PHASE 1 LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Directions:
Use this Template to fill out your lesson plan. (Add more space to any section if you need it.)
Dont forget the reflection at the end (part F), as well. Refer to the rubric to be sure you have
included all elements.
A. Students and Setting:
Students:
Age:
Grade level:
English experience:
Economic level:
Country:

Setting:
Type of institution:
# of students:
Frequency of class:
Length of class:
Classroom:
Course:

Teenagers (15-16 years old)

low language proficiency (K10)
They studied English in junior high but generally they dont know the
basics.
Low, generally they just spend between 6-8 us dollar in a book, no more
than that
Mexico

Public High School

50-54 students per classroom
3 times a week
50 minutes
Just desks, white board, and projector
English 1 (Mandatory course)

B. Lesson Background:
The objective of this a class to learn the clothes vocabulary and to practice the present simple.
Previous to this class, the students have learned the present simple so in this lesson they will
practice it and at the same time they will be acquiring new vocabulary.
In a previous class I will form 10 groups with 5 members based on personality, I will assigned
randomly if they will work with men or women clothes. I will also pay attention that there will be
men and women in each team, because this is very important for the activity. I will give them
images from the Oxford Picture Dictionary where is shown the vocabulary, they will have to
review and check the images at home. They will be also asked to take to the class personal
clothes to dress a man or a woman, according to what was assigned.
During the class they will be working in teams, the students will receive a series of images of
clothes with their own description, which will be taken from fashion magazines. Using this
material and the vocabulary received in the previous class they have to create an outfit for man
or woman depending on the assignation given and make the description. After that they will
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show their results in a parade where all the teams will show their outfits. They will have to select
the following roles: scribe, who is going to be in charge of write down the description;
vocabulary monitor, who will be in charge of include the new words; the time monitor, who will
keep track of time; the model, who is going to walk in the parade, and the team leader, who is
going to responsible of organizing the team to accomplish the objective.

C. Learning Objectives/Expected Results:

Practice the present simple

Apply the clothes vocabulary
Learn clothes vocabulary
Learn how to describe clothes
Create a men/woman outfit
Describe the outfit

D. Materials and Sources:.

Materials:

Images from the Oxford Picture Dictionary

Images and descriptions from fashion magazines
Men and women clothes
Paper and pencil
List of the description of the roles

Sources:

Adelson-Goldstein,J. & Shapiro, N.(2009). Oxford Picture Dictionary. (2a ed.). New York: Oxford
University Press. P. 86-91, 94-97.
Rance-Roney, J. (2010). Reconceptualizing Interactional Groups: Grouping Schemes for
Maximizing Language Learning. English Teaching Forum, 10 (1), 20-26
InStyle. (2015). Summer dresses for every shape retrieved from:
http://www.instyle.com/fashion/clothing/summer-dresses-every-shape#284824
McGregor, P. (2015). How to dress for a first date. Retrieved from:
http://www.mensfashionmagazine.com/how-to-dress-for-a-first-date

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E. Procedures / Timing:
Teacher does/says . . .

Students do/say . . .

Ask the students to form the teams

previously created

Sit with their team

Provides a list with the roles of the

members of the team and the
description. And explains that to the
students

Pay attention to the explanation of the roles

Approxi
mate
time
needed
2 min
5 min

Provides the images and descriptions of Receive the material

men and women clothes, taken from
fashion magazines.

2 min

Give instructions:

Pay attention to the instructions

5 min

Work on the activity

20 min

You are going to read real clothes

descriptions about men and women
outfits.
Then you are going to create an outfit
for men or women according to what I
assigned last class.
Write the description of the outfit
Prepare your model for the parade
Read the description during the parade
Walk around the teams to check if they
have doubts, questions and to assess
the students if necessary

Assign roles

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Creation of the outfit

Description of the outfit
Preparation of the parade
Observation of the parade

Congratulate the students for their work

Walk in front of the classroom as a fashion

parade, the reporter will describe the outfit as
the model walks.
The rest of the group will be observing the
parade.

15 min

1 min

F. Reflection - Week 2:
This lesson will provide the students the opportunity to work with authentic material, where they
will see in a real fashion magazine how clothes are describe. They will also have the opportunity
to learn and practice this vocabulary and way of description using realia, I think that this make
them use their own resources to expand their creativity and their vocabulary. As the activity
includes a description, it will help not only to learn new words but to practice grammar (present
simple). This activity is plan to practice all the skills (reading, speaking, grammar, writing), so I
can say that it integrates several aspects to improve the students learning. Talking about
competencies, the activity help students to express their selves and to work in groups so they
learn to respect others likes and personalities, which are objectives of the high school system in
Mexico. The lesson is appropriate for teenagers because in this age they are always aware of
fashion trends, so this fills their interests.

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