Reading Lesson Plan

Topic: Are Comics Trash or Treasure?

Instructor: James	Level: Intermediate	Students: 12	Length: 36 mins

Materials: realia (a photo), worksheet#1 & reading text (12 copies),

worksheet#2#3#4 (12 copies), worksheet#5 (12 copies), white board, markers.

Aims:

-Students will practice intensive reading skill by skimming a text for the main idea

and scanning for details.

-Students will express their opinions on the topic by writing and presenting in class.

-I want students to know what is happening around us through news article reading.

Language Skills:

Listening: Students will listen to teacher's explanations and partner’s discussion.

Speaking: Students will discuss in pairs to complete worksheet#2 and worksheet#3.

Reading: Students will read news article to get the main idea and details.

Writing: Students express their opinions on the topic through writing.

Language Systems:

Phonology: Pronouncing similar words like trash and treasure.

Lexis: Introducing new vocabulary like comics, treasure, educator, guilty pleasure.                 Grammar: Understanding present perfect form.                                                  Function: Making an argument.                                                                 Discourse: News article.

Assumptions:

Students already know what comics are.

Students have seen or read comics before.

Students can agree or disagree on the topic.

Students don't know how to skim and scan and need to be taught.

Anticipated Errors and Solutions:

If students have some trouble getting the main idea from the article,

Give them extra time or explain the story in detail.

If students need more time to finish worksheet activities,

Be flexible by giving them more time and cutting off other less important activities.

If some students have any difficulty giving their own opinions,

Allow them to think more while moving on to the other students.

References:

news article : Associated Press, Ananova News Service, PRNewswire

worksheet#5 : https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-scramble/

Lead-In
Materials: None
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
1 min	Whole class	Students listen to teacher and answer	-Hello, everyone! -How are things with you?

Pre-Activity
Materials: a realia (a photo), worksheet#1 (12 copies), white board, markers
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
1 min 2 mins 1 min 1 min 3 mins 1 min	Whole class Individually Whole class	Students listen to teacher and answer. Students complete worksheet#1. Students check answers.	1. Brainstorming -I have a question. -What do you do for fun when you are free? (Listen to students’ responses.) -Look at this picture. -What comes to your mind when you see this? 2. Guiding questions -Do you read comics? (Students answer yes and no) -Then, why do you read and not read them? (Listen to students’ responses and board if needed.) 3. Introduce the topic -Today, we are going to talk about "comics". (Board the topic "Are Comics Trash or Treasure?") 4. Vocabulary -Before starting, let's work on some vocabulary. (Hand out worksheet#1) Demonstrate -Let’s try question #1 together. -Read the number 1 and write the correct word using the words given. -The answer is ‘abroad’. -Now, complete the worksheet. -In case, I provided definitions of some words at the bottom. -Work alone. -I will give you 3 mins. ICQ -Are you working alone? -How much time do you have? -Good. You may start now. Monitoring (Monitor discreetly) (After 3 mins) -OK, time's up! -Let's quickly check the answers. -Take turns answering. (Check all the answers with students orally) (If there are any wrong answers, correct them with students.)

Main Activity
Materials: reading text (12 copies), worksheet#2#3#4 (12 copies), white board, markers
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
2 mins 3 mins 2 mins 3 mins 2 min 1 min 4 mins 2 mins 1 min 2 mins 2 mins	Whole class Individually Whole class Pairs Whole class Pairs Whole class Individually Whole class	Students listen to teacher and answer. Students read the text. Students listen to teacher and answer. Students complete worksheet#2 in pairs. Students check the answers. Students listen to teacher and answer Students complete worksheet#3 in pairs. Students check the answers. Students listen to teacher and answer. Students work individually. Students present.	Skimming for the Main Idea -Now, we are going to read the news article and find out the main idea by skimming. -Just in case you don’t know, skimming is reading briefly for the main idea. (Board the meaning of skim.) -Turn over the paper. -Skim the text and try to find out the main idea. -You have 3 mins. -Work alone. ICQ -What are you going to do? -Are you working alone? -How much time do you have? -OK. you can start now. Monitoring (Monitor discreetly) (After 3 mins) -OK, time's up! (Hand out worksheet#2) -Now, I want you to work on worksheet#2. Demonstrate -Let’s try question #1 together. -Read the paragraph#1 and try to find out the main idea. (After 30 seconds or so) -What is the answer to #1? (Students answer.) -Work in pairs to complete worksheet#2. -You have 3 mins. ICQ -What are you going to do? -Are you working in pairs? -How much time do you have? -OK. you can start now. Monitoring (Monitor discreetly) (After 3 mins) -OK, time's up! -Let's quickly check the answers -Each pair takes turns answering. -What did you get for #2? (Check all the answers with students orally) (If there are any wrong answers, correct them with students.) 2. Scanning for Details -Now, turn over the paper and look at worksheet#3. –This time, scan the text and find the answers. (Board the meaning of scan.) -For your information, scanning is reading closely for details. -You have 4 mins. -Work in pairs. ICQ -What are you going to do? -Are you working alone? -How much time do you have? -OK. you may start now. Monitoring (Monitor discreetly) (After 4 mins) -OK, time's up! -Let's quickly check the answers -Each pair takes turns answering. -What did you get for #2? (Check all the answers with students orally) (If there are any wrong answers, correct them with students.) 3. Free Production -Now, decide whether you think comics are trash or treasure. -Give one or two reasons. Demonstrate -For example, “I think comics are treasure because they encourage young people to read books instead of playing games and watching TV.” -Write on worksheet#3. -Work alone. -You have 2 mins. ICQ -What are you going to do? -Are you working alone? -How much time do you have? -OK. you can start now. Monitoring (Monitor discreetly) (After 2 mins) -OK, time's up! -Let’s take turns reading your work.

Post Activity
Materials: white board, markers
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
2 mins	Whole class	Students listen to teacher and answer	1. Error Correction (If there are any wrong answers during presentation, correct them with students.) 2. Feedback -Who do you think presented the best? -Did you have fun today? 2. Conclusion -I hope everyone now can enjoy various reading materials including comics.

SOS Activity
Materials: worksheet#5
Time	Set Up	Student Activity	Teacher Talk
5 mins 1 min	Individually Whole class	Students complete worksheet#5 Students check the answers	1. Word Jumble Solver Activity (Hand out worksheet#5) -Now, we are going to complete the word jumble solver activity using the words you learned today. -Work individually. -You have 4 mins. ICQ -What are you going to do? -Are you working alone? -How much time do you have? -Good. You can start now. Monitoring (Walk around and give help if students need it) (After 4 mins) -OK, time's up! -Let's check the answers. -Each student takes turns answering.

Visual Aids

Worksheet#1

Fill in the blanks with the words below.

immoral, recognize, guilty pleasure, treasure, argue, publisher, AIDS,

abroad, account for, increasingly, criticize, convenient, educator

Shall we go to Mexico or ________________ this summer?

As an _______________, I just try to educate people

There were no young girls present, as the piece was too ________________.

When they _____________ I am annoyed and when they praise I am uneasy.

Going to the library was like a ______________ hunt, an expedition.

Buses _________________ almost half of the public transportation in cities.

One could ____________ that this was never exactly hidden from her readers.

We have also seen countries like Sweden _____________ Palestine as a state.

"It hasn't been ________________ to do it before," was the answer.

In 2007 he said he had discovered a cure for _________ using natural herbs.

Yet I am _______________ convinced that their spirits never die at all.

Slowly, dance classes may cease to be such secret and ______________ in Iran.

The __________ of this paper must be rich.

argue :  contend in oral disagreement; dispute

immoral : transgressing accepted moral rules; corrupt

account for : to make or provide a reckoning of (expenditure, payments, etc)

guilty pleasure : something, such as a movie, television program, or piece of music,                       that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high                       regard.

Reading Text

Are Comics Trash or Treasure?

In case you're wondering how popular comics are, the bestselling comic title in the U.S. sells about 4.5 million copies a year. All of Mexico's comic titles together sell over 7 million copies a week. But Japan is by far the leading publisher of comics in the world. Manga account for nearly 40 percent of all the books and magazines published in Japan each year.

Ever since comics first appeared, there have been people who have criticized them. In the 1940s and 50s, many people believed that comics were immoral and that they caused bad behavior among young people. Even today, many question whether young people should read them at all. They argue that reading comics encourage bad reading habits.

But some educators see comics as a way to get teenagers to choose reading instead of television and video games. And because of the art, a number of educators have argued that comics are a great way to get children to think creatively.

In many places, comics have been a convenient way to communicate social or political information. For example, in the 1990s, comics were used by the Brazilian health ministry to communicate information about AIDS.

In Japan, the Education Ministry calls comics “a part of Japan’s national culture, recognized and highly regarded abroad.” Comics are increasingly being used for educational purposes, and many publishers there see them as a useful way of teaching history and other subjects.

No matter how you view them, comics remain a guilty pleasure for millions worldwide.

Worksheet#2                        Skim for the Main Idea Activity

Are Comics Trash or Treasure?

1. In case you're wondering how popular comics are, the bestselling comic title in the U.S. sells about 4.5 million copies a year. All of Mexico's comic titles together sell over 7 million copies a week. But Japan is by far the leading publisher of comics in the world. Manga account for nearly 40 percent of all the books and magazines published in Japan each year.

2. Ever since comics first appeared, there have been people who have criticized them. In the 1940s and 50s, many people believed that comics were immoral and that they caused bad behavior among young people. Even today, many question whether young people should read them at all. They argue that reading comics encourage bad reading habits.

3. But some educators see comics as a way to get teenagers to choose reading instead of television and video games. And because of the art, a number of educators have argued that comics are a great way to get children to think creatively.

4. In many places, comics have been a convenient way to communicate social or political information. For example, in the 1990s, comics were used by the Brazilian health ministry to communicate information about AIDS.

5. In Japan, the Education Ministry calls comics “a part of Japan’s national culture, recognized and highly regarded abroad.” Comics are increasingly being used for educational purposes, and many publishers there see them as a useful way of teaching history and other subjects.

No matter how you view them, comics remain a guilty pleasure for millions worldwide.

1. What is the main idea of the paragraph 1?

a. In Japan, Manga have the biggest part of all the published books.

b. Comics are more popular in Mexico than in the U.S.

c. Comics are very popular in many countries.

2. What is the main idea of the paragraph 2?

a. Young people should not read comics at all.

b. Many people still are not sure whether comics are good for young people.

c. Reading comics encourage bad reading habits.

3. What is the main idea of the paragraph 3?

a. Some educators see comics as a good education tool.

b. Some educators think comics encourage students to play more video games.

c. Teenagers choose to watch television rather than read books.

4. What is the main idea of the paragraph 4?

a. Brazilian health ministry used comics to cure AIDS.

b. Comics are only used to deal with social issues.

c. Comics are a great tool to communicate social and political information.

5. What is the main idea of the paragraph 5?

a. Japanese love comics.

b. Comics are a part of Japan’s national culture.

c. Comics are used for educational purposes.

6. What is the main idea of the whole news article above?

a. Comics lead young people to bad reading habits.

b. Comics have many possible benefits even though some people don't like them.

b. Comics are the best way possible to teach young people.

Worksheet#3                       Scan for Details Activity

1. What do many people today argue about comics?

2. Which country is the leading publisher of comics in the world?

3. What did Brazilian Health Ministry use to communicate information about AIDS?

4. What do you think Manga means?

5. Why do some people feel guilty or bad about reading comics?

Worksheet#4                            Free Production

Write your own opinion on the topic “Are Comics Trash or Treasure?.”

Choose whether you think comics are trash or treasure and give one or two reasons.