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This is a suggested lesson plan in which the mindmap app is applied.
GROUP:
Small group of teenange students.
LEVEL:
Intermediate
OBJECTIVES:
Designing a minmap.
Selecting the key information to include.
Organizing and relating topics.
Implementing prior knowledge on online tools.
Explaining ideas written on the map.
Defining the main concepts.
Exploring famous brands
TOPIC:
Famous brands
Procedure:
(This lesson plan is intended to be done at the end of a unit. It is aimed at students showing what they have learned so far. It is teamwork oriented.)
Warm up:
Students will be divided into pairs. Each pair will select a famous brand they like or are interested in and brainstorm ideas about the following categories:
best products of that brand
brief description of them
prices description
own experiences
recommendations
ACTIVITY 1:
The teacher will show students an incomplete mindmap of a famous brand that has been already brought into question.
In turns, students will complete the branches of the incomplete map. The T will guide students.
Once it is complete, the teacher will show students how to conect ideas on the map in the speech.
ACTIVITY 2
Students will work in pairs once more (same ones).
This time, they will have to select and organize the information they got in the brainstorming activity in a new mindmap.
Homework:
In the same pairs, students will prepare an oral presentation to account for their choices. Both students should be able to explain every aspect of the map.
Wrap up:
Guessing game: The teacher will show students a mind map but only with the information of the branches. The name of the brand will be hidden. Students will have to guess it according to the information provided.
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