This lesson plan summarizes a unit on communication skills that will take place over 4 chapters. Students will learn to define communication, identify the 7 elements of the communication process, explain skills for sending effective messages, and identify 4 key receiving skills. The lesson will start with a review activity using a KWL chart. It will then introduce the chapter and learning outcomes before using presentations and handouts to discuss defining communication, the communication process, sending skills, and receiving skills. An activity paraphrasing exercise will allow students to apply their learning.

1. Lesson Plan
Unit 1: Looking In (Chapters 1-4)
Topic:Increasing communication skills
(Ch.4-Reaching Out); Emotions (Ch.4 LOLI)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to:
Define communication and identify ways of defining communication
Identify and describe the 7 elements of the communication process
Explain the skills necessary to send effective messages
Identify and explain the four key receiving skills
Materials
Reaching Out Textbook and Looking Out/Looking In Textbook
Communication process handout
Activate
To review from previous classes and scaffold learning so far, draw a KWL chart on the
board. Ask students to think about what they have learnt about communication so far.
Under “K” have they come up with what they know about communication, “W” what
they want to know more about, and “L” what they have learnt.
Introduce Chapter 4. Discuss the 4 things they should know at the end of this lesson from
the learning outcomes.
Acquire
Begin showing Ch.4 Powerpoint. After slide 1, have students do a “Think-pair-share” on
“what is communication”.
Discuss ways of “Defining communication” refer to pg.126 in the Textbook. Discuss the
7 elements of the communication process. Use the LOLI Ch.1 powerpoint as a visual.
Provide students with handouts.
Identify and discuss the necessary skills to send effective messages pg.134-135.
Discuss the four key receiving skills (pg. 150 text). Show video on paraphrasing (ch. 7
video- LOLI). 2minutes.
Apply
Have students complete the Exercise 7.3 Paraphrasing Activity as a class.