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Setting: St. Andrs is an Episcopalian school located in Hinche, Haiti. Currently, English
instruction begins in the seventh grade. This lesson will be part of a curriculum to begin English
instruction in the sixth grade. The school has limited resources and large classrooms. The
curriculum is based on communicative language teaching.
Level: This is an early beginning course.
Age: The learners are sixth graders around twelve years of age.
Linguistic Background: Students have little exposure to the English language and have had no
formal English instruction. The students L1 is Haitian Creole and they have had three to four
years of formal French instruction.
Students Learning Goals: Gain a basic foundation in the English language that will prepare
them for further English instruction in the seventh grade.
Number of students: 60
Time Frame: 60 minutes
Materials and Equipment:
Adelson-Goldstein, J. & Shapiro, N. (2009). English/Haitian Creole Oxford picture
dictionary. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Chalkboard and chalk
Blank Paper and Writing Utensils
Learner Objectives:
As a result of this lesson
Cognitive (students will be able to demonstrate understanding of):
1. The language required to discuss family.
2. Family tree diagrams.
Performative (students will be able to demonstrate the ability to):
1. Talk about their family and other peoples families.
2. Comprehend spoken English.
3. Diagram a family tree.
Affective (students will feel):
1. Confident talking about themselves in English.
2. Comfortable listening to spoken English.
3. Supported by the teacher.
Metacognitive (students will know how to go about):
1. Using their native language for support.
Lesson Outline
Stage and
Time
Introduction
(10 min.)
Teacher (T) will distribute the OPDs and have students (Ss)
turn to page 34.
Ss will look at and discuss Tim Lees family tree and Ana
Garcias family tree and try to determine the relationships
between members on the tree.
T will have a student volunteer to explain Tim Lees family
tree to the class.
Objective
Addressed and
Materials
OPD
Family Tree
Drawing
(10 min.)
Family Tree
Drawing
(Switch)
Blank Paper
and Writing
Utensils
Blank Paper
and Writing
Utensil
(10 min.)
Exchange
Board and
Chalk
Family Tree
(created in this
Since not all students will have paper, students can be encouraged to share paper. Additionally, some students can
draw their trees on the board. If possible, the teacher may want to bring some paper to class.
(10 min.)
class)
C1, C2, P1, P2,
A1, A2, M3
Closing
(5 min.)
None
A3