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Short-term plan for English in Grade 8
| Unit | The Natural world |
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| Teacher’s name | ____________________ |
| Date | _____________ |
| Class | Grade 8 Attendance: _____ Absent: _____ |
| Lesson topic | Writing Formal letter |
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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 (method: Meme discussion) |
Teacher: "Good morning, class! I want to show you something." (Projects meme: A cartoon astronaut holding a pen, floating next to Earth, with text: "When you have to write a formal letter but your thoughts are in orbit."). "Look at this meme. Why do you think I'm showing this to us today? What's the connection to our lesson?"
Possible prompts: "What is the astronaut doing? What does 'thoughts in orbit' mean? Is writing a formal letter sometimes as challenging as a space mission? How can we bring our thoughts back to Earth to write clearly?" Teacher listens, then links: "Exactly! Today, we are going on a mission—a writing mission. We will learn to structure our thoughts clearly and formally, just like professionals do when they communicate about important matters, even exciting ones like space travel!" |
Students observe the meme. They discuss in pairs (6 pairs total) for 1 minute.
Possible responses:
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- Projector/Screen.
- Meme image (pre-loaded). - AI Tool Suggestion: An image generator (e.g., DALL-E, Midjourney) to create a custom, engaging meme on the spot based on keywords "astronaut", "formal letter", "confused". This visual hook immediately engages students and personalizes the lesson start. |
| Откроется после регистрации: Lesson middle (20-25 min) · Lesson end (5-10 min) · Reflection (5 min) | ||||