TSL3108 TEACHING OF GRAMMAR IN THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM

8.5 SAMPLE LESSON PLAN

LESSON PLAN FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR (IN CONTEXT)

Subject: English Language- Grammar Class: Year 5 Mawar

Level: Average

Enrolment: 25

students Date:

Time:

Teaching Context : World of Knowledge Topic: My big family

Learning Specifications:

5.3.1: Personal pronouns

Eg I, you, he, she, we, they

Learning outcomes: By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to :

1.1 Describe about their family member by using suitable personal pronoun.

1.2 Answer correctly 15 questions on personal pronouns

1.3 Write a post card by using correct personal pronoun

Thinking skills:1. Identifying

2. Information processing

Previous Knowledge: Pupils have learnt the part of speech noun. Moral Values: Love your family first

Teaching Materials: LCD projector, Laptop, Manila Card, Worksheet, A4 Papers, Powerpoint presentation.

Stages/Phases contents Teaching learning RemarksActivities

Set Induction Introduction of the Teacher introduces the Predicting skills(+/- 5 mins) topic. topic that students will

“My big learn today To capturefamily” (My Big Family) attention

The teacher showsthe students the Teacher shows a video“my family” of “my family members”Members video to the students by

using the LCD projectorQuestions:

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1. What did you Teacher asks somesee in the Wh--- questions basedvideo? on the video shown

2. How many siblings do you have?

3. What are their names?

4. What are their hobbies?

Presentation Teacher centered Teacher shows Recap previous(10 mins) powerpoint knowledge

Material Microsoft Presentation slides ofPowerpoint text “my family”Presentation Teacher reads the textSlides on a text of once to the students‘My family” Teacher draws the

student’s attention toExpected answers: the words in boldMama Syara Next , the teacherPapa Izat continues by showing

PPT slides on personalMaterials: pronounsPw presentation Teachers introducesPersonal pronoun the definition of

personal pronounTeacher explains eachpronoun with the helpof picturesTeacher provides some Develop student’spictures and grid understandingtables/ make studentsunderstandNext , the teachershows again ‘to thestudents written on

Material: manila card.Text of “My Family” Teacher asks studentson the to replace all the nounsManila card in the bracket by filling

in the blanks with thepersonal pronouns

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Practice Teacher and the Activity 1: Co-operation(+/- 25 Mins) pupils Teacher asks the

students to find theirPairwork own partner and sit in

pairsTeacher asks thestudents to practiceusing the personalpronoun about theirown big family verballyTeacher asks thestudents to correct theirfriends’ workDuring practice Develop self-

esteemActivity 2:Teacher called thestudents randomly tocome in front of theclass and describe tothe whole class abouttheir big family by usingthe suitable personalpronoun

Production Student centered Next, teacher(+/- 10 Mins) Material: distributes worksheet

Worksheets on personal pronouns.The students are Thinking skillrequired to answer all Assess student’sthe questions given. understandingTeacher discuss the and feedbackanswers with all thestudents

Closure Groupwork Teacher distributes A4 Creative thinking(+/-10 Mins) Write a post card paper to all groups

Teacher asks studentsto write a post card toone of their siblingswho studies overseasto tell about theirfamily condition in thehometown.Teacher givescompliments to thestudents for their activeinvolvement andachievement

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8.6 LESSON PLAN (GRAMMAR IN ISOLATION)

Subject: English Language- Grammar Class: Year 5 Mawar

Level: Average

Enrolment: 25

students Date:

Time:

Teaching Context : World of knowledge

Topic: Mid-position adverbs in present

tense Learning Specifications:

Learning outcomes: By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to :

1.1 Use mid-position adverbs in statements and questions

1.2 Ask and answer questions based on table/ chart

1.3 Plan a group Chart

Thinking skills:1. Identifying

2. Information processing

Previous Knowledge: Pupils have learnt regular and irregular verbs in present tense Moral Values: Love your family first

Teaching Materials: charts, pictures, four advertisements

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Stages/Phases Contents Teaching learning RemarkActivities s

Induction Teacher puts up the Grid table with all the names(+/_ 5 mins) table on the whiteboard and the food that they eat in

the canteen.Na M Tu W Th Pupils are asked to enterm on es ed ur their names and what theye buy at the canteen each dayKri m lak ric fru of the weeks ee sa e its Q n A session

And othersPupils are encouragedto ask and answerquestionsEg of question: Whatdoes Kris buy everyday?What does Jas buy onMon?What does Neeta buy onTues?

Presentation Teacher says these Pairwork(+/- 20 mins) sentences and pupils Pupils repeat after teacher

listen and then work in pairsKris buys mee onMonday.Neeta always buys MeeLeon buys rice everyTuesday

Practice Groupwork(+/- 10 mins) Teacher uses sugarpaper

with blu-tac.a. Places figurine(cut-

outs from newspaper)on the sugarpaper

For each personlisted.eg coffee,cereals,tea,chocolates, milk etc

b. Pupils practisestructures using thepictures and cut-outs

c. Pupils practise ingroups then move topairs

d. Class discussion

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Production Teacher puts up a chart Pupils encouraged to talk(+/- 15mins) giving information about about Encik Razak, using

Encik Razak the info in the table and(chart after the lesson using terms like usually,plan) sometimes,never, always

Pupils write sentencesabout En. Razak.Additional: teacher can alsoget students to write parallelparagraph about anotherpersonAs homework

Closure Making your own chart Groupwork(+/-10 mins) Get pupils to do a group

chart on majong paper.(If not enough time , maycontinue the presentation ofthe chart the next lesson.)

TSL3108 TEACHING OF GRAMMAR IN THE PRIMARY CLASSROOM

8.7 Stages of a Grammar Lesson

Presentation Focused practice Communicativepractice

Purpose To illustrate how the To build students’ To give students

structure is formed and confidence in using opportunities to use

what it means, as well the new language the new language

as how it is used To enable students’ in freer more

To lead students to use to gain control of the purposeful and

the structure to talk structure within creative ways

about themselves / controlled framework

things which really

mean something to

them.

To check student’s

understandings

Characteristics Clear, interesting, Controlled to Learner –

relevant and appropriate minimize scope for centeredIncludes an element of errors Interactionpersonal involvement(on Clear, and precise activities whichthe part of the students)

Student – talking incorporate theseGrammatical

time maximized Features:explanation if necessary

information gap,

choice and

feedback

Typical -Build up of *drills Communicative

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activities appropriate situational *dialogue activities:

and linguistic contexts *text completion *games

for new language *problem-solving *discussions

-listening to and initial *Role-play

repetition of new

language

-using new language

to talk about

themselves

Role of teacher informant *conductor *monitor and

*corrector organizer

Types of *teacher –class *tr class/group Stu----instructions *tr individual Tr -individual student(pairs)

students Stu class/gp student

(groups)

student

Degree of *controlled *very controlled, *some guidancecontrol *semi-controlled Students have *free, students

limited choice have choice

Correction Necessary to correct *immediate * without

to ensure students correction by correction but

grasp the correct form teachers/ peers errors- noted

Length and *short *depends on *depends onplace in *usually at the students’ needs proficiency oflesson

beginning and difficulty of the students and

structure types of activity

*immediately after *after

presentation presentation and

practice

*within or across

lessons

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8.8 List of Actions words that can used in constructing and generating SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES in the lesson plan.

Competence Action Verbs

Recall Define, describe, detail, specify, list, state, name, outline,

recognize, identify, catalogue …..

Understanding Explain, illustrate, account for, justify, distinguish, defend,

deduce, conclude, exemplify, interpret, infer, predict,

summarise…….

Application Apply, use, solve, relate, predict, calculate, produce,

show,estimate, ……..

Analysis Classify, categorise, compare, contrast, analyze, select,

distinguish, resolve, investigate…..

Evaluation Evaluate, judge, choose, justify, interpret, conclude,

compare, appraise……..

Synthesis Compose, create, plan, design,devise, organize, compile,

develop, formulate……

Practical Assemble, compose, construct, produce, generate, install,

perform, erect, manufacture, employ, operate, manipulate....

Behavioural Respond, collaborate, co-operate, participate, demonstrate,

relate, act, consider, encourage, promote, acknowledge,

react, perform, contribute......