This lesson plan focuses on teaching English to a Form 4 class. The theme is health and environment, with the topic being nature reserves. The main skills are writing and reading. Students will learn descriptive language for places and persuasive techniques. They will analyze writing examples that attract readers. For the main task, students will plan and write their own articles describing a nature reserve, focusing on structure and key details. Their writing will be peer reviewed. The lesson aims to explain main ideas and arguments in writing while recognizing text features through examples.
This lesson plan focuses on teaching English to a Form 4 class. The theme is health and environment, with the topic being nature reserves. The main skills are writing and reading. Students will learn descriptive language for places and persuasive techniques. They will analyze writing examples that attract readers. For the main task, students will plan and write their own articles describing a nature reserve, focusing on structure and key details. Their writing will be peer reviewed. The lesson aims to explain main ideas and arguments in writing while recognizing text features through examples.
This lesson plan focuses on teaching English to a Form 4 class. The theme is health and environment, with the topic being nature reserves. The main skills are writing and reading. Students will learn descriptive language for places and persuasive techniques. They will analyze writing examples that attract readers. For the main task, students will plan and write their own articles describing a nature reserve, focusing on structure and key details. Their writing will be peer reviewed. The lesson aims to explain main ideas and arguments in writing while recognizing text features through examples.
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LESSON: 86 TIME: FORM/CLASS: 4 Choose an item. DURATION: 60 minutes Choose an item. THEME: Health and Environment TOPIC: MOTHER NATURE (UNIT 7) RESOURCES: FOCUS SKILLS: Writing 13 Textbook page 103 Descriptive language describing places; language of persuasion; rhetorical LANGUAGE/ iTHiNK MAPS: questions GRAMMAR FOCUS: Choose an item. Choose an item. Main Skill: Writing 4.1 Communicate intelligibly through print and digital media on CROSS CURRICULAR ELEMENTS: familiar topics CONTENT Environmental STANDARD/S: Sustainability Complementary Skill: Reading 3.1 Understand a variety of text by using a range of appropriate LEARNING DOMAIN: reading strategies to construct meaning Create Main Skill: Writing 4.1.3 Explain the main points of an idea or argument ASSESSMENT: (Kandungan Asas) Written Exercise LEARNING STANDARD/S: Complementary Skill: Reading MORAL VALUES: 3.1.6 Recognise with support typical features at word, Environmental cleanliness sentence and text levels of an increased range of genres ( Kandungan Pelengkap) Main Writing By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to explain the main points of an idea or argument LEARNING Complementary Reading OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to recognise with support typical features at word, sentence and text levels by identifying examples of 4 writing techniques listed in Activity C in the example article that help to attract and keep the reader’s interest ACTIVITIES : a. Pupils’ prior knowledge is activated in this lesson by working with a talk FA/Differentiation Strategies I. PRE LESSON partner to discuss the following questions: Can they name the nature FA: Starter reserves (or national parks) of Malaysia. Why do countries create nature reserves? Are they important? Why? Why not? (ensure physical distancing, pupils discuss from where they sit) b. Selected pairs share their answers II. LESSON c. Pupils discuss the answers to Activities A and B with a talk partner(s) DEVELOPMENT (ensure physical distancing, pupils discuss from where they sit) (Please FA: Think-Pair-Share – GIST- TASK look at note below the lesson plan. Place those who have not completed their homework with those who have so they can catch up with everyone else) d. Pupils share and check answers to Activities and B as a class e. Pupils’ attention is drawn to the point made in the rubric of Activity C (Complementary Skill) Moral Value: f. Pupils read through the points 1 – 4 to ensure understanding Environmental cleanliness g. Pupils find examples of where the writer applied 1 – 4 writing techniques FA: Exampler in the article III. DETAILED TASK h. Pupils check the answers with the class i. Pupils read through the plan described in Activity D and ask any Differentiation: questions, where necessary, as the teacher explains about the structure 1. You could pair fast finishers with average proficiency and the different parts of an article describing a place (Main Skill) pupils. Similarly pair up less j. Pupils’ attention is drawn to the TIPS! and they listen to teacher’s proficient pupils with average explanation proficiency pupils. 2. Alternatively, you could pair k. Pupils are informed that they should write their articles based on the yourself with less proficient announcement in Activity A pupils if possible. Give them support and guide them as l. Pupils are asked to create their own plans with a brief explanation of the they write their articles. ideas they will include in each paragraph (Teacher monitors this activity 3. Support can be given to less and refer pupils back to the plan in the Student’s Book if necessary) proficient pupils during Activity m. When pupils are satisfied with their plans, they can write their articles. D, depending on their needs. For example, by providing n. Pupils are given some time to write the articles vocabulary or model sentence o. Pupils are asked to focus on their ideas and check spelling and constructions to help the pupil punctuation later on (Teacher monitors pupils’ writing as they work and produce sentences. IV. POST-LESSON support when necessary. If necessary, pupils can complete Activity D for homework) FA: Plenary (Peer/Teacher p. Some volunteers read out their articles, or if unfinished, to read what they Feedback) have written so far. q. The rest of the class or the teacher give feedback (using two stars and a wish (peer feedback) or medals and missions models (teacher feedback)). REFLECTION: Number: ___/___ pupils were able to achieve the learning objectives. Attendance: / Absent: / Truant: / Only __/____ were not able to achieve the learning objectives. These pupils will be _________ School Activity: / _____________________________________________________________________________
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Note: This lesson focuses on Activities C and D (A and B have been given as homework at the end of lesson 85).
Pre Lesson Pupils State What Is Common in These Three Terms:, and - (Answer:) Pupils Explain How These Phenomena Relate To The Three Pictures On Pages 40 - 41 (Answer