TP7: Writing
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To introduce and provide practice of writing a (short) postcard.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide vocabulary practice in the context of touristic places
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To provide clarification of subordinating conjunctions
Procedure (31-44 minutes)
Students will look at pictures of touristic places such as the following. I will ask CCQs such as: - Mannot, have you ever been to this place? - Victor, do you recognize this place? - Do you know where this is located? If necessary at the end I will reveal the names and locations of the touristic places.
I will show students a very simple postcard and elicit language through CCQs such as: - What kind of text is this? (a postcard) - What do you use it for? - Have you ever written one? if necessary I will use additional CCQs as mentioned in my possible problems and solutions. I will point out fixed chunks in the postcard such as "Yesterday I went to the Statue of Liberty", "I'm seeing lots of different places". underlining the moveable chunk to guide students through a frame-and-slot pattern. Afterwards, I will ask CCQs such as: - Am I talking about past events? Yes - Am I talking about things I'm doing right now? - Am I talking about things I plan to do? This will allow them to understand that we can use different tenses in a postcard. Finally, I will ask students CCQs about the layout: How does it start? What goes in the middle? What is at the end?
In Jamboard, students will work in pairs to match the layout with the different parts of the postcard. Afterwards there will be OCFB.
I will show a postcard with subordinating conjunctions. After circling the coordinating conjunctions I will explain the use for them. I will circle informal language such as the greeting "Hi mom!", the word "gonna" the farewell "Love Amy XOXO". I will ask CCQs to help them realize that postcards are informal such as: - Who is she writing to? - Would you write a postcard to your boss? - What do these words have in common? - Does this sound formal or informal? Students might be confused about instructions in final stages working on the peer check. Because of this, I will include the checklist on the writing template and include labels to help students remember. Use of ICQs before heading to breakout rooms such as: - Who is going to write here? (zoom in on writing template) - What goes here? (zoom in on blank space for the picture) - Who is going to complete this? (zoom in on checklist)
Students will work in Google Sheets (writing template) to make their postcards and do a peer review through a checklist along with their suggestions. The postcard must be at least 75 words.