Backward Design Lesson Plan: A 7-Step ESL Guide
A backward design lesson plan starts with what students must prove they can do, then builds every activity to make it happen. Three stages, seven steps, and a worked ESL speaking example.
A backward design lesson plan starts with what students must prove they can do, then builds every activity to make it happen. Three stages, seven steps, and a worked ESL speaking example.
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A solid ESL pronunciation lesson does three things: it isolates the exact sound or pattern your students get wrong, drills it past the point of conscious thought, and forces students to use it in real speech before the bell. Most of what you find online skips two of those three. The version below maps a…
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