Standard 6 – Communication Skills Artifact 1 Joely Rogers

Standard 6 – Communication Skills

The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication
techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.

Artifact I for Standard Six: Communication Skills

Name of Artifact: Lesson Plan Assignment for FL561

Date: Fall 2009

Course: FL561 Teaching Second Languages: Theory into Practice

Rationale

In support of Standard 6, Communication Skills, I offer the artifact “Lesson Plan

Assignment for FL561,” that I created for FL561 Teaching Second Languages: Theory into

Practice. This 50-minute lesson plan was designed for a fictitious adult ESL advanced listening

and speaking class at a local community college. The plan was loosely based on a book by Keith

S. Folse called “Discussion Starters: Speaking Fluency Activities for Advanced ESL/EFL

Students.” The plan features a very controversial and timely topic “Should Marijuana be a

Medical Option?” It requires the students to watch a video called “The Marijuana State” and use

a K/W/L graphic organizer to take notes during the video. The students fill out the K (Know) &

W (Want to Know) sections by themselves, and then work in groups to fill out the L (Want to

Learn) section. The final activity asks each group to give a 1 1/2 minute (maximum) presentation

on what they learned about marijuana in the video and whether or not this knowledge affected

their original belief about legalizing it for medical purposes

The lesson plan was created in Microsoft PowerPoint and its design utilized my creative

skills, in addition to the academic knowledge required for the actual lesson. Dr. Burnett, my

professor for FL561, liked the lesson plan, but felt that 50 minutes was not enough for such

complex topic; which is something important for me to remember when creating lesson plans in

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my future classroom - allow more time or condense the topic/activities. I am including this

artifact in Standard 6, Communication Skills, because I feel it demonstrates my ability to utilize

media communication techniques such as PowerPoint and videos to create lesson plans that

foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the ESL classroom.

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