Lesson Plan

Sarah Glick
EDU 215
Straub
21 Feb. 2017
 Instructor Name: Sarah Glick
Grade: 6th
Subject: ESL
Activity
Each student will write a journal entry on what they did on their weekend.
In this activity I will explain each week what I expect to see in their entry
o Ask them: what activities they did, places they went, how they

Lesson Plan felt, who they were with.

Materials
Composition book
Writing utensil
Objective
The purpose of this exercise is show ones progress throughout the
semester.
A journal entry will be completed once a week, in order to aid a students
ability to write and comprehend the English language.
Time
20-25 minutes
o5-10 minutes of instruction and explanation (also for any
questions)
o15-20 minutes of writing
o Make time at the end of class for them to finish if needed.
Standards
W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event
sequences.*
o* I could not find any standards for ESL teachers, they will differ since I want
to teach abroad, this was the closest standard I could find that pertained to this
activity.
Check For Understanding
Journals will be collected every week and graded.
For each students entry I will provide corrections (grammar, punctuation,
spelling)
Journal Entry
Instructor Name: Sarah Glick
Grade: 6th
Subject: ESL
 Objective
The purpose of this exercise is show ones progress
throughout the semester.
Objectives A journal entry will be completed once a week, in order
& to aid a students ability to write and comprehend the
English language.
Common
Core Standards
Standards W.8.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event
sequences.
 Materials

Materials
Composition
book
Writing utensil
 Activity
Each of you will write a journal entry on what
you did on your weekend.
Journal
This should include: what you did, places you
Entry #1 went, how it made you feel, and who you
were with.
Questions?
 How long?
Length of Your first entry should be 4-5 sentences.
Journal You should spend 15-20 minutes on this.
 Expectations
Journal
Expect to write a journal once a week.
expectation
Each topic will have the same format, but
s the subject will change each week.
 Each of you will write a journal on a given
Summary topic for 15-20 minutes once a week.
 Check for Understanding

Check for Journals will be collected every week and

graded.
Understandi On each entry I will provide corrections
ng (grammar, punctuation, spelling)
 An English picture dictionary
http://www.online-languages.info/english/picture-dictio
nary.php

References An English dictionary

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/

These references are not to be used while writing

journals, but might be helpful in writing them.