Sharenting

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Build vocabulary about social media and children including terms like “oversharing,” “petition,” and “bombard” through matching exercises and reading comprehension activities.
• – Master adverbs in middle position through grammar instruction and practice exercises in this C2 ESL lesson plan.
• – Improve discussion and critical thinking skills by watching videos about parents exploiting children online, reading articles about social media ethics, and exploring complex social issues through meaningful conversations.

In this C2 lesson plan, students will practice vocabulary and ideas related to sharing pictures and information about their children online. They will watch a video and read an article about the subject. We will go over adverbs in the middle position in grammar.

Warm-up

The lesson starts with a discussion about social media.

Video: Are Parents Exploiting Their Kids on Social Media?

Before watching a video, the student is introduced to new vocabulary through a matching exercise (petition, oversharing, expunge, etc.). They will practice using the new words and matching some of them. They will watch the video, which discusses how current solutions don’t seem to work, and then discuss questions based on the video.

Reading for understanding:

The student will read an article about children being portrayed on social media and discuss it with the teacher. They will also match the vocabulary found in the article with the definitions (bombard, spawn, belittle, etc.).

Review

The student reviews the lesson topic by answering wrap-up questions.