Writing feeback lesson
B2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review and feedback on the structural elements of opinion essay
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice of formal grammatical structures and vocabulary in the context of opinion essay writing
Procedure (55-75 minutes)
The instructor will ask students to brainstorm and share with the whole class te main elements of opinion essays. She will also provide them with a sample opinion essay question, merely to spark a brief discussion and make a comparison between an opinion essay and a problem-solution one. Opinion essay: Some people are of the opinion that children should be rewarded for good behaviour. Others think they should be punished for bad behaviour. Discuss both views and give your personal opinion and reasons. problem and solution: What are the problems associated with integrating too much technology in educational institutons and what solutions do you suggest?
The instructor will share the essay both on the smart-board and give a hard copy to each pair of students. She explains the task that is outlining a detailed structure of the sample essay and making the necessary corrections. The students are then encouraged to walk in the class and compar and contrast their corrections and suggestions with their peers. Then the instructor nominate a few of the students to share the problems they have detected with the class as well as their solutions/suggestions.
The instructor will share a worksheet with students, where a number of phrases with grammatical mistakes, awaiting corrections. The students are then expected to find between 8 and 10 other grammatical mistkes in the text and provide corrections. They may then walk around and tale notice of their peer's samples they may have missed. the instructor makes note of the most-commonly missed errors on the board, inviting volunteers to share the correct form(s).
The instructor shares a worksheet with students containing chunks of the essay with underlined terms, where the students are instructed to provide at least one synonym. This activity is done in pairs. The teacher then elicits sample responses, making a note of the less common ones on the board.
The instructor shares a rubric with students, who are expected to evaluate the same essay based on the criteria. This stage provides the students with the opportunity to review all the feedback session stages. In the future lessons they may make mental references to this experience and be able to write more effective essays. At the end of the evaluation process, the instructor invites some volunteers to share their evaluation and justification with the whole class, forming a very brief discussion to conclude the lesson.