 Additionally, the
 teacher will mention some advices to
protect the planet. Annex 4

STAGE DESCRIPTION ASSESSMENT TIME

I understand the implicit The teacher will hand out a list of The practice stage will be 45´
information contained in vocabulary to the students. Annex5 assessed through the
texts about topics of my Each one of the students will read one understanding that
PRACTICE/Guided
practice/controlled practice
interest. of the words with its definition. When students have from the
(English teaching lineaments students have already identified those reading and the
Page.24) definitions. In pairs, students will interactive exercise with
receive a reading about “the their partners.
disappearing Honeybee.” Annex6 For that purpose the
They should read and skim for the teacher will be pacing
main idea of the text and purpose around the classroom to
from the reading. Then, students will listen to each one of the
partner up with another couple and groups. She will be taking
share their answers. Also, they will notes of the students
answer to the question how could we work.
help to reduce the bees’ death toll?
They have to include the verb should
in their answers.

STAGE DESCRIPTION ASSESSMENT TIME

 I produce simple texts with
different functions(narrative,
descriptive, argumentative)
PRODUCTION/independent
practice/Free
about personal topics and
practice/Application related to other areas English
teaching lineaments Page.24)
Students will write on a cardboard
some advices that could be useful to
protect endangered species,
specifically the Honeybee. They will
read aloud the advices they designed
before.
The advices exercise will 25’
be assessed based on the
accuracy on the use of the
modal verbs and the
creativity of the students.

HOMEWORK:
To search about other endangered species.

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