School Mission: To prepare and inspire intellectual potential leaders for life-long learning

Short Term Plan

Long-term plan unit: School: NIS Aktau

Date: April , 2023 Teacher name:

Grade: 7 Number present: absent:

The topic of the lesson: Writing an opinion essay

Learning objectives(s) that this
lesson is contributing to
Lesson objectives
7.W1 plan, write, edit and proofread work at text level with
minimal teacher support on a range of general and curricular
topics
7.W6 write coherently at text level using a variety of
connectors on a range of familiar general and curricular
topics
Learners will be able to:
● Learn how to paraphrase the sentences

● Learn how to write an opinion essay

● Write an opinion essay of their own independently

with moderate grammatical accuracy and using a
variety of connectors
Assessment criteria 7.W1. Learners can plan and write an opinion essay with
minimal teacher support and with moderate grammatical
accuracy.
7.W6. Learners can use a variety of connectors when writing
an opinion essay.
Value links Learners develop:
● Lifelong learning through continuous study

● Respect for peers by listening to each other’s

opinions and ideas
● Academic honesty when doing the exercises
Cross curricular links Languages
ICT skills No ICT skills are developed at the lesson.

Previous learning This is the first time learners learn about writing an opinion
essay.
Plan
Planned Planned activities Resources
lesson
stages

The aim of professional development:

 School Mission: To prepare and inspire intellectual potential leaders for life-long learning

3 min Greeting PPT

Teacher introduces the lesson objectives and discusses them
together with learners. The topic of the lesson is introduced, too.

Lead-in:
Students listen to a discussion about free healthcare and match the
viewpoints with the reasons. Then, say which points they agree or
disagree with. (ex1 answers:A-2, B-3,C-1)
12 min Teacher asks students what they know about an opinion essay and
(3-6 slides) share their ideas about it. T introduces an opinion essay.
Students match parts of opinion essay with their definitions.
Answers are given in the ppt.

Task 1 T tells that there are 3 paragraphs in the opinion essay ( 1

paragraph is introduction, 2 paragraph is viewpoints and examples,
3rd paragraph is conclusion. Teacher gives 3 min to fill the table
----------- with linking words/phrases that they know,
5min --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PPT
There are several rules which are needed to be explained
(rules are written in handout that’s why they shouldn’t write them
----------- in copybooks)
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10 min
Task 2 Ss read the given sentence/example in order to state their
opinion and then, using appropriate words/ expressions, they
----------- continue writing opinions for the following statements.
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15min
Learners read the given topic sentence and suggested suitable
arguments for the first example. Following this example, they try to
suggest arguments/reasons for the other topic sentences. They PPT
share with pairs and after then, teacher asks volunteers to share
with the whole class.

Afterward, learners are given opinions to restate them by using

synonyms. Ss read the given example as a whole class and then,
10 min try to paraphrase or use synonyms to restate the following
opinions.

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PPT
Task 3 Ss read the following writing task and underline key
words, then answer the questions.

What are the benefits of studying these subjects? Ss should write

answers in their handouts. This activity helps ss to state their
20 min viewpoints properly if they agree or disagree with the statement in
the rubric by giving reasons. Ss complete the parts of the essay
given, using their answers from previous discussion as well as their
own ideas. If they could not finish their writing task, they would
do it at home.
The aim of professional development:
 School Mission: To prepare and inspire intellectual potential leaders for life-long learning

The end of Reflection

the lesson The students: TP PPT
5 min
✔ Name two things that they liked about the lesson.

✔ Ask one question about the topic.

Differentiation – how do you plan to Assessment – how are you planning Health and
give more support? How do you plan to check learners’ learning? safety check
to challenge the more able learners? ICT links
Less able learners get support from the Teacher’s feedback is given throughout Learners sit far
teacher at different stages of the lesson. the lesson. from the
Peer learning takes place. The list of Peer assessment. interactive
useful phrases are given to students as Delayed error correction feedback is board, the
additional support during writing. given to students where appropriate. blinds in the
classroom are
open so that
enough
sunlight gets
into the room.
Reflection Use the space below to reflect on your lesson. Answer
Were the lesson objectives/learning the most relevant questions from the box on the left
objectives realistic? Did all learners about your lesson.
achieve the LO?
If not, why?
Did my planned differentiation work
well?
Did I stick to timings?
What changes did I make from my plan
and why?

The aim of professional development:

 School Mission: To prepare and inspire intellectual potential leaders for life-long learning

Summary evaluation
What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?
1:
2:

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?
1:
2:

What have I learned from this lesson about the class or individuals that will inform my next lesson?

The aim of professional development: