LESSON PLAN

Subject : English

Grade : XII

Material : Announcement

Skill : Writing

Time : 2 x 40 minutes

1. STANDARD COMPETENCE
To express meanings in formal and informal short functional texts in the form of
announcement, advertisement, letter using written language accurately, fluently, and acceptably
in daily life context.

2. BASIC COMPETENCE
To express meanings in formal and informal short functional texts in the form of
announcement, advertisement, letter using written language accurately, fluently, and acceptably
in daily life context.

3. INDICATOR

1. To mention the content of an announcement.

2. To mention the parts of an announcement.
3. To mention the grammar of an announcement.
4. To mention the vocabulary of an announcement.
5. To write a communicative announcement using suitable words or phrases.
6. To write a communicative announcement using suitable tenses.

4. OBJECTIVE

After the lesson:

 being given a text of announcement, the students are able to mention the content correctly.
 being given a text of announcement, the students are able to mention the parts correctly.
 being given a text of announcement, the students are able to mention the grammar used
correctly.
 being given a text of announcement, the students are able to mention the vocabulary used
correctly.
 being given some clues, the students are able to write announcements using suitable words
or phrases communicatively.
 being given some clues, the students are able to write announcements using suitable tenses
communicatively.
5. APPROACH/TECHNIQUE
Approach : Task Based Language Learning

6. MATERIALS
Announcement is something said, written, or printed to make known what has happened or (more
often) what will happen.
An announcement can also say as something that someone says officially, giving information
about something in order to be known by the public.
We usually find the announcement in TV, radio, newspaper, and wall magazine.
The Sentences of Announcement usually use simple present tense or simple Future tense often
enticement.

1. Simple Present Tense 2. Simple Future tense

Formula: Formula:
Subject (I , You, We, They) + infinitive Subject + shall/will + infinitive
Examples: Examples:
I speak English. John will buy a new house next week. I shall
You sing a song. go to Surabaya tomorrow.
Subject (He, She, I t) + infinitive + -s/-es We shall do the best in our life.
Examples:
He passes the Physics exam well.
She buys a kilo of sugar. Notes: For simple future tense will is used for
It makes you to be someone different. subject (He, She, It).
Meanwhile, shall is used for subject (I, We).

In writing an announcement, keep the following points:

a. Opening, The title/type of event;
b. Content, the purpose of the announcement
c. Date/time, place;
d. Who is the writer and for whom the announcement is;
e. Contact person

7. ACTIVITIES
1). Pre Activity (20 minutes)
 Greeting
 Checking the students’ attendance.
 Conducting brainstorming by asking the students questions.
Ok, everybody “Do you know when our school celebrate its birthday?”
“Anybody like dancing?”
“What will our school do to make every student know that there will be a poetry
reading competition?”
“So what is the communicative purpose of a text of announcement?”
 Informing the students about the goal of the lesson.
 Showing the example of announcement in the form of picture
 Telling about the objectives of the lesson
 2). Whilts-Activity (50 minutes)

a. Finding out
 The teacher distributes an example of a written announcement to the students.
 Asking students to find out the meaning of the difficult word in the dictionary in pair
 The teacher asks the students some questions related to the content of the given text.
 The teacher asks the students to identify the parts that should be available in an announcement.
 Through the teacher’s assistance, the students mention the parts of the announcement.
 The teacher asks the students to identify the tenses used in the given text.

b. Practicing

 The teacher asks the students to make an announcement based on the given clues.
 The students make an announcement based on the given clues.
 The teacher monitors the students while they are working to facilitate them whenever they
need help.

c. Publishing
 The teacher asks one of the students to write down his work on the board.
 The teacher asks the students to give comments on their friends’ work.
.
3. Post Activity (10 minutes)
 The teacher asks the students questions about what they have done
 The teacher gives comments on the learning and teaching process.
 The teacher asks the students to look for announcement from any resources, such as
magazines, internet, etc.

8. ASSESSMENT

LOST

A black bird flew away from its coop. It is my sister’s beloved pet.
Please contact me at 08114325675 ( GHANI) or my sister, Gina 08112546754
Prize for returning. Thanks

1. Who wrote the announcement?

2. Which statement is correct based on the text?
a. There will be a reward for someone who returns the bird
b. There will be a prize for someone who takes the bird
c. There will be no gratitude at all from the writer
d. There will be a bird as a prize for the finder.
Worksheet

Announcement

To celebrate its 32nd anniversary, our school will hold a poetry reading competition
 Participants : the representatives of the class (2 students - 1 boy and 1 girl) in our school.
 Place : Aula SMAN 1 Srengat Blitar
 Date/time : August 10th -12th, 2012, at 8.00 a. m - 1.00 p. m
 Prizes : I Rp. 2.000.000,-
II Rp. 1.500.000,-
III Rp. 1.000.000,-
Please join us!
For more information, contact Rahma, Class XII Science-4, or David, Class XII Social Science-2.
Blitar, July 1st, 2012
Board of School Committee

2.

Write an announcement about your school program to go a camping during a school holiday.
The announcement includes:
1. the date of the camping : June 24th-25th, 2012
2. the destination : Maliran Camping Ground
3. the things brought : clothes, kitchen utensils, tents
4. the departure : 1.00 p.m
5. the means of transportation : rent car
6. the travel expenses : Rp 50.000
7. the city where the announcement is made : Blitar
8. the date when the announcement is made : June 18th, 2012
9. the chief of the program : Dwi Wahyu Hadi Santoso
Add other information if necessary.