Lesson Plan

Cover Page

Name:

Bela Qamar

Class:

VIII-C

Subject:

English

Topic:
Time:

Compare and Contrast Essay

40 Minutes

Teachers Intention:

To develop students skill of writing essays in comparative and

contrast forms.
Specific Objectives:
By the end of the lesson students will be able to complete an essay on the given
topic within 10 minutes on the given worksheet.

Material Aids:
Black board, note books, pictures, worksheet.

Step

Content

Expected Answers:

Method
Teachers Activity

Students
Activity

Warm Up:

The students will

observe the
objects and
answer the
questions

The teacher will

display two objects
(artificial bananas
and grapes) and will
ask the students
following questions:
Similarities:

Both are fruits

Grapes and
bananas are
edible

Both fruits are

soft and
nutritious

Flavors of these
fruits are available
in other products
like Jellies, Juices
etc

2. Dissimilarities

Grapes have a
thin layer of skin
and bananas
have thick skin

Bananas grow in
trees, while
grapes grow on
vines.

We have to peel

How are these two

objects similar to
each other?
Identify some
dissimilarities
between the two
objects.

Time

5 min

bananas

Grapes are
round in shape
while bananas
are long

Topic:
Compare and Contrast
Essay
3

Introduction:
The teacher will
introduce the topic
by writing it on the
board and will tell
the students that
today we will learn
about Compare and
contrast Essays.
Development:
Guided Task:
The teacher will
display the pictures
of weddings . The
teacher will ask
them to organize
their ideas using a
Venn diagram on the
given worksheets.
The students will
have to make three
compare and
contrast Venn
diagram.

The students will

listen to the
teacher and make
note of the topic.

1 min

Students will work

on the assigned
task .

8min

3min

Feed back:
The teacher will ask
the students to share
their answers. The
teacher will
appreciate the
students and make
corrections if

necessary.
Teachers Input:

The teacher will further

3min

Topic sentence

Body and in body

of an essay one
paragraph of
dresses, 2nd about
food and 3rd about
venue.

elaborate the steps to

write a compare and
contrast Essay Which is
divided into three main
parts:

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

10min

sum up all the

statements in
conclusion part

The students will

work individually
on the given task.

Application:

The teacher will ask the

students to write a
compare and contrast
Essay on Eastern versus
Western weddings on
the given sheets.

5min

5min

Feedback:

Expected outcome:
1.To write the
similarities and
differences between
two objects.
2. First make an outline
of the Essay and write
similarities and
dissimilarities then

The teacher will ask

the students to share
their Essays. The
teacher will make
corrections if
necessary.
Overall
assessment:
To assess students
learning the teacher
will ask the following

The students will

give the answers.

compose an essay with

proper introduction,
body and conclusion.

questions:
1. Why do we write
compare and
contrast Essays?
2. How do we write
such Essays?

Board summary
Date: 19th May 2009
Class: VIII E
Subject: English
Expected answers:
A comparison essay (or
compare and contrast
essay is a critical analysis
of any two subjects, finding
and pointing out their
similarities and/or
dissimilarities.

Topic:
Comparative Essay

Students Feedback.