Listening and Speaking Lesson Plan for ELL Learners

Section 1: Lesson Preparation
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Lesson Summary and Focus:

The selected story is an interesting American folktale: The Circle of Life and the Clambake. This story is about the significance of natural resources. It gives a vital lesson regarding self-dependency by describing the outcome of the reliance of the Wampanoag people on a giant Maushop. Since this story is an American folktale, it contains native linguistic elements. Therefore, its use to improve learners' listening and speaking skills is beneficial as they will be able to hear and speak this plain text and simple language effortlessly.

Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping:

Classroom demography, environment, and students' learning skills must be considered before making a lesson plan for teaching listening and speaking skills. A panoramic view of the class profile reveals that it is a curious blend of diverse ethnic groups, including Hispanic (4 students), African Americans (3 students), Asian (1 student), and native white Americans (7 students). The learners show highly varied reading performance levels, and some also have learning disabilities; additionally, the non-native learners experience difficulty speaking and listening to normal English conversation.

National/State Learning Standards:

The National and State standards of language teaching demand that students read a wide range of English texts (written text, audio text, or video text) to develop an in-depth understanding of American culture and social norms and ethics and accents, and pronunciation to be able to listen and speak American language like natives. For this purpose, the standards recommend extensive audio-visual tools to enhance learners' listening and speaking efficiency. The selected short story provides learners ample opportunity to read and listen to the English language to enhance their listening and speaking skills. Using simple language will enhance learners' interpersonal communication skills, and they will be able to describe their version of their surroundings in their native accent. Following are some state standards for listening and speaking learning (English Language Arts Standards, 2022):
* Effectively participate in English language conversation on various topics with learners of various ethnicities.
* To be able to effectively interpret textual or visual information and express their point of view effortlessly and clearly.
* To be able to listen to an English audio-visual text or a speaker and interpret, evaluate, and express the main idea based on logical reasoning and evidence.
* To be able to use digital media to show an in-depth understanding of an audio-visual text.
* To change speaking accent and stress based on context, given task, and level of listeners.

Specific Learning Target(s)/Objectives:

The aim of teaching this specific native American folktale is to develop the following communicative skills in the learners of different ethnicities and academic profiles:
* To be able to use multimedia effectively for listening and learning practice
* To listen to the ...