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Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners

esl LESSON PLANS

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Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan

Before you begin

Title: Speaking and writing name and address

Setting: ESL

NRS Level(s): Level 1: Beginning Literacy

Open entry/exit: Yes

Context: Academic

Standard(s): ESL Convey Ideas in Writing

Benchmark(s): 1.1

Objective: To write their name and address.

Materials: 3 x 5 index cards, chalk, chalkboard, paper, pencil, felt letters and board, and forms.

Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes

Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 2-3 hours

The Lesson Plan

Introduce the lesson:
Review questions “What is your name?” Review how to say names of each student.

Teach the lesson:
Write name on the student on the board. Have students say the name of the letters as they write it on 3 x 5 cards.

Practice the lesson:
Break into groups- Each student says and writes the other students name until all the names are written by each student.

Assess the lesson:
Call out letters and have students write letters

Apply the lesson to the real world:
1. Write name on job application.
2. Role play on telephone: “My name is_____” then spell it out loud.
3. Write name on school enrollment form. Doctor’s office application, credit card applications, etc.
4. Repeat and continue lesson follow-up with addresses and phone numbers.

Submitted by: Jill Kaeser, Cora Whitlock, Ruby Reece, Carol Keeney

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