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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: English as a Second Language
Lesson Topic: understand what is implied but not directly stated
Learning Objective/s:
  • Identify textual clues that suggest implied meaning.
  • Explain how tone, contrast, and omitted details create inference.
  • Apply a step‑by‑step strategy to answer implication questions in exam format.
  • Produce supported answers using evidence from the text.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen
  • Printed handouts with sample passages
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Highlighters for students
  • Worksheet with practice questions
  • Sticky notes for margin notes
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick think‑pair‑share: ask students to recall a time they “read between the lines” in a story. Review that implication means meaning not directly stated. Explain that today they will learn a systematic approach to spot and explain implied ideas, and they will demonstrate this skill in exam‑style questions.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑Now (5'): Students read a short excerpt and write one implied meaning; brief sharing.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Define implication and introduce key strategies (tone words, contrast, omitted details, connotations); display the strategy table.
  3. Guided practice (15'): Whole‑class analysis of the example passage using a graphic organizer.
  4. Pair activity (10'): New passage – identify clues and write a supported answer.
  5. Whole‑class feedback (5'): Discuss answers, highlight evidence.
  6. Exam‑tip recap (5'): Underlining, margin notes, and citing textual evidence.
Conclusion:
Recap the four main strategies for spotting implication and remind students to always back up their inferences with textual evidence. Exit ticket: each student writes one implied meaning from today’s passage and the clue that led to it. For homework, complete a worksheet with three additional passages, applying the same strategy.