UNIT PLAN

A unit plan is developed by the teacher and serves as a long-range plan. Its contains multiple lessons that are related. Below you will find the suggested unit plan format components followed by explanations of each. While all unit plans are not identical, the major components will remain the same. A language learning unit plan is a subdivision of your language learning programme made up of a series of daily lesson plans. The units may be determined in various ways, depending on the overall approach to language learning being followed.

HERBARTIAN STEPS

Based on his work, herbart’s follower designed a five step teaching method:

·       Prepare the pupil to be ready for the new lesson.

·       Present the new lesson

·       Associate the new lesson with ideas studied earlier.

·       Use examples to illustrate the lesson’s major points

·       Test pupils to ensure they had learned the new lesson.

FORMAT OF TYPICAL LESSON

A typical lesson might look like the following

·         Tune up—Guitars need regular tuning.

·         Knowledge review—Review of notes, strings, chords, technique, and other recently covered material.

·         Skill and drill—Drills focus on fine motor skills for either the right hand or the left hand, sometimes both.

·         Performance goal check—Each week students try to achieve short term goal and complete assignments.

·         Check off—if the student shows mastery of the new goal, I ask the student to feel good about the accomplishment.

·         Problem correction—is it a problem related to skill, ability, knowledge, understanding, etc.

·         Didn’t practice--little or no new material, skills, or techniques will or can be introduced; I promise. Click here for a few thoughts on how to practice on your own at home

·         New goal—A new song, new chords, new technique, new concept, etc. we practice the new goal several times to be sure it is understood before the student leaves.