Lesson plan for reading skill in CALL class.

1. LESSON PLAN FOR
READING SKILL
Computer applications in
language studies

2. Subject : English Date : 3rd March 2014
Class : Form 3 Al-Farabi Time : 10.00am-11.20am
Level : Intermediate (80 minutes)
Unit Marine Mammals
Topic Dolphins and Whales
Objectives 1.To enable students to read the article correctly.
2.To expose students to two types of marine mammals.
3.To enable students to comprehend the articles.
Learning Outcomes At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Read articles on whales and dolphins aloud using correct pronunciation
and intonation.
2. Give opinions on whales and dolphins.
3. Answer the exercise questions correctly within the given time.
4. Provide evidences for the questions based on the articles.
5. State the techniques that they have used in finding the answers.

3. Instructional
resources
1.Websites for the articles:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-
dolphins.php#.UxBT7CHNvIU (Dolphins)
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-dolphin-social-
behavior.php#.UxBULSHNvIU (Dolphins’ Social Behavior)
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-dolphins-
sleep.php#.UxBUaCHNvIU (How do dolphins’ sleep?)
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-
whale.php#.UxBUmiHNvIU (The whale)
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-do-whales-
sleep.php#.UxBUuCHNvIU (Do whales sleep?)
2.Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n2Rvejs2i8 (Animal facts-dolphin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQvkWxALCE
(Animal facts-blue whale)

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n2Rvejs2i8

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQvkWxALCE

6. Instructional
resources (cont.)
3. Exercise Links:
Exercise A (multiple-choice questions):
file:///C:/Users/user/Documents/COMAPP%20lesson%20plan%20assignm
ent/1.%20hotpot%20-%20MCQ/JQuiz%202.htm
Exercise B (word cross puzzle):
file:///C:/Users/user/Documents/COMAPP%20lesson%20plan%20assignm
ent/2.%20hotpot-wordcross/wordcross%20puzzle.htm
Exercise C (true-false questions):
file:///C:/Users/user/Documents/COMAPP%20lesson%20plan%20assignm
ent/hotpot%20-%20true-false/true-false.htm
Exercise D (fill in the blanks):
file:///C:/Users/user/Documents/COMAPP%20lesson%20plan%20assignm
ent/4.%20hotpot%20-%20fill-in-the-blanks/fill%20in%20the%20blank.htm
4. Hot Potatoes Software

7. Values 1. Appreciating God’s creation
2.Teamwork
3. Cooperation
Focal Skill Reading
Language Skills Reading, Speaking and Listening
Prior Knowledge Schemata on various reading techniques.
Basic knowledge on marine animals.

8. Procedures Teaching and Learning Activity
Set Induction
(5 Minutes)
1.Teacher asks students how they are feeling today. (1 minute)
2. Students answer the teacher’s question. (2 minutes)
3.Teacher tells the students on the topic that they will be learning.
(2 minute)
Content Development
(70 minutes 14
seconds)
Lesson
1.Teacher shows a short video on interesting facts on whales and
dolphins. (2 minutes 14 seconds)
2.Teacher asks randomly on the students’ feedback about the video.
(2 minutes)
3.Teacher generates students’ schemata on marine mammals. (5 minutes)
4. Students voluntarily provide their feedback.(2 minutes)
5.Teacher displays an article on “Dolphins” and read the article aloud
(1 minute).

9. Content
Development (cont.)
Evaluation of Learning outcome 1
1.Teacher asks the students to follow and repeat reading the article
together. (1minute)
2.Teacher asks several students to read the article aloud. (4 minutes)
Evaluation of Learning outcome 2
1.Teacher asks students’ feedback on the article. (2 minutes)
2.Teacher explains and discusses the article with the class.(5 minutes)
3.Teacher divides the students into groups of three. (1 minute)

10. Content
Development (cont.)
Evaluation of Learning outcome 3
1.Teacher asks students to answer Exercise A provided in the article in
groups. (10 minutes)
Evaluation of Learning outcome 4
1.Teacher appoints any groups to answer each question and provide
evidences from the text. (5 minutes)
2.Teacher provides another three exercises (Exercise B, C & D) via
online for students to answer in groups. (15 minutes)
3.Teacher discusses the answers together with the students.
(10 minutes)
Evaluation of Learning outcome 5
1.Teacher asks students the techniques that they have used in finding
the answers to the questions. (5 minutes)

11. Closure
(4 Minutes)
1.Teacher relates and explains all four articles. (3 minutes)
2.Teacher recaps on the lesson that they have learnt. (1 minute)
Follow-up work
Self – Evaluation/Reflection :
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