Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
esl LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Technology and the Advanced ESL
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s): Level 6: Advanced
Open entry/exit: No
Context: Academic
Standard(s): ESL Read with Understanding
Benchmark(s): 4.6
Objective: To research health related topics using technology.
Materials: Computers, internet access, printers
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 15 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 2 hours
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
As a class discuss ways that are used to acquire information about health
issues. As students brainstorm this topic emphasize technology as a
medium for learning about health topics.
Discuss how context clues or keywords are used as a beginning point to research information.
Teach the lesson:
Have the students research information about diabetes using Google. Give
students a few context or keywords to use such as “diabetes,
treatment, diet, care.” After about 30 minutes, as a class students
should report back on the information they discovered.
Practice the lesson:
Each student should research health topics that are of interest to them.
After printing out information, a whole class discussion can be used
to compare findings.
Assess the lesson:
Peer feedback and instructor feedback on individual findings from the
research activity.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students should be able to research information as needed that relates
to their personal health or family health care.
Submitted by: Roberto Renaud
