What are the benefits of taking the time to prepare full lesson plan? Describe the ways in which this process would enrich your teaching.

There are alternatives to writing full lesson plans. Review these possibilities listed below. Decide which of them you would use and under what circumstances. Are some better than others? Are there some that you would avoid? Explain.

Alternatives to writing full lesson plans include:

1. Writing a brief outline or a running procedure, just a list of what you plan to do.

2. Writing a flow chart that says what you will do if things go smoothly and what you will do if there are questions.

3. Writing the problems or difficulties (e.g. "Students are having problems with irregular past participles.") and bringing in some materials on that topic.

4. Bringing in something for students to react to, such as photos or discussion questions, and then listening for language problems and responding to them.

5. Working from the book; following the tasks in your textbook and stopping the lesson when you run out of time.