Lesson Plan

Date : Text Book: Gateway 2 To English Level : 2nd BAC Time : 2 hours
Unit :3 Lesson : Writing an Article: cause and effect
Lesson type/skill(s) emphasized : Integration of Skills Topic: education
Objectives/standards: By the end of this lesson students will be able to:
Use process writing techniques
Use brainstorming to generate ideas
Plan, draft and edit their writing
Instructional aids, materials, or tools needed: Students book, W.B
References: students book, teacher book,
Lesson Outline
Stages Content/ procedure Techniques & Timing Mode of
Materials work
Warm up Review expressions of cause and effect

Talk about the importance of schooling/

T : Asks: Why do some children drop out of school early?

T : writes the topic on the WB

5m T-S/S-T
“ Dropping out of school has a become a serious problem in our society,

so what are the causes and effects of this phenomenon. Write an article to

the weekly magazine “Morocco Today” and give your point of view.”

Pre- Ss brain storm ideas on the causes and effects of dropping out of school.
writing
Another alternative is to give students sheets on which causes and effects are

written. They should decide which are the causes and which are the

effects and then match each cause with its effect. T-S/S-T

 There is a little encouragement from them to do the homework or to Text Book

stay at home (effect 1)

 Some families are poor( cause 3) B.B

 Schools are far from home especially in the countryside( cause 4)

T-S
15 m
 It prevents them from concentrating on their schooling(effect 2)

 Some parents think that going to school is a waste of time(cause 5)

Text book
 Some students have family problems( cause 2)

 Students get demotivated and cannot get good marks(effect5)

B.B
 They try to find a job to support their families(effect 3) T-S/S-T

 They find it difficult to get to school(effect 4)

 Parents are illiterate ( cause 1)

 Lesson Plan

T: goes with students through the letter lay out.

How do we write an introduction
While-writing

Body an conclusion
5m

Ss write an article about the causes and effects of dropping out of using transitions
of cause and effect appropriately.
Post-writing

 Ss share their pieces of writing and give feedback to each other. Writing
Individual
15 m
work
First draft

Home
work
Peer Feedback Pair work
assign 10 m
ment: