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=Comment on Literature Lesson Plan=

I chose the literature lesson plan prepared by Zeynep Deniz to comment on. First of all, the activities and the topic are appropriate for the age and the proficiency level of the students. The story Zeynep chose is a fairytale which I believe would attract pupils’ attention at that age very easily. It is also very colourful and one can see the characters’ pictures clearly, so I think they would like reading the story. She also gave very detailed explanations about even what they are going to say while giving the instructions, so I can say that she prepared a very well-thought and detailed lesson plan. I guess the students would not have any difficulty understanding the instructions.

I liked the way the teacher grabbed the students’ attention by asking them what kind of story they like reading, and then smoothly pass through the brainstorming activity. That is a useful task because I think it would help students activating their schemata before following steps which would require more demanding tasks. It is also nice to ask simple comprehension questions to the students, since they are only elementary. However, I suppose it would be more elaborated if she would use graphic organizers that can be used with elementary stages. Comprehension questions are very traditional way of checking comprehension of the students, so I do not think it is engaging. On the other hand, I liked the activity which is given in the post part. Completing the stories or rewriting activities give students the freedom to use their imagination and produce something of their own. That’s why I find these kind of activities fun to deal with and engaging especially for young learners, because they have a great imagination and one can easily be surprised at what they think and talk about.

To sum up, I liked her lesson plan and except some small points that should be improved more, in my opinion the lesson plan is an applicable one in a real EFL context, since I believe it is a very well-organized and lovely lesson plan.

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