Lesson Plan

Date: Jan Year& Section: 9 No. of Students: Boys: Girls:

Subject: Topic: Blog Writing SoD: Educational needs Emirati Students: G&T:
English for SoD: (Refer to the ALPs
(Refer to the IEPs attached)
attached)
CAT4 data Verbal Bias: Spatial Bias: Wellbeing:
 Pause time/stretch time.
 Mixed ability groups in learning
activities
 Personal support for all
 Help links/ WAGOLLS.
 FBI process (Friend, Book, Internet and
then Teacher

Lesson Objectives: Success Criteria:

 Identify features of a blog
 To identify features and structure of a blog post.
 Understanding the structure of a blog.
 To  write a blog post. 
 Planning a blog.
 Write a blog.

 Learning Outcomes: Essential question/Big Question/Main Idea

 Almost all students will identify the features of blog writing.
 Most of the students will be able to understand the structure of blog writing. Why do people blog?
 Majority will  be able to understand both the structure and features of blog
writing.
 G&T will write a blog and turn it into a vlog.
 SD will identify the features of blog writing.
Prior Learning: Blogs are websites.
New Vocabulary:

Teaching Learning Experience

Time Stage of Inquiry Learning Engagements Differentiation by: Assessment for
Learning
Task/ Resource/ Outcome/
Support/ Instruction Self/ Peer/ Group

Students will be shown a picture and would Task and support: Peer Assessment
be asked to identify the type of text.
10 min Tuning in( Prior
Topic and learning objective of the day to be Students are given differentiated
knowledge/starter/buildin
elicited from the students. task throughout.
g block)

10 min What do you know about blogging?

Finding Out&
A quick discussion followed by a short quiz
Resource: Group assessment
Sorting Out to be conducted.
Reading Task - Reading resources and graphic
Students to read the given text and create a organizers.
learning tool.

Discussion to be done on the features and

structure of blog writing.
20 min Making connections
Students are given differentiated task related
to real life situations and scenarios. They are
given the freedom to choose the task.
LA/WTE – Will be able to
identify the features of blog
writing and create a flow chart
of their blog.
Group Work
MA/ME – Will be able to
identify the features and write
a short blog of their choice.
HA/EE – Will write a detailed
blog on any one – money,
education, wealth or power
G&T- Will write a blog on
their experience of the New
Self –assessment
Years celebration in the UAE
 and convert it into a vlog.

5 min Reflection
Reviewing and sharing of work.
Exit Card
DIRT and reflection will be done by the
students.

5 min Extended Learning/

Action
Read a blog and write a short review on it .

Reading Literacy/ Numeracy connections: DEAR time, / Reading and listening.

Values promoted: Teamwork, Cooperation, Tolerance, Independence, Excellence, Resilience

Skills to be developed: Communication, collaboration, problem solving, innovation, creativity, IT skills, critical thinking.

Health and Safety Care ( Risk Assessment): Grouping of students, movement of students and all learning activities will be done under the
supervision of teacher.

Next Lesson: Suspense Story

Critical Thinking:
 - What according to you are the characteristics of a successful blog?
- Is blogging still effective? Why?

Evaluation
What Went Well? What needs to be improved? How?

Teacher Learner Teacher Learner

Name of the teacher: Aiman Sultan Khan Initials: ASK