DAILY LESSON PLAN: MICRO TEACHING Subject: English Language Class: Form 4 Duration: 15min Date: 02.04.

2012 Monday Level: Intermediate and above Topic: Social Issues-Tuition Courses (Argumentative Writing) Skills focus: Writing Language content: Adverbs Previous knowledge: Students have been reinforced on the structure of an argumentative text in the previous lesson. They seemed to understand the structure but still lack the ability to elaborate the points they have. Curriculum Specifications : 2.3 present information to different audiences by: j) using appropriate format of adverbs, when presenting information.

General objectives: Upon successful completion of the lesson, students will be able to: Produce sentences with suitable adverbs, while writing argumentative essay.

Specific objectives: Upon successful completion of the lesson, students will be able to: Write out an argumentative paragraph based on task given, included new adverbs.

Teaching aids: Handout Moral value: Moderate References: KBSM textbook

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Lesson Development

Stage
Set Induction (3min) 2min 1min -

Activity and Content

Teacher asks students; whether they are taking Special Courses and they are told give reasons why they go for tuitions courses- to excel in examinations? Forced by parents? Teacher will give instruction what are they going to learn. topic.

Rationale
-To direct the students to the

Development 1 (2 min) 2min

Teacher will distribute handout to each students.

Before further introduction, students need brainstorming in order to engage the topic with their own life.

Students are told to read through the handout.

Teacher will ask students to tick on the statements that they are agreed or disagree and state a example under the statements.

Development 2 (9 min) 1 min(fast reading) 4 min (students) 4 min (T-S discussion)

Teacher will give second handouts to students.(Handouts consist the possible adverbs with their meanings, that can be used to express ideas while writing Argumentative Essay)

Teacher gives adverbs list along with meanings, in order to start building stage.

Once students engage the correct adverbs along with the format building stage will be completed.

Teacher asks students to make fast reading on adverbs,given.

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Teacher will write the format

of inserting adverb on argumentative essays to the board. Teacher asks students to insert the suitable adverbs into the statements, along with reasons, that they ticked on in previous activity. Students will be asked, to read their answers to class.

While are reading their answers, other students will be drilled on format.

Closing: 2 min Students will be asked, how they feel about the class, is there any question they have or anything they did not understand. Homework: Write a 3 paragraph argumentative essay by using suitable adverbs and underline the adverbs.

Self-reflection
Previous lesson: Structure and rules of Argumentative Essay have been taught to students and I realize students does not know how to use correct adverbs in order to express their ideas more effectively in this type of essay.

Todays lesson: Students will be drilled on intensifier adverbs and how to use those adverbs in Argumentative Essays to side stronger.

Notes:

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HANDOUTS TUITION CLASSES

Please tick on () the box that you are agreed or disagreed that provided next to each statements. You may choose to be agreed or disagreed or both. State example for your each agreement or disagreement.

I AM AGREE BECAUSE,
1- Provide extra guidance or coaching.

I AM DISAGREE BECAUSE,
1- Too tiring after long hours classes.

2- Get specialized attention from the tutor or teacher

2-Lessons in school are enough.

3- Tutor or teachers in tuition centre are experts of the subjects.

3-Reduce the time for leisure and recreation.

4- Can fill up free time meaningfully.

4- Waste of money

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INTENSIFIER ADVERBS
Strongly: Supported by facts or good evidence and likely to be correct or effective.(Convincing) Definitely: Without a doubt. (Exactly) Certainly: Without any doubt or qualification on the part of the speaker Completely: Used to emphasize the extent of something. (Thoroughly) Absolutely: Used to give strong emphasis to what is being said Simply: In an uncomplicated, straightforward, or plain way. Slightly: Not very substantial or convincing Hardly: Used to indicate that something is true or exists to a very minimal extent. Nearly: Almost but not quite the case. Barely: Scarcely or almost not. Scarcely: Only to the slightest degree.

Possible adverb. Strongly

Statement I am strongly agreed tuition classes provide extra guidance or coaching.

Example to support the statement. Some students are not able to guide themselves or they might not be able to study without guidance.

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