Elisabeth Elisabeth

paragraph writing
B1 level

Description

In this lesson, sts learn paragraph writing. They activate world-knowledge and specific vocabulary related to the topic of "globalisation". Next, they focus on the title of the opinion essay and organize findings into different sections. This is followed by drafting topic / supporting / and concluding sentences for paragraphs. Finally, sts peer check their drafts, redraft and edit their texts.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • sts learn to activate prior knowledge, to focus on a particular problem-solving task, to draft specific sentences to introduce paragraphs, provide evidence and conclude an idea

Subsidiary Aims

  • sts learn to draft and redraft specific sentences, to critically evaluate each other's writing, to rewrite in order to improve language and message.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

sts brainstorm prior knowledge by passing papers from one group of three to another and adding to a mindmap. The mindmap has got 3 branches: global communication forms, communication problems and dangers, communication in the future.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading/listening

Sts are provided with a problem-solving Task: they discuss pros and contras of global communication

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

sts scan previously read articles and identify language related to their topic. they funnel down the large bulk of vocabulary to a list of 20 words to be used in the writing Tasks. sts meet the specific terms of topic supporting and concluding senteces and their characteristics: concise and catchy to fulfill their functions within the paragraph. T provides sts with example sentences to model upcoming writing activities.

Productive Task(s) (20 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

sts practice writing topic sentences, providing evidence for claims made in topic sentences and summing up gist in concluding sentences. they critically evaluate each other's sentences, At this stage, they focus on content rather than on language in order to become aware of the importance of the message. sts will need a lot of paper for drafting and redrafting, for peer-correction, for shifting and reshifting ideas.

Feedback and Error Correction (8-10 minutes) • To provide feedback on students' production and use of language

After final redrafting sts will focus on accuracy of language and give peer-feedback on clarity of expression and specific vocabulary. T will assist sts in finding specific and topic related terms in the TB's texts. T advises sts to use pencils for marking structural or lexical inaccuracies.

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