Lesson Plan of Discussion Text (Reading)

• identify the main idea of a discussion text;
• recognize the detailed information in a discussion text;
• understand vocabulary specific to a discussion text, including key terms and phrases, synonym/antonym of words used within the context of the text;
• identify the references in a discussion text;
• make inferences from a discussion text.

1. The teacher greets the students and invites them to pray together.
2. The teacher checks the students’ attendance.
3. The teacher introduces the reading topic, Green Energy, and then explains the lesson’s objectives and benefits to motivate the students.
4. The teacher provides an overview of the material coverage and general learning steps.
5. The teacher encourages students to recall previous lessons and connect them with the material to be learned (apperception).

Main Activities (75 minutes)

1. The teacher plays a video about Green Energy, and students take notes on important points from it. (The teacher first presents questions to guide students’ focus while watching the video, which they will answer afterward.) (2 minutes)
2. The teacher asks the students to give their feedback on the video they just watched by answering the questions given. (5 minutes)
3. The teacher helps students learn green energy vocabulary to better understand the upcoming text. (20 minutes+5 minutes)
4. The teacher guides students to read each paragraph of ‘The Bright and Shadowy Sides of Green Energy‘ while listening to the audio for correct pronunciation. After each paragraph, they discuss the content and the vocabulary together. (35 minutes)
5. The teacher has students listen to the entire audio while keep reading the text to reinforce their understanding. (5 minutes)
6. The teacher explains the grammatical aspects of the text and gives the chance to the students to ask some questions about it. (5 minutes)
7. The teacher encourages the students to summarize the lesson material covered today.
8. The teacher asks the students to complete a quiz to test their understanding on the text. (15 minutes)
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Closing Activities (5 minutes)

1. The teacher asks the students to provide feedback (reflect on their learning experience) of the day.
2. The teacher outlines the learning plan for the next meeting and invites the students to close the session with a prayer and greeting.