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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: Where Are You From?

Setting: ESL

NRS Level(s):

Level 3: High Beginning
Level 4: Low Intermediate

Open entry/exit: Yes

Context: Academic

Standard(s): ESL Convey Ideas in Writing

Benchmark(s): 1.4, 2.4, 3.3, 3.4

Objective: To be able to write about place of origin or background.

Materials: Examples of paragraphs

Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 10 minutes

Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 12 hours (3 hours four times a week).

The Lesson Plan

Introduce the lesson:
As a class, review parts of a sentence (subject, verb); read and review examples of good paragraphs.

Teach the lesson:
Explain the difference between sentences and paragraphs. Read sample paragraphs.

Practice the lesson:
As a class, students brainstorm information about where they are from. Students will write paragraphs from the information disclosed during the brainstorming session.

Assess the lesson:
Students will share their paragraphs with a peer. Revisions will be made based on peer-feedback and teacher assessment.

Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students can use this information when applying for a job, when enrolling children in school, and when meeting someone new.

Submitted by: Debbie Janysek

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