Workshop: Writing Teacher: Mr.

Marghich Youssef

Unit 2: Humor Second baccalaureate

Silence in the classrooms transforms into laughter

I remember a day in the classroom when one of my classmates made us all laugh out aloud; it was an
unforgettable day. First, the teacher had given us some questions, and we had to answer them in groups. After that,
we tried to answer the questions together, for we need to discuss the choices to know the correct answer. Each
group of us had a spokesperson, so our spokesperson was a girl in our group called Khadija. When the teacher was
correcting and explaining the choices, he asked us if we know Agatha Christie or not, yet Khadija surprised us when
she said, “yes I know her; she is my cousin!” All the students exploded laughing about it because it was an
unexpected answer.

1. Answer with true or false and justify from the paragraph above:
a) The text is about a sad moment in the writer’s life………………………………………………………………………………..............
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b) The name of the spokesperson of the writer’s group is Hamza………………………………………………………………………….
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c) The students of the class were working individually…………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. Fill in the table with the appropriate components from the text:
Topic Sentence ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Supporting Details 1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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2……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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4 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Concluding sentence ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..
Coordinating conjunctions used …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Fill in the following outline with the appropriate labels from the table:
 Workshop: Writing Teacher: Mr. Marghich Youssef

Unit 2: Humor Second baccalaureate

4. At home, Think about the following topics, choose one or more and write about them using the
structure we did (it’s available below as well).
• Take one of your friends, and describe him/her in all the aspects: his height, color, hair, eyes, skills, how do
people find him/her and how do you find him/her.
• Write a story about you or another person.
• Write a paragraph in which you express your opinion about how to develop Morocco.
• Write a short review about the book/ film/series from your own choice.
The topic of the writing task
The target audience
Type of writing
Format of the writing task
Coordinating conjunctions you need
5. Fill in the following outline with brief notes about the writing task.

6. Use the note that you wrote in the outline to write a coherent paragraph. Work individually, and Use
one of the following coordinating conjunctions: (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
7. Exchange your paragraph with your peer. Use the checklist below to edit his/her paragraph. Write
yes or no.
Does the paragraph talk about one of the given topics?
Does it have a topic sentence?
Does it have 4 supporting details?
Does it have a concluding sentence?
Were the FANBOYS used to link between supporting details?
Is the paragraph well punctuated?
Is there any extra remarks? If yes, state them.
8. Based on the feedback of your peers, revise you paragraph, make the necessary changes and rewrite
your final paragraph.
9. Share you final paragraph with your peers and classmates.