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Writing Sample Lesson: Summary for a Proposal

Teachers Name:

Zomnia Schott

Action Points from previous teaching:

(Based on your own reflection, and feedback from trainers
and peers, what are two things that you will try to do in this
lesson to help your own learning as a teacher?)

Level:
1.
2.

LOW INTERMEDIATE

# of Students:

25

Date:

May 26, 2015

Give Ss time to think before eliciting answers from the large group.
Maximize Ss talking time by think pair share.

What skill and content are you teaching? (Check the

main lesson focus; also provide details / list of items)
Culture
Grammar/Vocabulary
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Writing
Main Objectives:
(What do you want the Ss to be able to do with the new
material that they couldnt do before?) There might be
subsidiary objectives. Feel free to include them.

SWBAT: write a small paragraph with at least 5-8 sentences explaining a weird conduct they had recently. The story most
have an unexpected result.

Sounds like a fun and interesting topic to write about. Im sure your students will enjoy this
lesson.
Assumptions:
(What do your students already know what can they already
do in relation to todays lesson?)

They are familiar with explanatory paragraphs.

Challenges/Opportunities for Teaching:

(What will be new for your students? What aspects of the
lesson do you anticipate they might find challenging / hard?)

They will finish too fast.

Solutions for challenges:

(How will you avoid and/or address these problem areas in
your lesson?)

Asking the Ss to make funny stories with an unexpected end

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Assessment:
(How will you assess to see that Ss are ready to move on to
the next stages of the lesson or have reached the final
learning objective?)

Time:

I will know when Ss have turned in (publicized) their paragraphs about their explanations after two drafts.

Activity, Procedure/Steps- describe the essence of the activity

What will the Teacher say/do? What will the ss hopefully say and do?

Writing Process:

Focus: S;
S-S; T;
T-S

Materials/Aids
VAKT

Purpose/What part
of Raimes chart?

1. Activity or task: Introductory questions

4

Activating
Schema

Teacher:

Students:

T will offer a question and ask Ss to answer

it in small groups

Ss get in small groups

T-S

Ss discuss the topics in pairs

S-S

Q: Have something happen to you that had an

unexpected result?
Clarify the meaning of unexpected

Ss offer some ideas to the group

Auditory

To get the Ss thinking

about what they
already know related
to the lesson.

Its good to see you starting with

small group conversations to
help students start thinking about
the theme for this writing class.

2. Activity or task: Preparation for writing

6

Brainstorming

Teacher:

Students:

T introduces the topic: "You showed a weird

behavior recently, and you must now explain to
someone what happened. The story must have
an unexpected result.

Ss listen to the objective of the lesson.

The list of topics is at the end of this page.

T
Writers process
Audience

Ss read the situation they will have to

explain.

Im thinking that the list of topics is too

Ss take a moment to think about what they
long for the amount of time you have
want to submit.
and for students to decide on
something. My suggestion would be to Ss silently fill out the mind map.

Tactile
Visual
Handout

Purpose
Content

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make this list shorter so that it isnt

overwhelming and time consuming to
read.
Teacher hands in the topics. They can change for
a situation that happened to them, if they want.
T gives a moment for students to think about the
story they would like to make.

Word Choice
Ss pair up and talk about their objects,
asking each other questions.
Ss work individually in silence to add any
more information that has come up during
their conversation.

SS

Auditory

T hands out a mind map for Ss to organize their

ideas.
T pairs up the Ss and talk about their story so far.
T encourages the students to share their stories to
get more details
T asks the Ss to reflect on their notes and see if
they can add more information about their object
Writing:
1st Draft
10
Focus on Content

3. Activity or task: 1st Draft

Teacher:

Students:

T asks some Ss about the stories they will write

about.

Ss call out their stories.

T tells Ss to write their stories and to not worry

about making mistakes. They will include the
information they brainstormed in the previous
stage.

Ss work individually to write their

paragraph.

TS

Content
Visual

4. Activity or task: Peer Editing

Organization

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Peer editing
Focus on content
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Revising

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Teacher:

Student:

T tells Ss to switch papers with partner.

Ss switch papers with their partners.

Ss have to
1. Underline the part you like best and
write why you like it.
2. Write 1-2 questions for exploration

Ss read and underline.

Ss read and write 1-2 questions.

Some students might need

more detailed instructions
besides 1-2 questions for
exploration. In case they do, I
would suggest having
something ready.

S S

Visual
Tactile

Content
Organization

Handout
Writers Process
Ss read their comments and ask for any
clarification.

SS

Word Choice

T tells Ss to return summaries. T gives Ss time to

read what was written and clarify anything that
their peers wrote.

Writing:
2nd Draft
7
Focus on content

Publishing
8

5. Activity or task: 2nd Draft

Teacher:
T tells Ss to add new information to original
draft.

Students:
Ss re-write their first draft and include
additional information from the peer-editing.

Writers Process
S

Visual
Tactile

6. Activity or task: Grab 'n' Read

Teacher:
T tell Ss to pass the draft to another Ss whenever
she claps her hands. (At least two times). Then
Ss recover their drafts.
T tell Ss to choose is their favorite one and why

This sounds like an efficient way of

getting students to share their writing
pieces in a short amount of time.
Good!

Students:
Ss write their comments in the paper.
Ss choose which one they liked best in
pairs or small groups

S
SS
T - Ss

Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Tactile

Content
Word Choice

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