Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
ABE/ASE LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Why Are We So Different: A Lesson in Immigration
Setting: ABE/ASE
NRS Level(s):
Level 1: Beginning ABE Literacy
Level 2: Beginning Basic Education
Level 3: Low Intermediate Basic Education
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Community
Standard(s): ABE/ASE Convey Ideas in Writing
Benchmark(s): 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Objective: To gain a better understanding of differences in cultures by writing about personal experiences.
Materials: Immigrant stories found on the Internet, paper, pencils
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 1 hour if instructor provides research materials.
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 6 hours
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Explain to the class that they will be writing individual reports that
present aspects of the immigration struggle. The paper will also point
out how differences in cultures can create conflict. The expected outcome
is a better awareness of differences in beliefs and cultures.
Teach the lesson:
Have students work individually to search for immigrant stories on the
Internet or provide stories for them to read. Allow one class period
for students to read the stories they have collected. As a class, have
students prepare a chart that showing the similarities of their stories.
Students can then begin their initial draft. The next class session
students complete their initial drafts, make limited revisions, and
begin preparing a final multi-paragraph paper for submission.
Practice the lesson:
Additional practice on writing can be offered to students individually
to create a list of weak areas.
Assess the lesson:
The teacher should discuss the paper with each student to address individual
language needs.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students should be able to apply the learning from this lesson to improve
inter-personal relationships both in the community and in the workplace.
Submitted by: Tiffany Johnson
