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Short-term plan for English in Grade 8
| Unit | Reading for pleasure |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 8 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | My favourite book |
| Learning objectives covered in this lesson (curriculum reference) | 8.3.4.1-respond with some flexibility at both sentence and discourse level to unexpected comments on a range of general and curricular topics; |
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| Value for integration | Unity and solidarity |
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, class! To start, I want to tell you about my favourite book. It's a fantastic fantasy novel called 'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's about a hobbit named Bilbo who goes on an adventure with dwarves to find a dragon's treasure. The best part is the main character, Sherlock Holmes, who uses his brilliant mind to solve mysteries along the way! So, what do you think?"
(Pause for reaction. The trigger is "Sherlock Holmes," a character from a different genre and author, mistakenly placed in 'The Hobbit'). "Did my story sound perfectly correct? Let's see who was listening carefully. What seemed unusual or unexpected in my description?" |
Students listen attentively. Some may show confusion or smile. Expected responses: "But Sherlock Holmes is from a detective story!", "That's not right, Sherlock Holmes isn't in The Hobbit!", "You mixed up characters!"
Students identify the deliberate mistake and explain why it is unexpected. |
Descriptors (no points):
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- Whiteboard/marker. - AI Tool: ChatGPT. The teacher can use it beforehand to generate examples of book descriptions with subtle factual errors to use as engagement triggers. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (25 min) · Lesson end (7 min) · Reflection (3 min) | ||||