Lesson Plan

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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 25/02/2026
Subject: English as a Second Language
Lesson Topic: identify and understand ideas, opinions and attitudes, in a range of texts and the connections between them
Learning Objective/s:
  • Identify the main idea in each paragraph of a range of text types.
  • Distinguish author opinions and attitudes by recognising language cues.
  • Analyse how ideas, opinions and attitudes are connected across two different texts.
  • Justify analysis with specific textual evidence.
  • Write a comparative paragraph that links ideas, opinions and attitudes from the texts.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard
  • Printed copies of two short articles (science journal & editorial)
  • Highlighters (different colours)
  • Two‑column note‑taking worksheet
  • Rubric handout for assessment
  • Whiteboard markers
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: Who thinks climate change is a scientific fact versus a political issue? Review how ideas, opinions and attitudes differ in everyday reading. Explain that today students will identify these elements in two articles and demonstrate their connections, which will be assessed using a rubric.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5') – Students note one idea, one opinion, and one attitude they have seen in recent news.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10') – Introduce terminology and scanning strategies; model on a projected article.
  3. Guided practice (15') – Whole class highlights ideas, opinions, and attitudes in the first article using coloured highlighters.
  4. Pair work (15') – Students work with the second article, fill a two‑column worksheet, and identify connections.
  5. Comparative writing (10') – Each pair writes a short paragraph comparing the two writers’ perspectives.
  6. Peer feedback (5') – Pairs exchange paragraphs and check for evidence using the rubric.
Conclusion:
Recap how we located ideas, opinions and attitudes and linked them across texts. For the exit ticket, each student writes one new inference about the writer’s attitude. Homework: read a third article and complete a similar analysis using the worksheet.