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Beauty Is Skin Deep
Students reflect upon the the experiences of superficial comments based upon physical appearance. The expectations of others is discussed in class. Also the influences of media is stressed and its expectations are demonstrated as either...
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Show and Tell
Students practice their speaking skills by sharing information during show and tell about one object.  Before giving their speech, they must analyze the relationship and space between them and the audience.  They are evaluated by a...
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Teamwork And Productivity
Students engage in a creative project of constructing different things using origami paper. The objective is for them to construct something that is identified and useful at the same time. They use guided questions to go through the...
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Communication Skills for Seeking a Job
Students discuss and identify four careers they have an interest in.  Using the internet, they choose one career to research to discover the educational requirements, salary and training.  They interview members of the community in the...
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Scavenger Hunt for Adjective Images
Students work in groups to create silent videos or still images that define or represent adjectives.  They share their creations with the other groups in class to see if they can determine the adjective their project represented.
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Totem Poles -- Storytellers of Long Ago
Third graders discover the main purpose for totem poles was to communicate with others.  In groups, they compare and contrast the four types of totem poles and the various symbols used.  They write their own stories based off of pictures...
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Informational Questioning
Pupils practice writing basic questions to gain information.  Working as a class, they identify questions they would ask to gain information about locations, time, and events.  After writing their questions, they practice asking and...
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Parental Responsibilities
Students discuss their responsibilities and experiences as parents.  Individually, students create a list of parental responsibilities.  Individual lists are combined and discussed with the whole class.  This lesson is designed for...
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Japanese Shodo
Middle schoolers participate in a lesson to investigate the Japanese art form of Shodo which is a form of caligraphy. They create their own Shodo book as a real experience of the art and communication of the Japanese civilization.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Communicate Effectively on Health and Nutrition Topics
Students analyze/recognize/identify basic body parts in connection to communicating productively on health and nutrition in the event that a need arises requesting medical attention.
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Making Polite Conversation
High schoolers become familiar with the polite forms of conversation that are used in this country.  They role play making requests using polite forms.  Students write an appropriate thank you not to a host or hostess.  This lesson is...
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My Likes And Dislikes
Students practice conversational conventions when expressing their likes and dislikes, with a partner.  Individually, they write a paragraph explaing a tiem when they felt acceptance or rejection.
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Schedule Changing Prepositions
Learners discuss the appropriate and inappropriate reasons for requesting a schedule change at work.  They create scripts for requesting a change that uses appropriate prepositions and prepositional phrases.  Students practice using...
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What's Your Emergency?
Students identify different medical emergencies they may encounter.  As a class, they discuss ways in which they can deal with different medical emergencies.  Students practice responding to medical emergencies by writing a brief...
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Which Medicine To Take?
Students demonstrate the appropriate way to read a medicine label.  They read and interpret dosing instructions for both prescription and over the counter medications.  Students discuss the usage of over the counter medications based on...
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Treating Substance Abuse Problems
Students conduct an open discussion on the legal, social, and health consequences associated with substance abuse.  Working in pairs, students discuss the effects of substance abuse and brainstorm possible solutions.  Independently,...
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Filing A Conusmer Complaint
Students discuss what makes good service and poor servies.  They brainstorm ways to file a complaint when they receive poor service.  Students work in pairs to practice making a consumer complaint verbally and in writing.  This...
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Requesting Directions
Students work with their partners to role play giving and receiving directions to familiar and unfamiliar places.  Students practice verifying directions through verbal repetition.  This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Reporting Emergencies
Students role play reporting emergency situations to the proper authorities.  Working as a class, students create a list of possible emergencies that may need to be reporetd.  Working with their partner, they role play reporting as many...
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Introducing...Me
Students practice rephrasing techniques to ask and answer questions in order to maintain conversational exchanges.  Students create scripts about themselves to use as conversation starters.  This lesson is intended for students acquiring...
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Hello, How Do You Do?
Students role play proper greetings and etiquette in formal and informal work and social situations.  Students compare and contrast introductions and conversational conventions in their native country and in the United States by writing...
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Take A Message
Students practice accurate note taking skills, recording only pertinent information.  Using proper grammar and useage, they record accurate phone messages.  This lesson is intended for students acquiring English.
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Adult ESOL: Family and Parenting
Students analyze problems children can encounter in school. They list solutions to the problems and create a hypothetical situation to practice grammar. They brainstorm school scenarios and role play how to solve the issues in small...
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Que te gusta comer? What Do You Like to Eat?
Eighth graders examine their preferences concerning foods, beverages and eating habits during different meals. A variety of exercises in listening, speaking, reading and writing will be provided to ensure that students discuss their...