A collection of ESL x Civic & Citizenship Education lesson plans

 Based on curriculum specifications - Core value: Responsibility (Global Sustainability) Objectives: 1) Students will be able to categorize environmentally friendly and non-environmentally products. 2) Students will be able to evaluate the impact of their consumption choices on transportation, production, and the environment, society, and their own well-being. 3) Students will be able to identify products that align with their values and boycott products that go against their beliefs. Materials: Whiteboard and markers, video, computer, big paper Procedure: Show  video Warm-up (10 mins):  1. Ask students what is the item shown on the video and what are the environmental impacts as a result of the product? 2. Ask students to brainstorm the different types of products they consume on a daily basis. Write these on the whiteboard. Then ask students to categorize these products as either environmentally friendly or not. Evaluation of consumption choices (20 mins):  1. Teac...

Main skill (Speaking): 4.2 Communicate with appropriate language, form and style  Complementary skill (Writing): 2.1 Communicate information, ideas,   opinions and feelings intelligibly on familiar topics Materials:  List of cohesive devices (with Malay translation ), United Nation's list of 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, dictionary Objectives: 1. Students will be able to use a wide range of organisational patterns, cohesive devices and connectors (Bandscore of 4 to 6 for Grammar aspect - based on CEFR-aligned speaking assessment rubric) 2. Students will be able to elaborate on the problems and causes surrounding their school or community and provide solutions. (Problems are based on UN SDG 2030) *This lesson spans a few weeks Week 1: 1. Show videos of Malaysian (Parlimen Belia) and UK Youth Parliament to the students to give them a picture of what the debate will look like.  2. Teach the cohesive devices one by one. 3. Instr...

Proficiency level: B1 - B2 (Independent user: Intermediate-Upper intermediate)   Skills: Writing Integrated skill: Speaking Teaching materials: Dictionary, mahjong paper, marker pen, Article 10 of the Malaysian Constitution (simplified)   Objective: a)   Brainstorm in groups b) Express feelings, opinions, and dissatisfaction through the proper channels   Set induction: Teacher writes ‘freedom of speech’ on the board and asks students what they know about this concept. Teacher writes students’ responses on the board.   *A note on this part: I had to translate 'freedom of speech' to Malay then only I could elicit a response from them.   Activities:   1. Give handouts of the Malaysian Constitution (Article 10) to students and tell the students to read through it for 5-10 minutes. *A note on this step: For this level of proficiency, provide the Constitution both in English and Malay. Teach students that the Malaysian Constitution forbids any open crit...