PPT - Planning and Teaching a Writing Lesson

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Planning and Teaching a Writing

Lesson

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Sharing experiences

Share your experiences on how you

prepare to teach a writing lesson.

What are the steps / procedures

taken before teaching , while teaching

and after teaching.

Bring in the idea of a lesson plan .2


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Why is lesson planning important

Gives the teacher the opportunity to weigh thevarious options available and make choices

before the lesson is carried out in class.

Lesson plan acts as a route map that provides

teachers with a platform to think about the

sequence of activities and materials that can be

brought into the classroom.

Planning enables the teacher to prepare the

required materials for implementing the lesson.3


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Why is lesson planning important

helps the teacher work out what is to

be done before the teaching/learning

process takes place in the classroom.

A lesson plan acts as a record of the

work done.

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Factors in lesson planning

What factors wouldyou consider when

writing a lesson plan ?

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Teachers knowledge of the students

Who they are-What they bring

Teachers knowledge of the syllabusInstitutional requirements

ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE

SKILLS

LANGUAGE

TYPE

SUBJECT &

CONTENT

THE INSTITUTIONS AND ITS RESRICTIONS

THE PLAN

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Factors to bear when planning a lesson

The objectives Students characteristics

Previous knowledge

Tasks

Materials

Language requirements of the task

Time

Amount of teacher pupil participation

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Stages of the writing lesson

Pre-Writing (presentation)

Writing (practice)

Production

What is the function of each of the stages above ?

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LESSON OBJECTIVES

Objectives must be:

Explicit

Clear Accurate

Match the ability of the

students in the class In accordance with the chosen

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The Components of Objectives

1. An active verb

2. Criteria for performance

3. A description of theconditions under which the

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Active Verbs

Choice of verb is crucial- learninginferred from behaviour

Verb must describe observable &

measurable behaviour

Objectives will tell students exactly

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Criteria for performance

Objectives describe the level of performance theteacher expect from his students.

Eg. To discuss a topic- how many points must theyinclude; what will be the length of their answer; isthere a particular order to present their ideas

Should determine the quality of studentsresponses

Will help students prepare & teacher to plan histeaching

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Description of Condition

helps the teacher to plan

his/her instructional activities

the means of assessment

helps student to prepare

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Verbs use in Behavioural Objectives at six

levels of Blooms Taxonomy

Level of learning Acceptable Verbs

Knowledge define, distinguish,

identify, recall, recognise

Comprehension conclude, demonstrate, rephrasedraw, differentiate, predict, reorder

Application apply, classify, use, develop,

organize, transfer, employ, relate

Analysis analyze, categorize, detect

compare, contrast, deduceSynthesis combine, modify, specify, tell

write, produce, derive, formulate

Evaluation argue, assess, judge, standardize

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Sample behavioural objective

Behavioural Objectives:At the end of the lesson pupils should be

able to:

i. exchange greetings with one another.

ii. read and understand simple texts.

iii. match 8 out of 10 phrases to pictures.

iv. answer 80% of the comprehension questionscorrectly

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Task

Work in groups to prepare a complete lesson on

writing for any one of the year

(workshop).

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Steps for planning a lesson

Decide on what to teach

Choose a target group (year and student type) Choose a theme and topic to be taught

Choose a language skill and grammar content to be

taught

Decide on the general and specific aims of the lesson Decide on the staging of the lesson

Decide on the activities for each stage

decisions on activities will include type of activity,

teaching aids, output expected, type of modality

(individual/group/pair) procedure

infuse thinking skills, moral values, and other integrated

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Lesson Outline

Theme :

Topic :Main skill :

Integrated skill

Learning Outcomes :

Specific Skills :Specific Objectives :

Grammar item :

Vocabulary :

Teaching aids :

Educational emphasis :

Moral Values :

Previous Knowledge :

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SAMPLE LESSON

Lets look at a sample lesson plan for writing .

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Reflective Thinking

Able to evaluate personal strengths andweaknesses

Able to relate action to consequence in actionstaken

Able to relate action to consequence to infer

Able to predict the result of an action based on

evidence and plan follow-up activity

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Reflection

Written Notes

Displays maturity in critical reflection in self

evaluation

Able to take remedial action

Able to visualize development and improvement

of personal quality

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Attitudeand

Character

Self Image Consideration Role model Professionalism

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Workshop

Task : Teachers are divided into groups of threeand are asked to develop a writing lesson plan

using the three stages ; Pre Writing, Writing

And Production.

Teachers team teach the lesson (micro teaching )

Evaluation.

Micro Teaching/presentation

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