Introducing the Memo Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Read With Understanding Outcomes Learners will examine memos to locate information and answer comprehension questions.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Language Arts Reading Roles:      Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       4, 5, 6 Time frame:      2.0 hours

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Standard: Read With Understanding

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the reading purpose Students will read sample memos to establish if the information provided is to motivate an action or provide information to the reader. Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose Students will pay attention to text structure within the document (headings, sections, symbols, bold print, and captions). They will work with new vocabulary, and make predictions before reading. Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies While reading learners will use self questioning, mark important text, reread, slow their reading rate, and look for context clues. Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning Students will examine sample memos to discover how the individual parts come together to convey an overall meaning. They will infer unstated ideas as well as recall literal meaning. Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose Past communication in the workplace and community can serve as a base for students to build upon. The memo is an effective tool of communication most businesses use today. Students will take what they already know about messages combined with newly learned information and use it to read and understand memo writings.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Many people in workplaces communicate with the use of memos. Students need to be able to read and understand the information presented and act accordingly. The introduction to memos and their purposes will aid students in being aware of important information being conveyed through written text. Contextual All memos used in the lesson are authentic examples of written communication in the workplace. Building Expertise Building necessary vocabulary will help students to understand how a memo is set up and what information is contained in each section. This will help them begin to know where to look for information within the document. As example memos are used in instruction, learners' expertise will develop through the experience of working with the documents.

Lesson Designer Tawna A. Eubanks Hamilton City ABLE (513) 8875020 Emmirg@aol.com

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