Stage /Time Content Teaching/Learning Activities Rationale

Set 1. Teacher greets and asks students 1. To get students to warm up and
induction Whole class activity about their weekend activities. prepared for today’s lesson.
5 minutes 2. To generate students ideas teacher just 2. To generate discussion and to refresh
talk about the basic procedure for writing. students’ prior knowledge.
1. Teacher asks students to sit in groups of 1. To encourage students to work in
Step 1 Group work four people. group.
15 minutes 2. Teacher gives a picture guided 2. To introduce students to the topic and
(storyboard) composition essay worksheet generate students idea.
to every group. 3. To refresh students’ prior knowledge
3. Teacher asks students to brainstorm and on the topic and to encourage students
find a good conclusion and title for the creativity.
story. 4. To monitor and guide students during
4. Teacher moves from group to group and the group work.
monitors students work.
1. Teacher picks students randomly to 1. To exchange ideas with students about
Step 2 Whole class activity summarize the story that they had the story.
10 minutes discussed. 2. To encourage students to speak and
2. Ask students opinion on the story and share opinions.
writes them on the whiteboard.
1. Teacher summarizes the day’s lesson. 1. To summarize the content of the
Closure Whole class activity 2. Teacher asks students to write an essay lesson.
 5 minutes based on the storyboard as homework.
3. Teacher writes a proverb on the
whiteboard and explains it to students.
4. Teacher asks students to write it in their
workbook.
2. To check students’ writing ability.
3. To expose students to proverbs and
end the lesson with a moral value.

DATE: 21st July 2008

TIME: 8.10am – 8.45am

FORM: 3 IKHLAS

NO. OF STUDENTS: 37

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: Lower Intermediate

TOPIC: Guided Composition (Picture Series)

CURRICULUM SPECIFICATION:

OBJECTIVES: GENERAL:

By the end of the lesson students will learn to write guided essay.

SPECIFIC:

1. To generate discussion and brainstorm.

2. To allow students to state their understanding on the topic.

3. To encourage students to work in group and co-operate.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Students already know the format of writing essay.

TEACHING AIDS: Marker pen, Whiteboard, Worksheet

MORAL VALUES: Not selfish and sharing knowledge. Cooperate in group work.