Unit Plan Template

Authors
Name(s):

Anl Ayhan
Hatice Evcin
Sultan Gndz
Derya Dadayl

Unit Content
Course
English
Unit Title
Tales & Legends
Grade Level [ASSURE (Analyze Learners)]
7. Grade
Time
6 Lesson Hours
Prerequisites [ASSURE (Analyze Learners)]
a. Have sufficient vocabulary and phrases for coping with daily needs.
b. Show sufficient control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns.
c. Copy familiar words and short phrases e.g. simple signs or instructions, names of
everyday objects, names of shops and set phrases used regularly.
d. Manage very short, isolated, mainly prepackaged utterances, without much pausing to
search for expressions, to articulate less familiar words, and to repair communication.
e. Have some basic pronunciation skills
f. Enhance learned phrases through simple recombination of their elements.
g. Tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points.
h. Be able to use the connectors like and, then, but.
i. Be able to express what they want to say in a simple and direct exchange.
Sequence of the Content
Intro
Grammar
Reading
Writing

Tales & Legends

Unit

Hour

Week

1. Week

Month

December

Unit Plan
Activities

Measurement &
Evaluation

1. Learn to form sentences

in Simple Past Tense

1. Introduction to legends and tales

with famous examples

2. Be able to detect the

sentences in simple past
form in the tales

2. Simple past tense grammar

presentation

Evaluation will be done

constantly by the teacher
and will be discrete for
reducing tension; the
teacher will use those
evaluations to modify his/her
lessons accordingly.
Feedback will be given
constantly and assessments
will be done at the end of
each unit.

Learning Outcome

3. Learn the meanings of

the words extracted from
the tales
4. Be able to discriminate
between the present tense
and past tense
5. Be familiar with the most
famous tales and legends
6. Be able to answer the
comprehension questions.

3. Fill in the blanks activity with

using the simple past tense
4. Speaking activity with
comprehension questions
5. Finding the past tense-formed
sentences in the tale

1. Presentation Little Red Riding

Hood

2. Enhance reading and

pronunciation skills

2. Learn new vocabulary

3. Improve listening and

reading comprehension
4. Be able to guess
unfamiliar words in reading
and listening

2. Week
Week3.

1. Practice past tense

sentence structure

3. Reading comprehension
questions
4. Watch a video about the tale
5. Listening exercise - the video
Beauty and the Beast

5. Learn new words

6. Comprehension questions about

Beauty and the Beast

1. Link ideas in a logical

order

1. Fill in the blanks activity with the

past form of the verbs given

2. Improve spelling and

practice vocabulary

2. Complete the rest of the legend

Pandoras Box

3. Encourage creativity

3. Describe the appearance of the

characters.

4. Express ideas about

characters of the tales and
legends

4. Talk about likes and dislikes of

the characters

Lesson 1 Plan Template

Authors
Name(s):

Anl Ayhan, Hatice Evcin, Sultan Gndz, Derya Dadayl

Details
Course
English
Unit Title
Tales & Legends
Grade Level
7.
Time
2 lesson hours
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
Audience: 7th Graders in Turkey
Behaviour: Learn the difference between a fairytale and a legend
Learn about some of the most famous fairy tales and legends
Start understanding the past simple tense
Conditions: A classroom with a computer and projector, or a smart board
Degree: Students will be able to answer questions about famous fairy tales in the past simple
tense with 90%
accuracy.
Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
Media: Text, Visuals, Video, People
Materials: Prezi, Bubbl.us, PowToon, Handouts
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
The teaching method we will use is a post method; we will use components of the standard
methods to create the most suitable one for our situation. The one we will use in this lesson will
be teacher-centered and native language will be used occasionally. We will further integrate
Presentation, drill-and-practice and a short discussion.
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and Require
Learner Participation)]
The lesson will start with a Prezi introduction to Tales and Legends. It will be about the
meaning of tales and legends, and will shortly present some of the most famous examples. As
an introduction, this part is kept simple and is written in the present simple tense the one
students are already familiar with. Then there will be a grammar presentation in Turkish using
PowToon and Popplet. This will be the only time Turkish will be used in the lesson. The PowToon
presentation will be used to explain the structure of the past simple tense and its usage. The
Popplet will be used to give examples of common irregular verbs in their present and past
participle. After that there will be some fill-in-the-blank exercises to practice the past simple
tense. Then there will be discussion questions related to the introduction and a group activity on
Alice in Wonderland, where the students will find the past simple tense in the text.
Individual Learning Activities
Fill-in-the-blanks
Group Learning Activities
Discussion, Group work (Alice in Wonderland)
Summary
The introduction of the lesson will be about the meaning of tales and legends, and will shortly
present some of the most famous examples in a few sentences and with pictures. Then there will
be a grammar part where the students will learn the past simple tense with some examples of
common irregular verbs with the aid of visuals. After that a simple discussion about the
introduction will be given with questions to answer. At the end, a group exercise will be given; in
this exercise the students will read Alice in Wonderland and will find the places where past
tense is used.
Measurement & Evaluation
Evaluation will be done constantly by the teacher and will be discrete; the teacher will use those

evaluations to modify his/her lessons accordingly.

Measurement & Assessment
Measurement and assessment is done at the end of
Activities for Individual
the unit.
Performance
Measurement & Assessment
Measurement and assessment is done at the end of
Activities for Group Performance
the unit.
Homework (optional)
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Lesson 2 Plan Template

Authors
Name(s):

Anl Ayhan, Hatice Evcin, Sultan Gndz, Derya Dadayl

Details
Course
English
Unit Title
Tales & Legends
Grade Level
7.
Time
2 lesson hours
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
Audience: 7th Graders in Turkey
Behaviour: Be able to read in English even if there are unknown vocabulary
Guess the meaning of unknown vocabulary and learn new ones
Understand the main idea when hearing English speech
Conditions: A classroom with a computer and projector, or a smart board
Degree: Students will be able to read an English text fluently and comprehend the main events
in reading and listening with 90% accuracy.
Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
Media: Text, Audio, Visuals, People
Materials: Powtoon, Stupeflix, Handouts
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
The teaching method we will use is a post method; we will use components of the standard
methods to create the most suitable one for our situation. The one we will use in this lesson will
be teacher-centered and instruction will be fully in the target language. We will further integrate
presentation and drill-and-practice.
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and Require
Learner Participation)]
The lesson will include a PowToon presentation about Little Red Riding Hood. Every student
will read a part of the tale and the teacher will evaluate the level of the students' reading. Then
there will be a listening exercise containing also visuals. After that the students will be asked to
answer some questions related to the tale, individually. Also some vocabulary will be learned
and practiced. There will be one more listening exercise about Beauty and the beast prepared
on Stupeflix. The listening will be followed by a handout containing a comprehension exercise in
which the students have to order the events in the story. Finally, there will be some
comprehension questions about the tale that will be answered individually.
Individual Learning Activities
Listening, Open ended questions, Putting events in
chronological order
Group Learning Activities
Reading
Summary
This lesson will start with a group reading exercise of the tale Red Riding Hood. It will be

followed by a listening exercise with some visuals. The listening will contain open ended
questions for the students to answer individually. There will be a second listening exercise which
will be followed by comprehension exercises.
Measurement & Evaluation
Evaluation will be done constantly by the teacher and will be discrete; the teacher will use those
evaluations to modify his/her lessons accordingly.
Measurement & Assessment
Measurement and assessment is done at the end of the
Activities for Individual
unit.
Performance
Measurement & Assessment
Measurement and assessment is done at the end of the
Activities for Group
unit.
Performance
Homework (optional)
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Lesson 3 Plan Template

Authors
Name(s):

Anl Ayhan, Hatice Evcin, Sultan Gndz, Derya Dadayl

Details
Course
English
Unit Title
Tales & Legends
Grade Level
7.
Time
2 lesson hours
Content
Learning Outcomes [ASSURE (State Objectives)]
Audience: 7th Graders in Turkey
Behaviour: Be able to express an opinion simply
Be able to produce spoken and written novel sentences related to the topic, in past
simple tense
Conditions: A classroom with a computer and projector, or a smart board,
A place where every student can access the internet
Degree: Students will be able to express an opinion and produce spoken and written sentences
with 90% accuracy.
Instructional Materials & Media [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
Media: Text, Visuals, People
Materials: Pictochart, SurveyMonkey, Handouts
Learning-Teaching Methods [ASSURE (Select Strategies, Technology, Media and
Materials)]
The teaching method we will use is a post method; we will use components of the standard
methods to create the most suitable one for our situation. The one we will use in this lesson will
be teacher-centered and instruction will be fully in the target language. We will further integrate
drill-and-practice and a short discussion.
Teaching Activities [ASSURE (Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials and Require
Learner Participation)]
At the beginning of the lesson the students will be given the beginning of a legend - Pandora's
box. They will be asked to make a writing and finish the story in their own way. The second
exercise will be to analyze four characters from fairy tales and write a short reflection for each.
Their writings will be collected and feedback will be given. The aim of this activity is to enhance
creativity and avoid mere memorization in the lesson. After that there will be a fill-in-the-blanks
exercise, prepared on Pictochart, in which students will read an excerpt from Sleeping Beauty
and place the missing words. At the end of the lesson, students will be brought into a computer
lab (if they don't have tablets and wireless) and will be given two assessment quizes for the

whole unit.
Individual Learning Activities
Writing, Fill-in-the-blanks, Quiz
Group Learning Activities
Summary
This lesson will start with a writing exercise consisting of two parts: the first one will be to
complete the legend Pandora's Box and the second one will be to write an opinion about four
characters from fairy tales. Then the students will be given handouts in which they will read an
excerpt of Sleeping Beauty and will write the missing words. Finally the students will make an
on-line quiz, which will serve as an assessment for the unit.
Measurement & Evaluation
Evaluation will be done constantly by the teacher and will be discrete; the teacher will use those
evaluations to modify his/her lessons accordingly.
Measurement & Assessment
Quiz
Activities for Individual
Performance
Measurement & Assessment
Activities for Group Performance
Homework (optional)
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