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    This document provides guidance on planning and teaching a writing lesson. It discusses the importance of lesson planning, factors to consider in writing a lesson plan such as objectives, students' characteristics, and materials. It also outlines the key stages of a writing lesson: pre-writing, writing, and production. Teachers are then asked to work in groups to develop a sample writing lesson plan using these three stages and present their plan through microteaching and evaluation.

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    This document provides guidance on planning and teaching a writing lesson. It discusses the importance of lesson planning, factors to consider in writing a lesson plan such as objectives, students' characteristics, and materials. It also outlines the key stages of a writing lesson: pre-writing, writing, and production. Teachers are then asked to work in groups to develop a sample writing lesson plan using these three stages and present their plan through microteaching and evaluation.

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    Planning and Teaching A Writing Lesson

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    Alvin Nedd Dalius
    This document provides guidance on planning and teaching a writing lesson. It discusses the importance of lesson planning, factors to consider in writing a lesson plan such as objectives, students' characteristics, and materials. It also outlines the key stages of a writing lesson: pre-writing, writing, and production. Teachers are then asked to work in groups to develop a sample writing lesson plan using these three stages and present their plan through microteaching and evaluation.

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    Planning and Teaching a Writing Lesson

    Sharing experiences
    Share your experiences on how you

    prepare to teach a writing lesson.


    What are the steps / procedures

    taken before teaching , while teaching and after teaching.


    Bring in the idea of a lesson plan .
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    Why is lesson planning important


    Gives the teacher the opportunity to weigh the

    various options available and make choices before the lesson is carried out in class.
    Lesson plan acts as a route map that provides

    teachers with a platform to think about the sequence of activities and materials that can be brought into the classroom.
    Planning enables the teacher to prepare the
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    required materials for implementing the lesson.

    Why is lesson planning important


    helps the teacher work out what is to

    be done before the teaching/learning process takes place in the classroom.


    A lesson plan acts as a record of the

    work done.

    Factors in lesson planning

    What factors would you consider when writing a lesson plan ?


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    Teachers knowledge of the students Who they are-What they bring Teachers knowledge of the syllabus Institutional requirements
    ACTIVITIES LANGUAGE SKILLS LANGUAGE TYPE SUBJECT & CONTENT

    THE INSTITUTIONS AND ITS RESRICTIONS

    THE PLAN
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    What a teacher should know .

    Factors to bear when planning a lesson The objectives Students characteristics Previous knowledge Tasks Materials Language requirements of the task Time Amount of teacher pupil participation Sequence and grading of activities

    Stages of the writing lesson


    Pre-Writing (presentation)

    Writing (practice)

    Production What is the function of each of the stages above ?


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    LESSON OBJECTIVES

    Objectives must be: Explicit Clear Accurate Match the ability of the students in the class In accordance with the chosen curriculum specification
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    The Components of Objectives

    1. An active verb 2. Criteria for performance 3. A description of the conditions under which the learning will be assessed

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    Active Verbs
    Choice of verb is crucial- learning

    inferred from behaviour


    Verb must describe observable &

    measurable behaviour
    Objectives will tell students exactly

    what the teacher expects


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    Criteria for performance


    Objectives describe the level of performance the

    teacher expect from his students. Eg. To discuss a topic- how many points must they include; what will be the length of their answer; is there a particular order to present their ideas
    Should determine the quality of students

    responses
    Will help students prepare & teacher to plan his

    teaching
    12 Will be the basis for evaluation

    Description of Condition
    helps the teacher to plan

    his/her instructional activities


    the means of assessment helps student to prepare
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    Verbs use in Behavioural Objectives at six levels of Blooms Taxonomy


    Level of learning Knowledge
    Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation
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    Acceptable Verbs define, distinguish, identify, recall, recognise conclude, demonstrate, rephrase draw, differentiate, predict, reorder apply, classify, use, develop, organize, transfer, employ, relate analyze, categorize, detect compare, contrast, deduce combine, modify, specify, tell write, produce, derive, formulate argue, assess, judge, standardize validate, decide, appraise,

    Sample behavioural objective


    Behavioural Objectives:
    At the end of the lesson pupils should be able to:
    i. exchange greetings with one another. ii. read and understand simple texts. iii. match 8 out of 10 phrases to pictures. iv. answer 80% of the comprehension questions correctly

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    Task
    Work in groups to prepare a complete lesson on

    writing for any one of the year (workshop).

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    Steps for planning a lesson Decide on what to teach Choose a target group (year and student type) Choose a theme and topic to be taught Choose a language skill and grammar content to be taught Decide on the general and specific aims of the lesson Decide on the staging of the lesson Decide on the activities for each stage decisions on activities will include type of activity, teaching aids, output expected, type of modality (individual/group/pair) procedure infuse thinking skills, moral values, and other integrated skills
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    Lesson Outline
    Theme : Topic : Main skill : Integrated skill Learning Outcomes : Specific Skills : Specific Objectives : Grammar item : Vocabulary : Teaching aids : Educational emphasis : Moral Values : Previous Knowledge :
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    SAMPLE LESSON
    Lets look at a sample lesson plan for writing .

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    Reflective Thinking
    Able to evaluate personal strengths and

    weaknesses Able to relate action to consequence in actions taken Able to relate action to consequence to infer Able to predict the result of an action based on evidence and plan follow-up activity

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    Reflection Written Notes


    Displays maturity in critical reflection in self

    evaluation Able to take remedial action Able to visualize development and improvement of personal quality

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    Attitude and Character

    Self Image

    Consideration

    Role model

    Professionalism

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    Workshop
    Task : Teachers are divided into groups of three

    and are asked to develop a writing lesson plan using the three stages ; Pre Writing, Writing And Production. Teachers team teach the lesson (micro teaching ) Evaluation. Micro Teaching/presentation

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