Ell Teaching Lessons-2
Ell Teaching Lessons-2
Ell Teaching Lessons-2
EDUC 359
STANDARDS: None
THEME:
College Dance
LESSON TOPIC:
OBJECTIVES:
Language:
-Students will be able to write about which type of dance they like best and then present
Content:
-Students will be able to distinguish between the three different types of dance.
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
● Give pictorial support, pictures, videos (p1): The students will see videos of each type of
dance. This will help their understanding because they will be able to visually see the
● The KWL graphic organizer requires students to write down what they know, what they
want to know, and what they learned about a topic. The first two columns will be
completed before the lesson to engage the class and measure their preconceptions.
● Take your corners (p8): Students will have to choose which type of dance is their
favorite. They will go to different corners of the room based on which one they picked.
They will have to defend their choice to the other corners. This helps their understanding
because they have to cite evidence and facts from the lesson in their arguments.
KEY VOCABULARY:
-D1A
-D1
-Open Division
-Hip Hop
-Jazz
-Pom
-UDA
-NDA
MATERIALS:
-KWL worksheet
-Notes sheet
MOTIVATION: First, the teacher will ask the students if anyone has ever danced before or if
anyone knows anything about dance. The students will create a KWL graphic organizer. The
KWL graphic organizer requires students to write down what they know, what they want to
know, and what they learned about a topic. The first two columns will be completed before the
lesson to engage the class and measure their preconceptions. The last column will be
completed after the lesson. The teachers will also introduce key vocabulary words: D1A, D1,
worksheet. The PowerPoint will include video examples of the different types of dance that will
be discussed.
PRACTICE AND APPLICATION: On the back of the notes sheet, students will have space to
pick their favorite type of dance and explain why they like it. Then, the class will play the “Take
your corners” game. In this game, each corner of the room will represent a type of dance.
Students will have to go to the corner for the type of dance they chose as their favorite and use
their writing on their sheets to defend their opinions. They will be able to talk in their groups and
REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT: The teachers will go over the notes sheet to review what was
learned on the PowerPoint. The KWL graphic organizer will act as both review and assessment.
The teachers will have the students complete the “what have you learned” column at the end of
the lesson. This will assess the students by asking at the end of the lesson “what is one thing
EXTENSION: If we have extra time, the teachers will go back to the videos we played earlier
and watch the full videos instead of the portions we preselected. The students will talk to their
shoulder partners about what they liked best about the video.