Resource Overview
Written and scaffolded for ELL, students use role-playing to compare the energy use of a typical morning today with a typical morning 200 years ago.
Students will be able to:
- Identify the differences between people’s daily routines now and 200 years in the past.
- Act out how we use electricity in our daily lives.
- Brainstorm ways to use less electricity every day.
- Work collaboratively to create pantomimes based on ideas in written text.
- Use vocabulary relating to electricity and daily routines.
- Describe differences between the present and the past.
Features of This Resource
- TESOL lesson plan, includes a greater focus on practicing English-language speaking, writing, listening, and reading
- Scaffolded for L2, L3 and L4 levels of language proficiency
- Cooperative learning exercise for young ELLs on energy use
- Printable energy-related vocabulary cards provided
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