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Lesson Plan
Applicants name: Luis Roberto Ortiz Guerrero

Date: March 2015

Level: Intermediate Hour: Saturday

GENERAL OBJECTIVE: The students will be able to create a brief description of a painting, this, through different activities related to

art.
SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVE

Introduce the main

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHER

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

PRE TASK

PRE-TASK

The teacher will paste on the board different

The students will see the words that were

topic to the students

words (vocabulary) as well as some verbs

pasted on the board by the teacher

and start creating

related to the main topic that will be art

and they will mention those ones that

(APPENDIX 1). He will ask students if they

they know. Then, they will hear the

know the meaning of the words and then he

name of the main topic.

and

interaction

between them.

will say to them the main topic they will

taking about.
TASK 1
Introduce

to

the

students

TIME

3-5 min

TASK 1
Students will have to act in this activity.
They will be formed in teams, then,

In this task, the students will have to act. The

they will receive some cards, each

teacher will use some verbs (including those

cards containing a verb (those ones

ones that were pasted on the board) and

that were pasted on the board). One

the

vocabulary that they

5-10 min

MATERIAL

SKILLS

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will be using during

each verb will be on a little card (APPENDIX

by one the students have to pass to

the whole session.

2) The teacher will form two teams (3 can be

the front and they have to act in front

Also, present them

possible according to the number of SS) and

of their classmates. The members of

the

and

then he will give to each team 3 to 5 cards.

the other groups have to guess the

the

The students will have to pass to the front

verb. At the end, the team that guess

and act to the classmates of the other teams

more verbs will receive a candy. The

their verbs, the first team who guess the verb

group of the people that is acting

will get a tick and at the end the team that

cannot guess as they already see the

guess more verbs will get a candy. It is

verb.

verbs

vocabulary

of

next activities.

important to highlight that the team of the

person that is acting cant guess the verb as
the one that is acting is from their team.
TASK 2

Encourage
students
about

TASK 2

Students will have to answer some

questions that the teacher will paste

After this, the teacher will paste on the board

on the board. The students will form

some questions that are related to art and

groups of 2 or 3 people and then they

that include some verbs of the past activity.

will have to discuss in teams the

The students will now be in groups of 2 or 3

questions that are on the board. They

people and they will have to discuss in teams

will have to discuss for about 5

the questions (APPENDIX 3). Students will

minutes and at the end some of them

the
to

the

talk
main

topic. Start making

10-15 min

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connection

have 5 minutes to discuss the questions. At

will share their opinion with the rest of

the

the end 1 or 2 of the students will be ask to

the group, this, in order to match the

activities and the

share their opinion in order to continue with

activities.

main topic.

the following activity.

between

TASK 3

TASK 3

The students will receive per team

Now, the students will receive in teams some

some paintings. They will have to

paintings. The teacher will paste on the board

discuss, according to the painting,

some questions that the students will have to

some questions that the teacher

discuss about the painting. They will be

previously pasted on the board. At the

activity will be a

discussing for about 5 minutes so, the teacher

end some of the students will be ask

preparation for the

will try to change the pictures of each group at

to share their opinions with the rest of

least one time. At the end some of the students

the group.

Practice

how

to

describe a painting

10-15 min

in an easy and
simple way. This

last task and will

give

them

the

opportunity to ask

will be ask to share their answers with the rest

any doubt before

of the group.

the final task.

Finally, the students will have to write

a description about a painting called

TASK 4
Finally, in this last task, the students will tell to the
Enable

them

to

practice

how

to

describe

TASK 4

students some instructions. The main point

here is that the students are asked to visit a

LAS MENINAS. The description

should be a brief description and then
they will have to upload it to a blog.

10-15 min

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painting. With this

activity they will be

museum because they have to give a

conference about a certain painting. The

able to learn how

to describe certain

students will have to realize a brief description

an

of the painting and the upload it to a blog.

specific object and

(APPENDIX 5). In order to avoid confusion, the

details

of

also this will start

preparing them for
future

activities,

not only at school

but also for certain
external
examinations

teacher will give to the students the name of

the painting that in this case will be Las
Meninas from Diego Velazquez.

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APPENDIX 1
Vocabulary/Verbs/Explanations that will be pasted on the board
Keep silence
Watch carefully
Canvas
Painting
Museum
Gallery
Exhibition
Dark Colors

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Appendix 2

Keeping silence

Buying a souvenir

Watching carefully

Asking for information

Touching something

Working at the museum

Taking photos

Guiding a tour

Eating delicious food

Explaining a painting

Talking with someone

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Appendix 3

Do you have a favorite painting? Which one?

Have you had negative experiences when visiting a museum?
What do you think about the restrictions inside the museums? (No
photos, no touching, no selfie-sticks,etc)

Do you visit the museums because you like or because of

obligation?

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What can you see there? Explain about the colors, the characters, the

background etc.

Which feeling does it transmits to you?

Do you like it? Why or why not

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Appendix 5

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From: LuisRoberto@itesm.mx
To: Class432@gmail.com
SUBJECT: FINAL PROJECT RULES
Dear students,
For your final project you have to give a short speech about a famous painting. I strongly recommend you to realize your
work about the painting called LAS MENINAS. Please, visit the museum and submit the script of your speech before Friday
at midnight. Remember that you should describe the main aspect of the painting (colors, background, characters, feeling
that it transmits and if you like it or not and why)

Thanks!! Have a great week!

*This mail will be shown during the class in order they can realize the last task.