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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

Chinese New Year Dragon Parade

Research Chinese New Year and create dragon puppets to use in a parade.

Valentine’s Day Hearts

This unit gives students an occasion to extend their communicative competence in informal settings. It provides them with experience in learning and using language “chunks” and negotiating meaning with native speakers. Students also have the chance to present their work to the mainstream peers and join in group response at an appropriate time.

Candy Heart Stories

Write a story that includes the text of the candy conversation hearts you chose.

Valentine’s Day 2002 Teaching Tip lesson plan

Aims: To give reading practice – stage 2
To review vocabulary/structure – stage 3
To make stds aware of ‘rhythm’ – stage 1
To give freer speaking practice- stage 4

A Love Story

To give reading practice – the sub-skills you deal with will depend on how you tackle the text