Unit Plan Template

Authors
Name(s):

Nur Efan AVCU

Elif AYTEMZ

Unit Content
Course
English
Unit Title
Games and Sports
Grade Level [ASSURE (Analyze Learners)]
8TH Grade
Time
9 lesson hours
Prerequisites [ASSURE (Analyze Learners)]

Students have sufficient vocabulary, phrases and knowledge about grammatical

structures
Be able to make simple sentences
Have some basic pronunciation skills
Be able to express themselves in a simple but accurate way
Sequence of the Content
Quidditch
The Triwizard Tournament
Pod Race

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GAMES AND SPORTS

Unit

Hour

Week
1. Week
2. Week
3.Week

Month

Unit Plan
Learning Outcome

Activities

Measurement & Evaluation

Expressing obligation
Identifying options
Asking people to do and not to do
Things
Describing People

Introducing the game called Quidditch by

prezi presentation
The handout exercises containing modals
A bubbl.us activity containing the
characteristics of the team players
Role play activity

The evaluaton will be done by

teachers observation over the
role play and the handouts.

Asking for and making

Suggestions
Asking for and
expressing decisions and
plans

A Stupeflix video about Triwizard

Tournament and its rules
Handouts containing modals
Speaking task about the tournament by
using appropriate modals

The evaluaton will be done by

teachers observation over the
speaking task
Quiz which covers the topics of
the two weeks lessons

Expressing regrets
Using appropriate adjectives
Making hypothetical statements
Making expressions related to the
past

A short video about the pod race

An easly-ly activity about perfect modals
A studyblue activity which contains five
flashcards about the perfect modals.
Handouts about the perfect modals
Speaking task about the assumptions
related to the pod race.

The evaluation will be done by

observation over the speaking
task and the handouts.

Lesson Plan Template

Week 1
Authors
Name(s):

NUR EFAN AVCU

ELF AYTEMZ

Details
Course
ENGLISH
Unit Title
GAMES AND SPORTS
Grade Level
8TH GRADE
Time
3 LESSON HOURS (3x45 minutes)
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
8TH Graders will ;
Use modals in syntaxial sentences given a worksheet with %90 accuracy.
Identify the differences between modals given a worksheet with %90 accuracy.
Describe the game and the characteristics of the player in the role play with %90
accuracy.
List the tasks of the player by using modals in the role play with %90 accuracy.
Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media
and Materials)]
MEDIA: TEXT, VISUAL, VIDEO, PEOPLE
MATERIALS: PREZI, BUBBL.US, HANDOUTS
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
We will assure a cognitivist approach for the lesson. We will utilize an eclectic approach
by combining Drill Practice, Cooperative Learning, Role Play. The lesson will be teacherstudent centered. The method which we will use for those lessons will be The Direct
Method (from FLE specific methods).The target language will be used in the lessons.
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and
Require Learner Participation)]
1-) A Prezi presentation explaining the game called as Quidditch
2-) A short video about the game and the players
3-) A handout containing exercises about modals such as: Can Cant Could - Be able
to Must Mustnt - Have to-Dont have to
4-)A Bubbl-us activity about the players and their characteristics
5.) Role play activity
Individual Learning Activities
Prezi Video Fill-in-the blanks Bubble-us
Role Play
Group Learning Activities

No group learning activity

Summary
The lesson will be about introducing the students Quidditch game and its rules. After a
short explanation of the modals, we will have an exercise for students. Then, we will
have a demonstration of the players characteristics and afterwards a role play will be
performed by the students.
Measurement & Evaluation
The evaluaton will be done by teachers observation over the role play and the

handouts.
Measurement & Assessment
Handouts and role play
Activities for Individual
Performance
Measurement & Assessment
No activity for group performance
Activities for Group Performance
Homework (optional)
No homework
Explanation
Write the points regarding to the measurement and evaluation which you want to
explain. (If any)
Explanation regarding to the implementation of the plan
The lesson will start with a Prezi presentation. In this presentation , we will explain the
game called as Quidditch and we will show a short video about the game. After
showing the video , we will start to help the students learn specific modals such as CanCant-Be able to-Must-Have to by using specific examples related to the Quidditch
players. After the Prezi presentation, the handouts will be given to the students. In those
handouts, the students will make some exercises about modals to overlearn the subject.
Then, by using Bubbl.us, we will identify the players and explain the characteristics and
the tasks of them. By using this, the students will be able to use the adjectives in
sentences. After that, we will have a role play which students act as the player they have
chosen and will describe themselves by using adjectives and will explain their tasks by
using modals.
As a back-up plan, there will be a hard-copy of Prezi presentation and Bubbl-us activity
for each student.

Lesson Plan Template

Week 2
Authors
Name(s):

NUR EFAN AVCU

ELF AYTEMZ

Details
Course
ENGLISH
Unit Title
GAMES AND SPORTS
Grade Level
8TH GRADE
Time
3 LESSON HOURS (3x45 MINUTES )
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
8TH Graders will ;
Use modals in syntaxial sentences given a worksheet with %95 accuracy
Identify the differences between modals given a worksheet with %95 accuracy
Express the observations they make about the tournament by using appropriate modals
in the speaking activity with % 95 accuracy.
Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media
and Materials)]
Media: Text, Visual, Video, People
Materials: Stupeflix, Handouts, Obsurvey
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and

Materials)]
We will assure a cognitivist approach for the lesson. We will utilize an eclectic approach
by combining Drill Practice, Cooperative Learning. The lesson will be teacher-student
centered. The method which we will use for those lessons will be The Direct Method
(from FLE specific methods).The target language will be used in the lessons
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and
Require Learner Participation)]
1-) A Stupeflix video about Triwizard Tournament and its rules
2-)Handouts explaining the modals which are May Might Need - Neednt Should Ought to
3-)Speaking task about the tournament by using appropriate modals
Individual Learning Activities
Video Handout
Group Learning Activities

Speaking Task

Summary
The lesson will be about introducing the students The Triwizard Tournament and its rules.
After a video about it, The students will be given handouts about the modals. Then, we
will have a speaking task as a group activity. At the end of the lesson, we will have a
quiz.
Measurement & Evaluation
The evaluaton will be done by teachers observation over the speaking task and the
results of the quizzes.
Measurement & Assessment
Quiz
Activities for Individual
Performance
Measurement & Assessment
Speaking task
Activities for Group Performance
Homework (optional)
No homework
Explanation
Write the points regarding to the measurement and evaluation which you want to
explain. (If any)
Explanation regarding to the implementation of the plan
The lesson will start with a Stupeflix video about The Triwizard Tournament and its rules.
After the video , the students will be given the handouts, and we will start to help the
students learn specific modals which are May Might Need - Neednt Should - Ought
to by using specific examples related to the tournament. Afterwards, there will be a
speaking practice session. The students will make conversations with each other by
expressing observation and making suggestions by using appropriate modals. At the end
of the lesson, there will be quiz which covers the topics of the two weeks lessons.
As a back-up plan, A text will be prepared about the content of the video.

Lesson Plan Template

Week 3
Authors
Name(s):
Details
Course
ENGLISH
Unit Title
GAMES AND SPORTS
Grade Level
8TH GRADE
Time

NUR EFAN AVCU

ELF AYTEMZ

3 LESSON HOURS (3x45 MINUTES)

Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
8TH Graders will ;
Use perfect modals in syntaxial sentences given a worksheet with %90 accuracy.
Identify the differences between modals given a worksheet with %90 accuracy.
Make assumptions about the incidents of the race by using perfect modals in the
speaking activity with %90 accuracy.
Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media
and Materials)]
Media: Text, Visual, Video, People
Materials:Easly-ly, Studyblue, Handouts
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
We will assure a cognitivist approach for the lesson. We will utilize an eclectic approach
by combining Drill Practice, Cooperative Learning. The lesson will be teacher-student
centered. The method which we will use for those lessons will be The Direct Method
(from FLE specific methods).The target language will be used in the lessons
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and
Require Learner Participation)]
1-) A short video about the pod race
2-)An easly-ly activity about which modals can be used related to the pod race
3-)A studyblue activity which contains five flashcards about the perfect modals.
4-)Handouts about the perfect modals which are Should/Shouldnt have done - Must
have done Could/May/Might have done Cant have done Neednt have done
5-) Speaking task about the assumptions related to the pod race.
Individual Learning Activities

Video Easly-ly activity Studyblue

activity Handouts

Group Learning Activities

Speaking task

Summary
The lesson will be about introducing the students The Pod Race. After a video about it,
we will have an easly-ly activity followed by a studyblue activity. Then, the students will
be given handouts about the perfect modals. At the end of the lesson , we will have a
speaking task as a group activity.
Measurement & Evaluation
The evaluation will be done by observation over the speaking task and the handouts.
Measurement & Assessment
Handouts
Activities for Individual
Performance
Measurement & Assessment
Speaking Task
Activities for Group Performance
Homework (optional)
Writing task which includes all of the modals
that have been covered for three weeks.
Explanation
Write the points regarding to the measurement and evaluation which you want to
explain. (If any)
Explanation regarding to the implementation of the plan
The lesson will start with a short video which shows the sport called as the pod race.
After watching the video, the students will have an easly-ly activity. In this activity, we
will have demonstration about which perfect modals can be used related to the pod race.
Then, we will have five flashcards showing the students in which situation modals can be
used. Finishing the flashcards, the students will be given handouts which contains fill-inthe- blanks exercises about perfect modals. At the end of the lesson, the students will do
a speaking activity with each other using the perfect modals related to the pod race
video. In addition, the students will be given an assignment ( writing a paragraph which
includes all of the modals that have been covered for three weeks).
As a back-up plan, we will narrate the incidents of the pod race video. We will have a

hard-copy of easly-ly and studyblue activities.