Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar Online
September 2005

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Steven Johnson / Ron Grove / Dennis Maloney / Glynis Terrell / Lauren Boone /
Carla Arena / Douglas Canfield / Dwight Hutson / Kelly Tracy / Catlin Hana / Ella Baccouche

Steven Johnson's lesson plan: for beginners learners of Spanish (verb to be - ser y estar)

http://www.quia.com/pages/alabeginningspanish.html

Ron Grove's lesson plan: Proper Nouns & Proper Adjectives (Religions)

Dennis Maloney's lesson plan:Using did or have done

level: low intermediate
aims: 1) to practice using did (simple past) and have done (present perfect) and expressions like when, last week, yesterday, how long, for, and since.
2) to practice using didn't for apologies
https://uwec.courses.wisconsin.edu/d2l/tools/files/accessFile.asp?file=395315&code=889000296

Another lesson plan: Scientists Find Giant Squid

Level: intermediate
Adapted from BBC Learning English Reading

Glynis Terrell's lesson plan: Increasing vocabulary through identification of synonyms

Primary Subject - Language Arts
Secondary Subject - ESL
Grade Level - 4th /Proficiency Level- Intermediate

Another lesson plan: 4th Grade Language Arts (Grammar/Using is, are was, were)

Title –Subject/Verb Agreement
Primary Subject - Language Arts  
Secondary Subject - ESL
Grade Level - 4th /Proficiency Level- Beginner
Using Is and Are

Lauren Boone's lesson plan: Introducing Collocations and Word Parts using the Lexical Approach

Carla Arena's lesson plan: Compound Adjectives

Level: Advanced

Goal: Students will read a short story from O. Henry, interpret it, and extract from the text examples of compound adjectives.

Douglas Canfield's lesson plan and grammar exercises: The prepositions " in", "at" and "on"

The prepositions " in", "at" and "on" are known as prepositions of place. You can often find them in introductions. You may be asked to introduce yourself to a group at some occasion. We will look at a recommended sequence for a brief introduction as we look at prepositions of place in this learning module

Vocabulary lesson plan and exercises :
The Eagles are a group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s . Their music is a hybrid of country, bluegrass and California surfer rock, producing ballads and country- flavored pop-rock about relationships. All of the members have had fairly successful solo careers of their own: Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Glenn Frey.
The song you will listen to, "Lyin' Eyes", is from their fourth studio album, One of These Nights, released in 1975. Activities will follow.

Dwight Hutson's lesson plan and exercises: The Emperor’s New Clothes

Kelly Tracy's lesson plan: "Having Our Say"
Level: High-Intermediate to Advanced pre-university students
Class: Extensive Reading
Time: 50 minutes

Catlin Hana's lesson plan: A trip to Washington State
This would be a 3 day (half-days) intensive orientation for the study trip to Washington State. During the course of the orientation students would learn key facts about Washington State and the Pacific Northwest. They would also learn about the ethnic diversity of the state – focusing mainly on Native Americans and Japanese Americans. Students will practice using American money and useful homestay language. Students do some activities in the classroom and some on their own online.
Level: First year junior college students

Ella Baccouche's lesson plan: US History/Journal Writing

TITLE: The Amistad Case
GRADE LEVEL: 7TH and 8th grades
CONTENT AREA: US History/Journal Writing