Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:
Paper Instructions:

Reflect on how you prepare your lesson plans and how successful they are. Use these questions to write a journal entry.

• Do you prepare lesson plans with all of the features mentioned in this lesson?
-- Beginning/ Warm up
-- Middle (introduce the topic, present & modal activities, transitions, guidance moves)
-- Close (HW assignment, summarise lesson's key elements, reflect on learning-- happy or sad)

• Which area of lesson planning would you like to improve? Why?

• Based on the techniques suggested in the lesson, what changes would you like to make in the way you plan lessons? Include specific examples.
To take into account:
--Mixed-ability students
--Temporarily unsupervised students
A checklist can help teachers determine if a lesson plan meets students' needs, beginning with the objectives.The checklist should also include:
• estimates of how long activities will take
• a description of the interactional modes used
• back-up activities
• space for class events such as a birthday or a school assembly