Lesson Plan Part 3

Handout 1

Article 1

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/6/nation/4847698&sec=nation

Article 2

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/12/nation/6037008&sec=nation

a) What happened to the baby?

b) Where does the baby found?

Underline the words that you find difficult or unfamiliar with

Handout 2

♪♫♪♪♫ Create your own Word Search Puzzle ♪♫♪♪♫

Step 1:

Enter the Puzzle Maker website (http://www.puzzle-maker.com)

Step 2:

Follow the guidelines provided

Step 3:

Insert the following words into the box

(Abortion, Garbage Dump, Dead Babies, Pregnant women, uumbilical cord, protruding, lodged, discovered, discarded)

Step 4:

Click “create puzzle” button

Step 5:

Print the puzzle out

Step 6:

Exchange the puzzle with your friends

Handout 3

♪♫♪♪♫ Encyclopedia-based activity ♪♫♪♪♫

Using the online encyclopedia, find the following information:

a) Abortion alternatives

b) Abortion prevention

c) Abortion and religion

Lesson Plan Part 2

Teaching Procedure:

Set Induction(5 mins)
Teacher shows the power point slideshow that consists of dead baby pictures.
Teacher asks the following questions:
1. What can you tell me about the pictures?
2. What lead to those incidents?
3. What do you think of abortion? To bring the students to the topic that the teacher is about to teach

Step 1 – Reading and analyzing the text(30 mins)
Teacher asks students to read the following newspaper clippings:
1. Dead baby found among trash*
2. Dead baby found at garbage dump*
- Students are required to read and scan for the main ideas found from the text.
- If the students have difficulty in understanding the text, they can refer to Merriam-Webster Online dictionary
- Students are required to answer the following questions:
a) What happened to the baby?
b) Where does the baby found? Teacher will help the students to read and understand the text

Step 2 – in class discussion (25 mins)
Based on the two stories read by the students, teacher re-post the same questions for the students
1. What can you tell me about the news?
2. What lead to those incidents?
3. What do you think of abortion? This activity will help the students to be more verbal in voicing out their opinions

Step 3 – using online puzzle maker (20 mins)
Teacher asks the students to browse Puzzle Maker website
- Based on the website, the students need to create their own word search puzzle
- Words that can be used must be based on the text they have read
- Students will print out the word search puzzle and exchange with the other friend
Students will gain experience in creating their own word search puzzle

Step 4 – Using online encyclopedia (10 mins)
Teacher gives a few address of online encyclopedia (except for wikipedia)
- Teacher asks the students to find the following information in their groups
a) abortion alternatives
b) abortion prevention
c) abortion and religion Teacher is prompting the idea for students to seek for information from reliable sources, not from ordinary unreliable blogs

Conclusion (5 mins)
Students are required to respond in groups what they have learned today
- Teacher stresses the importance of getting correct information from reliable sources To make an overview of what the students have learnt and also to instill moral value.

Websites:
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/)
Free Online Puzzle Maker (http://www.puzzle-maker.com/)
Text 1: Dead baby found at the garbage dump
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/12/nation/6037008&sec=nation
Text 2: Dead baby found among trash
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/6/nation/4847698&sec=nation
Online Encyclopedia (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
Britannica Encyclopedia (http://www.britannica.com/)

WWW Lesson Plan Part 1

Form: 4 Bestari

Time: 8.45 am – 10.00 am

Level: Intermediate

Subject: English Language

Enrolment: _____/ 30

Theme: Social Issues

Topics: Abortion

Teaching Areas:

1.0 Language for Interpersonal Use

vi. Participating in teacher-guided class discussions on topics of interest by

- agreeing to another and saying so

- disagreeing politely with another and giving one’s opinions

- defending one’s point of view

2.0 Language for Informational Use

A. Processing texts read to by

iv. Identifying important ideas by listening and checking a list. (Level 2)

Vocabulary: Abortion, Garbage Dump, Dead Babies, Pregnant women, umbilical cord, protruding, lodged, discovered, discarded

Grammar: Past tense, Present tense

Sound system: Stress in four syllable words

Educational Emphasis: Thinking skills, Values and Citizenship

Suggested sentence patterns: Initiating Discussions, Giving Feedbacks

Teaching Materials: self-prepared power point presentation, handouts.

Technical requirements:
• one computer per group of 3 - 4 students
• an Internet connection
• a Web Browser

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. read for meaning from and main ideas
2. use effective reading strategies (skimming, scanning and predicting)
3. guess the unfamiliar vocabulary used in the texts
4. use the Internet in reading and expanding the issues discussed
5. use the search engine to look for related pictures, videos and articles