E: Critiquing the Lesson Plan

15 minutes

  • Option 1: Have the tutor trainees critique the lesson using the general tips (provided before the lesson plan) in the tutor-training manual.
  • Option 2: Have the tutor trainees determine which teaching strategies have been implemented in the lesson plan.
  • Option 3: Discuss what elements in the lesson plan would be good for a visual learner, an auditory learner, a tactile learner and a kinesthetic learner.
  • Option 4: Using the section of the tutor training manual entitled, Reflections on the Lesson: Assessing the Session, critique the lesson using the sections you feel are the most pertinent.
  • Option 5: Compile a checklist using the criteria you consider the most relevant regarding the lesson plan. (Include both negative and positive comments.)

F: Writing a Lesson Plan

Option 1:

20 minutes

Have learners prepare a lesson plan for Carine in pairs.

  • Have each pair look over the exercises prepared for Carine and chose their favorite 3 exercises.
  • Pairs should take these exercises and use these as the focus of their lesson plan.
  • Give each pair a lesson plan grid. (Trainees should focus on subsequent revisions and sequencing when doing this activity.)
  • Have pairs perform their lesson for another group of trainees and receive feedback.

Option 2:

30 minutes

  • Ask trainees to write another lesson for Hyun-Chu in pairs. (This lesson could focus on her other long and short-term needs as defined previously in the session.)
  • Give each pair a lesson plan grid.
  • Allow them 15 minutes to plan a lesson. The lesson plan should have at least three different activities. (The focus could be on her pronunciation difficulties and the phrases/vocabulary surrounding the shopping theme.)
  • Have the pairs present their lesson plan to another group of trainees.