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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: 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

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HAVE YOU EVER…?

1. Attended a parent conference at your child’s school
2. Written a letter home to your family member
3. Had a baby
4. Attended an unusual wedding
5. Experienced a death in the family
6. Attended a community function
7. Volunteered at a church or school
8. Returned an item back to school
9. Gotten a ticket
10. Attended a school function (family night, carnival)
11. Been promoted in your job
12. Applied for a job
13. Been fired from a job
14. Asked for a raise

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