Carlos Altamirano Carlos Altamirano

Writing Lesson PLan
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn about how to make their descripting writing by using a mixture of nouns and reference words, addressing the reader directly, using imperatives and questions and by using a variety of adjectives.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide process and product writing practice of a description of places in the context of travelling

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a description of places in the context of travelling
  • To provide process writing practice of a description of places in the context of travelling

Procedure

Lead - In (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Learners will be asked to share their ideas on the following questions: ● What interesting places have you visited? ● What do people do there? ● What did you like the most of those interesting places? Students will openly share their ideas in BORs

Layout (5-7 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading.

Students will individually read about The Traveller Blog describing a place to visit. Teacher will elicit a short summary of how to write a description of a place. (2 mins) Students will read a blog entry. While they read, they must decide if the blog shares a good description of: - Introduces the place and location - Describes how the place looks by using a variety of adjectives - Mention places to eat - Explain activities to do there, by using imperatives. (5 mins)

Useful Language (8-10 minutes) • To highlight and clarify useful lexis for coming productive tasks.

Students will work in BORs to look at the highlighted words from The Traveller Blog and match the words to their meaning or purpose. (3 mins) Students will share their answers openly, and the teacher will proceed to cover MFA. 5-7 mins

Parallel Writing Practice (5-7 minutes) • To practice the layout and language conventions previously seen in some writing exercises.

Students will work in BORs to rewrite sentences in the Blog with the expressions learned in the lesson. They will work in groups, each group with a different google doc. Ss share and open feedback.

Free Writing (12-15 minutes) • To produce a similar text based on the sample for fluency purposes.

Students will work in groups of 3 in BORs to produce their own The Traveller blog about a place they know quite well and write a similar description. (20 minutes) Learners will publish their text on a Google Doc for the rest of the class. ICQs: Are you writing a description of a place? How many minutes? Time for observing their work and checking mistakes or good use of the language for giving feedback later.

Publishing and Feedback (8-10 minutes) • To allow learners to share their text and get feedback on the contents and language of their written production.

Students will do a peer evaluation with a checklist. Alternatively, they can give a rating on Padlet. - Introduces the place and location - Describes how the place looks by using a variety of adjectives - Mention places to eat - Explain activities to do there, by using imperatives. Students will vote for the best post in their group, and decide what place to visit. The teacher will conduct feedback on language in the Delayed Error Correction (DEC).

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