MARMARA UNIVERSITY

ATATURK FACULTY OF EDUCATION

DEPARMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

YDIO 3106 TEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS 2

DR. PINAR ERSİN
FINAL PROJECT 2
(THE WRITING LESSON PLAN)

EZGİ BÜYÜKDAĞ 101016102 3-A

KAMİLE AKKAYA 101016075 3-A

Gmail:
ezgibuyukdag1997@gmail.com kamile.akkaya98@gmail.com

2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR / SPRING SEMESTER

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Spring 2020
YDIO3106 3-A
THE WRITING LESSON PLAN
INSTRUCTOR: Ezgi DATE:
TIME: 45 +
BÜYÜKDAĞ 10.05 Number Of Students: 30
45 Mins.
Kamile AKKAYA 2020

Recent Topic Work: FESTIVALS

Recent Language Work: WRITING
( Comparison and Contrast Essay)

Descriptions of the students& proficiency level:

Students’ ages change between 14 and 18. They are high school learners in state school. Their
proficiency level is (B2) upper intermediate. Their native language is Turkish. Their general
goals are academically oriented.

ASSIGNMENT:
The teacher asks the students to form groups of 5. T then asks them to create a festival
using their imagination and creativity. One person from each group shares the festival idea
they created on the Padlet wall. The festival, which gets the most votes from the students, is
held every year by class.
OBJECTIVES.

1. Students will be able to produce writing at an efficent rate of speed to suit the
purpose.
2. Students will be able to infer context that is not explicit by using background
knowledge.
3. Students will be able to develop and use battery writing strategies such as accurately
assesing the audience’s interpretation, using prewriting devices, writing with
fluency in the first drafts, using paraphrases and synonyms, and soliciting peer and
instructor feedback, and using feedback for revising and editing.
4. Students will be able to convey links and connections between events and
communicate such relations as main idea, supporting idea, new information,
generalization, given information and exemplicication.
5. Students will be able to use acceptable grammatical systems (e.g., tense, agreement,
pluralization, spelling), patterns and rules.

6. Students will be able to accomplish appropriately communicative functions

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according to situations, participants, and goals.

7. Students will be able to use facial features, kinesics, body lang, and other nonverbal
clues along with verbal language to convey meanings.
Adapted from Harmer, J. (2007). How to teach English. Person, Essex: Longman. P.161,163
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WHILE- READING STAGE

3 Students will be able to The teacher tells the students that they will start writing an essay Students may Appendix A
convey links and on this subject today. Then, T asks the students what is essay, have trouble (The
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connections between how to write, if they have an idea. It gives students an example producing Reading
M events and of essay written in comparison and contrast (Appendix B). The ideas and stop T-SS Text)

in communicate such teacher asks the students to read essay and discuss how to write. writing at SS-
Appendix B
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(An Example
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After the students learnt how to write an essay, the teacher asks SS- of Essay)
information, them
the student to choose two festival they like according the reading SS
generalization, given additional Appendix C
text and the teacher asks them to write an comparison and
information and time to do (Guideline
contrast essay about these festivals for the reader to analyze the
exemplicication. more research For Writing
differences and similarities between the two festivals. The
to generate The
teacher gives students an outline of how comparison and contrast
ideas and Comparison
essay is written (Appendix C). Thus, students can compare with
encourages and
guideline which they prepare earlier. The teacher tells the
them to write. Contrast
students that you will share them on your own blogs for your
Essay’)

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POST-
20 Students will be able to After writing process and grading is over, Ss are expected
Min to choose a festival, and discuss whether this festival damage
accomplish appropriately
s people and environment or not. They are asked to choose
communicative functions
different festivals, for this reason; T asks Ss what they want to
WRIT
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A

Interesting Festivals around the World

Festivals have been organized for thousands of years. A festival is an event

celebrated by a particular community, or the entire country, and it is centered on
some particular tradition.

Most, but not all festivals serve to provide entertainment to the participants, so
they tend to be complemented with music or dance. The majority of festivals are
religious or based on folklore.

Holi India
One of the oldest Indian festivals Holi is celebrated as
a symbol of good over evil, the arrival of spring and
the end of winter. Also known as the Festival of
Colors, this event lasts for a night and a day, starting
in the evening of a Full Moon Day, normally in
February or March.

Holi celebrations begin with a performance of religious

rituals in front of a big bonfire, hoping that the prayers
will destroy the internal evil. In the morning, people smear each other with colors, using
powder, water guns and water-filled balloons. Holi has become so popular that it is also
celebrated in other Southeast Asian countries.

Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Brazil

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is the biggest

carnival in the world, dating back to 1723. With
more than 2 million people on the streets every
single day, this carnival parade offers a real
spectacle. Held just before Lent starts, the festival
officially lasts from Friday night until Wednesday
morning, but many Brazilians continue celebrating
for a few days more. A typical parade includes
happy revelers, colorful floats, as well as performances by samba schools – groups of
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local people dancing. The most famous dance is, of course, samba, a traditional Brazilian
dance influenced by African traditions. Each year, the Queen of the Carnival and up to
two princesses are pronounced publicly.

Pingxi Lantern Festival Taiwan

Having started in 1990, this is a relatively young festival,

celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the
lunar calendar, at the very end of the Chinese New Year.
Inspired by traditional folklore, this ceremony lasts whole
night, when thousands of sky lanterns light over the
Pingxi District in Taiwan. The lanterns are released to
ward off the evil and let people know the town is safe.

The main lanterns are always over ten meters tall and they normally reflect Chinese
zodiac signs. Each of them has its own theme music, which makes the whole
performances even more magical. In addition to the main lanterns, there are also
hundreds of smaller ones, usually carried by children. These lanterns portray images of
historical figures or a specific theme.

La Tomatina Spain

The biggest tomato fight you will ever see happens

every year on the last Wednesday of August in Bunol
near Valencia, Spain. Since 1945, La Tomatina
participants have traditionally been throwing
tomatoes at each other purely for entertainment
purposes.

History suggests that the event started by accident

– by youngsters attending the Gigantes y Cabezudos festival with enormous figures with
big heads. They grabbed some tomatoes from a nearby stall and threw them at one of
the giant figures who accidentally fell down. The next year, these same young people
came back with their own tomatoes and started a tomato fight. Today, La Tomatina is so
popular that tomatoes are delivered in big trucks for thousands of people from all over
the world

Sources: https://www.really-learn-english.com/english-reading-comprehension-interesting-festivals.html
https://kid101.com/things-to-do-in-san-antonio-this-weekend-28-30-april-2017/rio-festival-1/
https://kid101.com/things-to-do-in-san-antonio-this-weekend-28-30-april-2017/rio-festival-1/
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https://www.pinterest.ch/pin/423408802456778393/

APPENDIX B
An Example Essay ‘comparison and contrast’
Parenting Roles
Being a parent is a hard issue in which both mothers and fathers have several
responsibilities when they bring up their children. Each parent plays an important role
in the development of their children’s character. Even though there are a number of
differences between a mother’s role and a father’s role in raising a child, there are
striking similarities as well.
When children are raised a mother’s role differs from a father’s role in terms of
attitudes. Initially, emotions are showing some dissimilarities in fathers and mothers.
While mothers are more patient, fathers can get angry suddenly. For instance, when
babies are born, generally mothers are interested in them. Even so, fathers cannot put up
with their crying or other problems. Furthermore, understanding includes some
dissimilarities between the mother and the father. Whereas children can share their
ideas or some mistakes with their mothers easily, they are timid when they try to
explain something to their fathers.
On the other hand, there are some differences between a mothers’ role and fathers’ role
in raising children, they also have some similarities. To start with, not only mother’s but
also fathers love their children. They do not show any differences as love is a strong
affection that does not change according to gender. In addition, mothers have insight
which protects their children all the time, like fathers. Mothers protect their children in
the house. Similarly, fathers protect them from exterior dangers. In brief, mothers and
fathers share the same roles when children are brought up in terms of love and
protection.

To sum up, there are both similar and different aspects of a mother’s role and a father’s
role in raising their children. Both mothers and fathers have tasks and responsibilities in
raising children; therefore, they should contribute equally to the child’s life.

Source: https://writing.itu.edu.tr/Student_Compare_Contrast_Essay_Samples.pdf
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APPENDIX C
‘Guideline For Writing The Comparison and Contrast Essay’

1. Introduction
 Brief background information on Festivals
 Outline of two (or more) things being compared or contrasted
 Purpose for making the comparison / contrast/ Thesis statement
2. Body paragraphs
 paragraph 1
1. Topic sentence outlining first similarity
2. Sentences giving explanations and providing evidence to
support topic sentence
3. Concluding sentence – link to next paragraph
 paragraph 2
1. Topic sentence outlining second similarity
2. Sentences giving explanations and providing evidence to back
topic sentence
3. Concluding sentence – link to next paragraph
3. Following body paragraphs
 Transition words (in contrast, on the other hand)
1. Topic sentence outlining first difference
2. Sentences giving explanations and providing evidence to
support topic sentence
3. These follow the same structure for as many items or aspects as
you need to compare/contrast
4. Conclusion
 Restatement of the main purpose for the comparison / contrast
 Summary of the main similarities and differences
 Recommendation about suitability of compared items for purpose (if
requirement of assessment task)
 Overall conclusion
Source: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/vccs-enf102-17fa/chapter/text-types-of-essays-and-
suggested-structures/
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APPENDIX D

‘Guideline For Peer and Teacher Feedbacks’

Writing Checklist – Compare Contrast Essay

Introduction
 In your compare and contrast essay, use a couple sentences to introduce the two items
that you are going to compare and contrast.
 Did you introduce the topics with supporting details about how they are similar and
how they are different?
 Your supporting details should include both similarities and differences for your
topics.
 Is your topic clear and interesting for the reader?

Body
 Do you have at least one paragraph for how the two topics are similar?
 Do you have at least one paragraph for how the two topics are different?
 Do you have details and facts in each of your paragraphs? Did you transition from
one paragraph to the other?
Conclusion
 Have you included the topic that you are comparing and contrasting in your conclusion
paragraph?
 Did you come to a conclusion about the items that you are comparing and contrasting?
 Make sure you summarize the key points from the compare and contrast paragraphs in
your essay.
Overall
 Does your essay include interesting facts about similarities and differences between the
topics?
 Do all your paragraphs related to the two ideas that you are comparing and contrasting?
 Have you captured the reader’s interest in the topics and left them satisfied?

This writing checklist is from www.teach-nology.com

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APPENDIX E
CODING SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING WRITTEN WORK

SOURCE:

Ferdouse, F. (2013). Learning from Mistakes: Using Correction Code to Improve Student’s Writing Skill in
English Composition Class. Stamford Journal of English, 7, 62-86.
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APPENDIX F
Grading Criteria For The Learner’s Essay

CATEGORY
Purpose & Supporting Details Points
The paper compares and contrasts items clearly. The paper points to specific examples 25
to illustrate the comparison. The paper includes only the information relevant to the
comparison.
The paper compares and contrasts items clearly, but the supporting information is 20
general. The paper includes only the information relevant to the comparison.
The paper compares and contrasts items clearly, but the supporting information is 15
incomplete. The paper may include information that is not relevant to the comparison.

The paper compares or contrasts, but does not include both. There is no supporting 10
information or support is incomplete
Points
Organization & Structure

The paper breaks the information into whole-to-whole, similarities -to-differences, or 25

point-by-point structure. It follows a consistent order when discussing the comparison.
The paper breaks the information into whole-to-whole, similarities -to-differences, or 20
point-by-point structure but does not follow a consistent order when discussing the
comparison.
The paper breaks the information into whole-to-whole, similarities -to-differences, or 15
point-by-point structure, but some information is in the wrong section. Some details are
not in a logical or expected order, and this distracts the reader.
Many details are not in a logical or expected order. There is little sense that the writing 10
is organized
Points
Transitions
The paper moves smoothly from one idea to the next. The paper uses comparison and 25
contrast transition words to show relationships between ideas. The paper uses a variety
of sentence structures and transitions.
The paper moves from one idea to the next, but there is little variety. The paper uses 20
comparison and contrast transition words to show relationships between ideas.
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15
Some transitions work well; but connections between other ideas are fuzzy

10
The transitions between ideas are unclear or non-existent.

Points
Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling (Conventions)

Writer makes no errors in grammar, punctuation or spelling that distract the reader from 25
the content.
20
Writer makes 2-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

15
Writer makes 5-6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Writer makes more than 6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the 10
content.
This criteria adabted from www.readwritethink.com
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APPENDIX G
TABOO CARDS

HOLI FESTIVAL Rio de Janeiro Pingxi Lantern

Carnival Festival
BRAZIL NEW YEAR
INDIAN
POPULAR THE EVIL
COLORS
DANCE
TAIWAN
SPRING
LENT
EVIL
FULL MOON DAY

La Tomatina Cheese Rolling RUNNING OF

Festival THE BULLS
TOMATO
ENGLAND JULY
AUGUST
ANIMAL
SPRING BANK
SPAIN
HOLIDAY GET INJURED
AUGUST SPAIN
WHITE MONDAY

Boryeong Mud The Albuquerque

International Balloon
Festival Fiesta

SOUTH KOREA HOT-AIR

SUMMER OCTOBER
COMPETITION UNITED STATES
BODY PAINTING LARGE