Planning and Teaching a Writing Lesson

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 .
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Why is lesson planning important

Gives the teacher the opportunity to weigh the

various 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
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required materials for implementing the lesson.

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.

Factors in lesson planning

What factors would you 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 syllabus Institutional requirements
ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE TYPE SUBJECT & CONTENT

THE INSTITUTIONS AND ITS RESRICTIONS

THE PLAN
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What a teacher should know .

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 Sequence and grading of activities

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 curriculum specification
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The Components of Objectives

1. An active verb 2. Criteria for performance 3. A description of the conditions under which the learning will be assessed

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Active Verbs
Choice of verb is crucial- learning

inferred from behaviour

Verb must describe observable &

measurable behaviour
Objectives will tell students exactly

what the teacher expects

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Criteria for performance

Objectives describe the level of performance the

teacher expect from his students. Eg. To discuss a topic- how many points must they include; what will be the length of their answer; is there a particular order to present their ideas
Should determine the quality of students

responses
Will help students prepare & teacher to plan his

teaching
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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 Knowledge
Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
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Acceptable Verbs define, distinguish, identify, recall, recognise conclude, demonstrate, rephrase draw, differentiate, predict, reorder apply, classify, use, develop, organize, transfer, employ, relate analyze, categorize, detect compare, contrast, deduce combine, modify, specify, tell write, produce, derive, formulate argue, assess, judge, standardize validate, decide, appraise,

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 questions correctly

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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 skills
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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 and

weaknesses Able to relate action to consequence in actions taken 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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Attitude and Character

Self Image

Consideration

Role model

Professionalism

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Workshop
Task : Teachers are divided into groups of three

and 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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