Kinds of Lesson Plans

There are two commons kinds of lesson plans used by English teachers. They are PPP and PWP models.

What Is PPP Lesson Plan?

It is mainly used for teaching vocabulary, grammar, and writing. It stands for Presentation, Practice, and Production.This means that a lesson is divided into 3 stages.

Presentation -- 

In this stage, the teacher presents the item or content she wants her students to learn. For example, she wants her students to learn 'Present Simple', she will needs to introduce the form and use and provide as many examples to the students.

Practice -- 

In this stage, the teacher asks the students to practice what she has presented in the earlier stage. For example, she may ask her students to unscramble the sentences, fill in the gaps with correct form, or identify the usage.

Production -- 

In this stage, the teacher asks the students to use what they learned from the earlier stages.
Students need to personalize it, meaning they apply to their real life by writing or speaking.

What Is PWP Lesson Plan?

It is mainly used for teaching listening and reading . It stands for Pre-, While-, and Post-. This means that a lesson is divided into 3 stages.

Pre-Reading/Listening -- 

In this stage, the teacher draws the students' attention to the lesson and presents the item or content she wants her students to learn. For example, she wants her students to read a text, she will ask students to look at the picture, guess what the text will be about, and so on.

While-Reading/Listening -- 

In this stage, the teacher asks the students to read or listen and do some activities. For example, she may ask students to read and find some specific information, some general information, or the meaning of the whole text.

Post-Reading/Listening -- 

In this stage, the teacher asks the students to use what they learned from the earlier stages.
Students need to personalize it, meaning they apply to their real life by either writing or speaking.

What Is a Lesson Plan?

A lesson plan is a detail guide for teaching a particular lesson. It tells a teacher which activity to be done from the beginning to the end. The lesson plan must include some of the following components:

• A goal -- A teacher must determine what she wants her students to learn after the lesson being taught. For example, at the end of the lesson, she wants her students to know 'Present Simple'.

• Techniques -- They are the procedures (series of steps or actions) or guidelines for any (teaching) activity. For example, with the goal of teaching 'Present Simple', the teacher may use a varieties techniques to get her students involved. She may start from Meaning to Form, Gap Filling, Drill, and Sentence Building.

• Data -- They are the items or contents to be used in a lesson. For example, the teacher may need a lesson from the course book, an exercise in workbook, a list of questions for personalizing 'Present Simple', and so on.

• Responses -- They are the ways the teacher wants her student to involved in each activity of the lesson. She may wants the students to answer the questions, read the texts, do the exercise, or write some sentences.