Moby is helping Ben pick pictures for the yearbook. As they look through the photos, they remember funny, memorable, and silly situations. They look at the different categories in the yearbook and wonder who they should vote for this year. Moby is frustrated until he finds a suitable category for himself, too. This is a flashback lesson in which students practice and use the language points they learned throughout this unit.

Objectives Students will:
  • categorize the new words in a Word Sort.
  • use the target grammar and vocabulary in interactive activities.
  • use the target grammar to ask and answer questions in a questionnaire.
  • write a Story Impression using the new vocabulary.
Grammar
  • Comparative Adjectives
  • Superlative Adjectives
  • Participial Adjectives (adjectives ending in –ing and –ed)
  • Word Order
  • Prepositions of Time
New Words and Expressions calculate
calculator
category
fashionable
frustrating/frustrated
imagine
intelligent
locker
math
orange
photograph
silly
talented
voice
yearbook
Reading
Students will:
  • read a three-paragraph opinion essay about the school yearbook.
  • answer the comprehension questions.
Writing
Students will:
  • write a three-paragraph persuasive or opinion essay about a school election.
Lesson Plans L2U5L5 Lesson Plans (2 Sessions)
Materials Provided Picture of the Solar System
Compare / Contrast Graphic Organizer
Dominoes Game Cards
Student Progress Tracker
Time Two 45-minute sessions