Lesson Plan #10 - Writing

Narrative: students come from various different backgrounds and speak different languages. They have a variety of educational levels in their native language.

Rationale: students need to learn how to write a short essay or paragraphs using correct grammar, punctuation, words, and spelling.

Goal: students will be able to use target language in writing assignments and journal entries.

Objectives:

-       Students will be able to respond to the reading passage and identify the main idea of the story.

-       Students will be able to complete the sentences about the story.

-       Students will be able to put the words in order to form a proper sentence.

-       Students will be able to tell the story using words provided.

-       Students will be able to find the meaning of the phrases found in the story.

-       Students will be able to write a simple letter (2-3 paragraphs) including asking questions and giving advice.

Materials: “We Are New York” study guide

Procedure:

1.     Introduction (30 minutes): teacher explains students about things they might want to do in New York. Teacher passes around the story about “the wedding” from We Are New York study guide. Students read the story and make a note of vocabulary words and main idea.

2.     Presentation (10 minutes): teacher explains the words students might not be familiar with and tells the story in brief. Students take turns to add comments and ask questions about the story.

3.     Practice (45 minutes): students complete the sentences about the story. Students put the words in order to create a proper sentence. Students use the words provided on the study guide to tell a friend about “the wedding.” Students write a simple letter of advice using correct grammar and sentence structures.

4.     Application (20 minutes): teacher reviews some students’ letter and asks the class to add, remove, move, and substitute words/phrases/sentences.

5.     Closure (20 minutes): students read out loud their letter to the whole class and their classmates are allowed to state their opinion after they hear the letter.

6.     Final Exam (60 minutes): cumulative

Evaluation:

-       Teacher assesses students’ ability to identify main idea and vocabulary words.

-       Teacher evaluates students’ ability to write sentences using appropriate tenses.

-       Teacher evaluates students’ ability to write a short essay (writing a letter) using correct grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.

-       Teacher evaluates students’ ability to revise their piece of writing.