WEEK 11

Lesson planning for the Teaching of Grammar

• Format
• Objectives
• Stages
 REVISION
Teaching of Grammar
• In isolation
• In context
 Grammar is taught
as separate topic to
make sure the
pupils recognize
the rules and
regulations of
Grammar in grammar.
isolation
e.g. :
Past tense
Present tense
Irregular verbs
 Integrate grammar in
everyday teaching

Also applicable while

Grammar in context
teaching other skills.

e.g. :
Listening
Writing
Speaking
And language arts
The objectives of a
grammar lesson
Do the quiz
 Why are lesson objectives
important?
• Lesson objectives are the key element in creating effective lesson plans.
• The reason for this is that without stated objectives, there is no measure
of whether a particular lesson plan produces the desired learning results.
• Therefore, time needs to be spent before creating a lesson plan by
writing effective objectives.
• it is a blueprint for success for both teachers and students. Create your
objectives first, and many questions that need to be answered about your
lesson will fall into place.
 The pitfall of writing the objs
• The main problem that teachers encounter when writing objectives is in the choosing
of the verbs that they use. Bloom's Taxonomy is a great place to find many action verbs
that can be used when writing learning objectives.
• However, it can be tempting to use other verbs that are not part of the taxonomy such
as enjoy, understand, appreciate, and like.
An example of an objective written using one of these words is:
Upon completion of this lesson, the student will understand why tobacco was such an
important crop to the settlers in Jamestown.
This objective does not work for a couple of reasons:
1. The word understand leaves a lot open to interpretation. Hence, students do not
have a clear picture of what they are expected to have learned by the end of the
lesson.
So, the 2. The method for measuring learning is not clear at all, so the student is not
given insight into how their understanding will be measured.
Instead, this objective would be much clearer if it was written as follows: Upon
completion of this lesson, the student will be able to explain the impact that tobacco had
on the settlers at Jamestown.
 Sample of objectives
• After reading the book Life in the Rainforest, sharing a class discussion, and drawing plants
and animals, students will be able to place six specific characteristics into a Venn diagram of
the similarities and differences of plants and animals with 100% accuracy.
• While learning about nutrition, students will keep a food journal, create a balanced meal
using the food pyramid or food plate, write a recipe for a healthy snack, and name all of the
food groups and a few foods that correlate with them.
• While students learn about the pattern of digestion, by the end of the lesson they will know
how to physically point out areas of the digestive tract, as well as tell specific facts about how
the food we eat can turn into the fuel that our bodies need.
• After reading the book Life in the Rainforest, sharing a class discussion, and drawing plants
and animals, students will be able to place six specific characteristics into a Venn diagram of
the similarities and differences of plants and animals with 100% accuracy.
 How to write a good objective
• Identify the noun, or thing you want students to learn.
• Example: seven steps of the research process
• Identify the level of knowledge you want. In Bloom’s Taxonomy, there are six levels of learning. It’s
important to choose the appropriate level of learning, because this directly influences the type of
assessment you choose to measure your students’ learning.
• Example: to know the seven steps of the research process (comprehension level)
• Select a verb that is observable to describe the behavior at the appropriate level of learning.
• Example: Describe these steps
• Add additional criteria to indicate how or when the outcome will be observable to add context for the
student.
• Describe the seven steps of the research process when writing a paper.
• Here are some examples of learning objectives we’ve seen and how we revised them:
• Course level outcome examples
• Original version: Understand the American criminal justice system.
 How to create good lesson’s
objectives
•SMART
S- Specific
M- Measurable
A – Attainable
R- Relevant
T- Time-bound
Open this for better reference and explanation
•https://granite.pressbooks.pub/lessonplanning101/chapter/chapter-one-meas
urable-goals-and-objectives/
 Activities
Refer to this blog for activities
• https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/20-grammar-activiti
es-to-use-in-the-classroom-us/
Task:
Write two objectives for ONE of the activities stated in the
blog
(write the answer as your assignment in the GOOGLE
CLASSROOM)
Each objective must be for Practice (1) and Production
Stage (2).
Remember SMART
• ALL THE BEST