Sample Lesson Plans

Lesson plan 1

Stage Duration Description Type of Interaction

Warm up 5 mins - Ask Ss to describe a friend/family Ss-T
member in a sentence.
Review 5 mins - Begin by reviewing the parts of speech Ss-T
with students.
- Ask Ss to define a noun and a verb.
- Introduce the concepts of subject and
verb.
Pre-task 10 mins - Sentence Split Ss-Ss
(Sentence Split + In groups, students will be given
discussion) sentences and asked to identify the
subject and verb. Students discuss their
answers with each other.
- Give feedback by discussing the subject- Ss-T
verb agreement in the sentences.
Explanation 15 mins - Explain subject-verb agreement and its Ss-T
(Review of rules) different cases using various examples
- Story Match Challenge
Task (Story 15 mins In groups, students will write a brief Ss-Ss
Match Challenge) story. They will underline all the subjects
and circle the verbs, checking that the
subject-verb agreement is correct.
Post-task (peer 15 mins - Groups swap stories. Students from a Ss-Ss
feedback + group read another’s story, and they give
discussion) feedback on subject-verb agreement in
the story.
Evaluation (short 10 mins - Give the students a short quiz to answer
quiz) individually.

Suggested ILOs

 Students will be able to identify the subject and verb in a sentence.

  Students will be able to identify the correct verb form to agree with the subject of a
sentence.
 Students will be able to use subject-verb agreement correctly in written
language.

Lesson plan 2

Stage Duration Description Type of Interaction

Warm up 5 mins - Ask Ss to briefly describe a book Ss-T
they read once.
Review 10 mins - Begin by reviewing the parts of a text Ss-T
(main idea, details, …etc).
Pre-task (Rapid 10 mins - Give Ss a reading passage. Ss-T
Fire Questions) - Ask Ss to quickly scan the first page to
answer rapid-fire questions. They must
not read every word. They should just
scan for the answers.

Explanation 15 mins - Watch YouTube video: Ss-T

(Review of Skimming and Scanning
concept) Maryati Hulalata
https://youtube.com/watch?v=https://yout
ube.com/watch?v=t3F8pQLtY_Q
- Explain the concepts of skimming and
scanning and the purpose of each.
- Skim it to Win it.
Task (Skim it to 20 mins In groups, give Ss a newspaper article. Ss-Ss
Win it) Each group is assigned a different article.
Ask them to skim the text and write a
brief summary making sure they
eliminate unnecessary details.
Post-task (peer 20 mins - Each group presents their summary, and Ss-Ss
feedback + other groups give feedback on whether
discussion) they understood the main idea from the
summary or not.
Evaluation (short 10 mins - Give the students a quiz that includes a
quiz) short text and questions about main ideas
and details.
 Suggested ILOs

 Students will be able to identify the main topic and purpose of an academic research
paper after skimming it in a short time.
 Students will be able to locate specific information in an academic textbook after
scanning it in a short time.
 Students will be able to summarize the main points of a newspaper article after
skimming and scanning it.

Lesson Plan 3

Stage Duration Description Type of Interaction

Warm up 5 mins - Ask Ss to give a one-sentence summary Ss-T
of their favorite books.
Review 5 mins - Begin by reviewing the parts of a text Ss-T
(main idea, details, …etc).
Pre-task 15 mins - Give Ss an informational article and ask Ss-Ss
them to highlight the main ideas.
- They then work in pairs to compare ideas
and write a summary bullet-point list.

Explanation 15 mins - Watch YouTube video: Ss-T

(Review of How to Write a Summary
concept) Smrt English
https://youtube.com/watch?v=https://yout
ube.com/watch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ
- Explain the purpose of a summary and
how to write one.
In groups, students choose a movie and
Task 20 mins write a summary paragraph on its plot, Ss-Ss
focusing on the movie’s main ideas and
eliminating unnecessary details.
Post-task (peer 20 mins - Each group presents their summary, and Ss-Ss
feedback + other groups give feedback on whether
discussion) they understood the movie’s plot from the
summary or not.
Evaluation (short 10 mins - Individually, give the Ss a short passage
quiz) and ask them to write a summary

Suggested ILOs
- Identify the main ideas and unnecessary details in a text.
- Use summary-writing strategies correctly.
- Write a clear, concise summary of a short text.