THEME: World of Self, Family and Friends

Where
Where are
are you
you from?
from? Lesson 14

Writing 3

Lesson 14
Writing 3
Contents:

• Lesson plan
• Teaching aids

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LESSON PLAN

Subject Class Time Duration

English 60 minutes
Theme Topic Lesson Type
World of Self, Family and Friends Where are you from? 14 Writing 3 TB
Skills Main Skill Complementary Skill
Focus 4.0 Writing 2.0 Speaking
Content 4.3 Communicate with appropriate language 2.1 Communicate simple information intelligibly
Standard form and style for a range of purposes in print
and digital media
Learning 4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops, question marks and 2.1.5 Describe people, and objects using suitable
Standard commas in lists appropriately in guided writing at statements
discourse level
Learning By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Objectives Write an email to their pen pals with correct punctuation Talk about themselves based on the prompts.

Success Pupils can:

Criteria Write and email with correct punctuation talk about themselves

Focus Language Describe oneself

Grammar Present simple to describe oneself
CCE Language
Materials Get Smart Plus 4: page 11, graphic organiser from previous lesson, Gmail account
Activities MOE Directives

Pre-Lesson Round Table 21st Century Learning skills:

• Ask the pupils to take turn talk about their pen pal to their group Round table
members (name, age, where’s s/he from, where does s/he live,
family member, hobby/like).

Lesson Writing an email to a pen pal Formative Assessment:

Development • Teacher shows some exemplars on the screen / textbook Exemplars
• Ask the pupils to follow the email template Self-Assessment
• Have pupils write their own email, based on the pictures they Peer Assessment
brought. If possible, have pupils use computers for this activity
and/or send their email to a pen pal.
• Before sending their email, ask pupils to check their email in
terms of spelling and punctuation
• Then, pupils ask their peers to check their email.

Post-Lesson Hot seat 21st Century Learning skills:

• Choose some volunteers and ask them to talk about themselves. Presentation

Impact __ / __ numbers of pupils can write and email with correct punctuation
__ / __ numbers of pupils can talk about themselves b

Reflection __ / __ numbers of pupils achieved the learning objectives and those who have not achieved the learning
objectives will be given remedial activities in the next session. Other approaches will be used in the next
session

Notes:
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 THEME: World of Self, Family and Friends

Where
Where are
are you
you from?
from?
Lesson 14

Writing 3

Round table
Instructions to the teachers:

• Ask pupils to sit in a group

• Ask pupils to take turn introducing their pen pal to
other group members - name, age, where is he/she
from, where does he/she live, family members, and
hobby/like.

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 THEME: World of Self, Family and Friends

Where
Where are
are you
you from?
from?
Lesson 14

Writing 3

Writing an email
Instructions to the teachers:

• Teacher shows an exemplar to the pupils

• Ask pupils to write an email to their pen pal based
on the template.
• Ask their peers to do peer-checking – spelling and
punctuation.

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 THEME: World of Self, Family and Friends

Where
Where are
are you
you from?
from?
Lesson 14

Writing 3

Tips on writing an email

Contents:

• Begin your email with Hi! or Hello!

• Write about you, your family and your hobby/hobbies.
• End your email with your name.

Mechanics:

• Start your sentences with capital letters.

• Use capital letters for proper nouns.
• End your sentences with full stops or question
marks (if you want to ask).

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Writing checklist: Written by: Writing checklist: Written by:

Does your friend: Checked by: Does your friend: Checked by:

 Begin his/her email with Hi! or Hello!  Begin his/her email with Hi! or Hello!

 Write about himself/herself, his/her family and his/her  Write about himself/herself, his/her family and his/her

hobby/hobbies. hobby/hobbies.

 End his/her email with his/her name.  End his/her email with his/her name.

 Use capital letters at the beginning of the sentences and proper  Use capital letters at the beginning of the sentences and proper

nouns. nouns.

 Put full stops or question marks at the end of the sentences  Put full stops or question marks at the end of the sentences

Writing checklist: Written by: Writing checklist: Written by:

Does your friend: Checked by: Does your friend: Checked by:

 Begin his/her email with Hi! or Hello!  Begin his/her email with Hi! or Hello!

 Write about himself/herself, his/her family and his/her  Write about himself/herself, his/her family and his/her

hobby/hobbies. hobby/hobbies.

 End his/her email with his/her name.  End his/her email with his/her name.

 Use capital letters at the beginning of the sentences and proper  Use capital letters at the beginning of the sentences and proper

nouns. nouns.

 Put full stops or question marks at the end of the sentences  Put full stops or question marks at the end of the sentences

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 THEME: World of Self, Family and Friends

Where
Where are
are you
you from?
from?
Lesson 14

Writing 3

My pen-pal
Instructions to the teachers:

• Ask volunteer to talk about his/her pen-pal.

• Ask them to answer the comprehension questions
on the whiteboard.

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 THEME: World of Self, Family and Friends

Where
Where are
are you
you from?
from?
Lesson 14

Writing 3

Prompt question
My pen-pal
• What’s your pen-pal’s name?
• How old is your pen-pal?
• Where is your pen-pal’s from?
• Where does your pen-pal live?
• How many brothers and sister has your pen-pal got?
• What sport does your pen-pal do?

Write these questions on the whiteboard

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