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盐池县师资培训中心 贾永科 2010年5月 PLANNING LESSONS Definition of a lesson plan A lesson plan is an extremely useful tool that serves as a combination guide, resource, and historical document reflecting our teaching philosophy, student population, textbooks, and most importantly, our goals for our students. It can be described with many metaphors such as road map, blueprint, or game plan; but regardless of the analogy, a lesson plan is essential for novice teachers and convenient for experienced teachers. Why we plan Deciding what to teach, in what order, and for how much time are the basic components of planning. The lesson plan serves as a map that guides us in knowing what we want to do next. A lesson plan is also a record of what we did in class. Just as teachers expect their students to come to class prepared to learn, students come to class expecting their teachers to be prepared to teach. When and how we plan To be perfectly honest, a certain amount of lesson planning takes place the night before a class is taught. There are two types of lesson planning: micro and macro. A good lesson plan is the result of both macro planning and micro planning. On the macro level, a lesson plan is a reflection in the methodology, the syllabus, the texts, and the other course materials and finally results in a specific lesson. A good teacher cannot help but bring his or her own sense of good learning and teaching into the classroom. Once the syllabus and texts have been decided, planning for the year or term takes place. For many teachers, especially newly hired ones, these decisions have already been made and the macro planning has been taken care of by colleagues or supervisors. In some cases, however, the new teacher may be responsible for the macro planning as well as t