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Short-term plan for English in Grade 7
| Unit | Holiday activities |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 7 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong |
| Learning objectives covered in this lesson (curriculum reference) | Сформировать навыки говорения, критического мышления |
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Lesson flow
| Lesson stage / Time | Teacher actions (complete prompts and instructions) | Student actions | Actions for SEN students | Assessment formats | Resources |
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| Lesson opening (5 min) Engagement (Meme analysis) |
Teacher: "Good morning, class! Let's start with a fun image. Look at the screen. [Displays meme: A cartoon astronaut floating with a coffee cup, caption: 'Me trying to follow my morning routine in zero gravity. Spoiler: It's chaos.'] Why do you think I'm showing you this? How is this connected to our topic of famous astronauts?" Possible prompts: "Think about order and chaos. What do astronauts need to be successful?" Script: "So, (Student Name), what's funny here? ... Yes, routines are hard in space! But in real missions, can astronauts afford chaos? Why not? Today, we'll talk about two pioneers who followed very strict 'rules' to make history." |
Students observe the meme, laugh, and think. They raise hands to answer. Expected responses: "It's about an astronaut." / "It shows that in space, normal rules don't work." / "Astronauts need strict routines to not float away." |
Strategy: Pre-teaching vocabulary. Before showing the meme, show the student a printed version with key words highlighted (astronaut, zero gravity, routine, chaos). Use simple language to explain the joke. Task Adaptation: Ask a direct, simplified question: "Point to the astronaut. Is his day easy or hard? Why is it hard?" Provide sentence starters: "His day is hard because ______." |
Oral formative assessment: Teacher observes student engagement and initial use of topic-related vocabulary. |
Projector/Screen, Meme image (prepared slide). AI Tool: An image generator (e.g., DALL-E, Midjourney) was used to create a custom, engaging, and topic-specific meme. This visual hook immediately engages students and prompts critical thinking about order vs. chaos. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (20-25 min) · Lesson end (5-10 min) · Reflection (5 min) | |||||