WWW Lesson Plan
E Forum in ESL Classroom
(Dream Classroom - Students Inventing)
Level : Form 4
Time : 1 Hour 20 Minutes
(2 Periods)
Aims : To be able to give justification in delivering points in forum for argumentative writing via E-Learning using Messenger. Allowing students to create the kind of students that they wish to have if they are to be teaching in a classroom.
Technical Requirements : Internet Access, Web Browser, Students ( formed into group of 3), blogger.com account
Website: www.blogspot.com
Preparation:
1 - Teacher must prepare an Electronic worksheet consists of 6 figures of students variation (Enclosed in the worksheet)
2 - Teacher must provide adequate number of Computers with Internet access according to the number of groups involved
3- Teacher must instruct students to create blogspot account as well as MSN Messenger for each group involved
Procedure:
1. Teacher asks students to check the electronic worksheet in their forum on Messenger. (E- Worksheet consists of 6 pictures and desciption of students variations (Image and Characteristics)
2. Teacher prompts them with a question ; If you are to teach, who will you teach?
3. Teacher asks students to form into a group of 3 and to have one computer for each group. They are to log in to the given Messenger account for discussion (E-Forum)
4. Teacher gives them 15 minutes to discuss in their group of who they will teach and the reason why according to the electronic worksheet.
5. Teacher assists students while the brainstorming process operating.
6. Teacher asks students to publish the result of their discussion on their group's blog.
7. Teacher will then lead students to an argumentative discussion in the second period of the lesson. Students are to give justification towards their discussion on who's who will be in their dream classroom as their students. Each group will take turn to present their answer in the forum (Messenger)
8. Groups are to rate the other groups' presentations on the their blog. They are to give comments as each comments will be credited marks to their respective group.
9. At the end of the lesson, students are to write an argumentative essay on " Dream classroom - Students inventing". They are to follow the worksheet prepared by teacher and to use what they have discussed in the forum to justify their points in their essay. They are to write the essay using Microsoft Word and to email it to their respective teacher.
( I have emailed the E-worksheet to your email sir, I forgot how to publish it together on the blog (n_n)v Happy Eid Mubarak sir)