Lesson Planner Fall 2023

Date: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

Time Lesson Notes

6:00 – Computer Literacy
6:30  The first five minutes will introduce the class.
Go over the tasks for tonight and any
business that needs to be addressed.
 The students have the choice between:
o NoRedInk
o SkillsCanada
o Typing.com
o ReadTheory
o Quill.org
6:30 – Listening
7:00  Dream – Motivational Video
 This is a shorter video, so spend more time
on the discussion.
 Before the students break into groups, have
them write down the part of the video that
meant the most to them. They will share this
with their groups.
 Break the students into groups (ideally 3-
person groups)
 Have the students discuss the video. Write
leading questions on the board.
o How did this video make you feel?
o Does this video make you more
motivated to achieve your goals?
Why or why not?
o What message in this video do you
disagree with?
o Etc.
7:00 – Speaking
7:30  1-minute speeches (3-person group edition)
 Students will be broken into groups of three
(different groups than the ones above)
 Students will be given a prompt, then must
speak to their group about the topic.
 The topics are:
o My favorite fruit and why.
o The worst song I have ever heard
and why.
o What sport I think should stop being
played and why.
 o The book that has meant the most to
me and why.
o My favorite dessert and why.
o A hobby I would like to try and why.
o The best advice I have ever heard
and why.
o What is something I would never try
and why?
o What is my favorite physical activity
and why?
o The best movie I’ve seen and why.
o Something I’ve always wanted to
know and why.
o The best meal you’ve ever had and
why.
7:30 – Reading  Copy exercise 41
8:00  Timed Reading  Make 18 copies
 Remind the newer student of the format of  Be sure to put up the online
the reading. stopwatch HERE
 The students have up to 5 minutes to read
the passage, and the rest of the time to
complete the questions on the back side of
the page.
 Several students will finish this activity in the
first 5 minutes. These students are
encouraged to work on their digital literacy
tasks to fill the time.
8:00 – Writing
8:30  Essay Structure
 Refer to the essay structure document on
Blackboard.
 Have them watch THIS and follow along with
the worksheet. We’ll do one part per day this
week.
 Show them “the perfect essay.”
 Have the students practice just the
introductory paragraph of the essay.
 The topic the students will use to practice
the introductory paragraph is “The best song
I have heard this year.”
8:30 – Bonus Assessment/Goals Work
8:50  Students will have the opportunity to work
toward their Bonus Assessments here.
 They should have chosen their bonus
assessment in a previous class.
 This time may also be used as “spill-over”
time for the Writing section of class.
8:50 – Final thoughts, class questions, hand-out homework Homework (if any):
9:00 assignment
 If there was a topic that was discussed today
that you feel needs a little more focus or
time, take this time to go over that concept
again.
 Ask the class if they have any questions
related to today’s class; it may take some
probing or leading questions to get them
started.
 If there is homework, hand it out now.
 This is also overflow time for if sections of
the class go long.