Nadine Nadine

LP Nadine
Intermediate level level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the genre analysis and useful language of an argumentative essay through the model approach. Students also practice writing and reading for gist skills.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide process and product writing practice of an argumentative essay in the context of Reality TV shows

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide practicing reading for gist sub-skill.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students. To test the students' schematic knowledge.

T starts by personalization by talking about her favourite TV show as a good entertainment for her. T asks ss: Who likes watching TV programs here? What do you usually watch and why? T divides ss in pairs and tells them to discuss these questions with each other. Instructions: You have one minute. ICQs: Are you writing anything? (No) Ss talk together while t is monitoring and taking notes.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of production expected in coming tasks through reading, and let ss to figure out the layout.

T sets the context first to generate interest in the text and help ss to prepare to read (for gist). T provides the ss with a genuine model of an argumentative essay as a reading task. T gives instructions about a reading for gist task to answer after skimming the text. T provides the ss with an OCF.

Genre Analysis and Useful Language (15-18 minutes) • To highlight and clarify the genre analysis and the useful language for coming productive tasks

By still providing the ss with the model of the argumentative essay, T elicits all possible answers to highlight and clarify the genre analysis first. T elicits the useful language and completes by demonstrating the rest of the features that are not obtained by eliciting. T uses some questions to facilitate the elicitation. T provides ss with a written record on the board.

Productive Task (15-17 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

T asks ss to write in pairs an argumentative essay about the following topic "should college be free?" T gives ss time to brainstorm first after discussing some main ideas with them. T focuses on using the written record during writing to facilitate the task. T sets 15 min for ss to finish the task. T monitors, takes notes and focuses on the weak ss to provide extra help in a very sensitive and appropriate way.

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

T asks ss to swap their essays to provide them with further opportunity for peer teaching or learning. T discusses the notes she has taken while monitoring in an OCF. T writes some sentences on the board for correction if needed. T writes good sentences on the board and praises the ss to strengthen their confidence.

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