Osaka Science reading lesson

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Tony KazanjianLesson Plan outlineEDUC 8562: Teaching of Reading

Lesson Outline

Time Activity Teacher and Student behaviors Materials

1 min Greeting Greet SsAsk about weekend plans,extracurricular activities, etc.

5 min Topicintroduction

Ask students what food they usually eat.- What do you like or dislike?- Is most of the food you eat

healthy?Modelbrainstorming 5 foods the T likes.

- Write foods in a column on theboard

- Briefly explain whether each foodis healthy or unhealthy

Whiteboard,markers

Setting Intensive English Fall Program at the Monterey Institute

14 studentsThis is the fourth class of the program and the first lessonunder the topic Health and Nutrition in AmericaThe intensive program specializes in English for sciencemajors.

Learner

Background

Lower-intermediate to intermediate proficiency students.All Japanese undergraduate students from the same university.Ages are between 18 and 20.

Time Frame 1 hour and 50 minutes (one 5 minute break)Materials and

Equipment

Whiteboard and markers

Photocopies of the readings for each studentPhotocopies of the questions for each studentBlank restaurant menu sheetColored markers (for making menus)

Goals Students will be able to:Understand main ideas about a text about healthy fast foodrestaurants by answering comprehension questions.Locate answers in the text to relevant questions and checkcomprehension accuracy.Develop knowledge on healthy food, fast food restaurants, andvocabulary related to nutrition.

Exhibit knowledge of healthy kinds of American fast food andnutritional facts via creating a menu for a restaurant andjudging healthfulness.


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Ss brainstorm individually.Ss share their lists w/ a partner.

- Ss determine which foods arehealthy/unhealthy in theirpartners list

Ask a few Ss to share their lists.Give appropriate feedback on what ishealthy, as needed.

5 min Pre-reading:Schemataactivation

Ask Ss if there is any American food ontheir lists.

- Elicit a few examples onto thewhiteboard (attempt to elicit fastfood, such as hamburgers, pizza,french fries etc.). Ask Ss if theythink any of this food is healthy

- Most Ss will probably say no

Tell Ss most of this food is fastfood- Elicitfastfood, write on

whiteboardAsk Ss to brainstorm names of Americanfast food places and the food on theirmenu.

- Elicit to the whiteboard the namesof restaurants, and draw a nodeoff each name to elicit foodsEx:McDonalds

Ask Ss what they think might be thehealthiest option out of what has beenelicited to the board.

Whiteboard,markers

20 min Reading:predictions,andquestionwalkthrough

Write title of article on board: AmericasTop 10 Healthiest Fast FoodRestaurants

- Ask Ss What fast foodrestaurants do you think will beincluded? Why do you thinkthese restaurants are healthy?Whats on their menu?

- Ss predict w/ partner- Elicit predictions

Ask Ss How can we tell how healthy afood is?

- writenutritional information onthe board. Show graphic

Whiteboard,markers

Picture ofnutritionalinfo chart

Photocopiesof article andworksheets

hamburger

Fries


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organizerreview

Elicit as much information from Ss aspossible to review key facts of thereading.

25 min Post-readingtask: Expert

panelcriteria,menumaking

Tell Ss they will pretend to be experts inthe panel that judges restaurants.

- model brainstorming criteria onthe whiteboard to measurehealthfulness of a restaurantmenu

Assign pairs of Ss to work on menu(count off 1, 2, 1, 2, 1). If every studentis present, there should be 7 pairs

- pairs of Ss brainstorm criteriaTell Ss they are going to design a menufor a new, healthy fast food restaurant.

- Elicit what types of food might go

on the menu- Elicit what type of nutritional

information would be importantto go on the menu.

Show model menu (Appendix D).Tell Ss they need at least 4 items on theirmenus, and to include nutritionalinformation (doesnt have to be accurate,just a guess)Ss make menus in same pairs

- remind Ss of time remaining

every 5 minutes

Model menuBlank menu

sheets

Markers

10 min Role play panel ofexperts

Model role play scenario: going to arestaurant, looking at the menu, judgingcriteria of healthfulness.Tell pairs of Ss that one person will be onthe expert panel, the other will show themenu.Hand out ratings sheet (Appendix E)

- Judges stand up, look at eachmenu.

- Rate from 1 to 6 (1 being mosthealthy, 6 being least)

After 5 minutes, Ss switch roles

5 min Feedback &lesson wrapup

Ask various Ss which restaurant menuthey liked best and why


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Appendix A: Nutritional Information


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Appendix B: Article

See attached document please


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Appendix C: Graphic Organizer Review

Panera Features:Lots of varietyCustomers can controltheir portions

On the menu:

Whole grain breadApple instead of chipsSoupsAntibiotic and hormone-free chickenOrganic cheese

McDonalds Features:Available nutritional

information

On the menu:

Apple dippers

Low fat milk or fruit juiceGrilled Chicken ClassicWrapsEgg McMuffin


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Appendix D: Model Menu

Tony Burger

Tony Burger SupremeAll-beef patty, tomato and lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, mustard, ketchup,

mayonnaise, with bacon and a fried egg600 Calories

$5.50

Tony Chicken BurgerSame as the Tony BurgerSupreme, but withchicken

400 Calories

$5.00

Tony Burger Lite

A whole-wheat bun, organic tomato and lettuce, hormone-free beef, pickles,

onions, andketchup.300 calories

$6.50

Big Bad Tony Salad

Fresh and organic lettuce, spinach, artichoke, avocado, olives, and green peppers

with a fat-free vinaigrette dressing.100 Calories

$3.00

Side orders

French fries

Cooked in 100% canola-blend oil!

Large 230 caloriesMedium 180 caloriesSmall 120 calories

Large - $3.00Medium - $2.50

Small - $2.00Fresh fruitAn assortment of seasonal fruit, all organic!

Large 100 caloriesMedium 70 caloriesSmall 40 calories

Large - $3.00Medium $2.50Small - $2.00


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Drinks

Soft drinks (Coke, Sprite, 7-Up, Dr. Pepper) Large - $2.00Medium - $1.50Small - $1.00

Sugar-free ice tea Large - $2.00Medium - $1.50

Small - $1.00

Appendix E: Ratings Sheet

Look at each restaurant. Which one has the healthiest menu? Which one has

the least healthy menu? Write the restaurant names on the list below in order

ofhealthiness, with 1 being the healthiest and 6 being the least healthy.

Most healthy 1. ______________________________

2. _______________________________

3. _______________________________

4. _______________________________

5. _______________________________

Least healthy 6. ______________________________

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Osaka Science reading lesson