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: Have You Ever…?
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s):
Level 4: Low Intermediate
Level 5: High Intermediate
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Academic
Standard(s): ESL Convey Ideas in Writing
Benchmark(s): 2.4, 2.5
Objective: To organize ideas around a topic to produce a short paragraph
Materials: Handouts, paper, graphic organizer, overheard projector
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 1 hour
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 6 hours
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
“Have you ever…?” discussion. Teacher will tell a personal
story
Teach the lesson:
Activity handout (attached). The teacher models (web) with write-along
story.
Practice the lesson:
Students choose one of the “Have you ever..?” topics (attached).
Students organize thoughts on their web and write a rough draft about
their experience.
Assess the lesson:
Lesson assessed by reading paragraph to class. Teacher observation and
feedback.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Write a paragraph to share at home.
Submitted by: Debi Roberts, Michelette Keller, Sylvia Glenn, Mary Michell, Robin Simmons, Glenda Taylor, Crystal Green, Steve Obono, Steve Neal, and Annette Campbell
HAVE YOU EVER…?
- Attended a parent conference at your child’s school
- Written a letter home to your family member
- Had a baby
- Attended an unusual wedding
- Experienced a death in the family
- Attended a community function
- Volunteered at a church or school
- Returned an item back to school
- Gotten a ticket
- Attended a school function (family night, carnival)
- Been promoted in your job
- Applied for a job
- Been fired from a job
- Asked for a raise
