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Short-term plan for English lesson in Grade 10
| Unit | Stress and Fear |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 10 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | Passive Voice |
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Lesson flow
| Lesson stage / Time | Teacher actions (complete prompts and instructions) | Student actions | Assessment (criteria • descriptors • points) | Resources |
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| Lesson opening (5 min) Engagement (Storytelling with a trigger) |
Teacher: "Good morning! Let me tell you a quick, true story about a famous experiment. In the 1920s, a psychologist named John B. Watson and his assistant, Rosalie Rayner, performed a controversial experiment. They showed a white rat to a little boy named Albert. Every time Albert reached for the rat, they made a loud, frightening noise behind him. After several repetitions, just the sight of the white rat terrified Albert. This fear was later generalized to other furry objects. The experiment is widely criticized today for its ethics."
(Pause) "Now, here's the trigger: I deliberately used a mix of active and passive voice. Your mission is to find one sentence where the 'doer' of the action is hidden or less important. Who can spot it?" Expected Answer: "This fear was later generalized to other furry objects." If students struggle, highlight that sentence. Teacher: "Exactly! 'Was generalized' – we don't say *who* generalized it. The focus is on the fear, not the researchers. This is the Passive Voice, our topic for today." |
Students listen attentively to the story. They analyze the sentences mentally. Volunteers raise hands to identify the passive sentence. They note the topic in their notebooks. | Descriptors: The student actively listens and participates in identifying the target sentence. No points. |
Whiteboard/marker. AI Tool: ChatGPT (pre-session) to generate a concise, level-appropriate historical anecdote related to fear/phobias to ensure engagement and thematic relevance. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (20-25 min) · Lesson end (5-10 min) · Reflection (5 min) | ||||