Teacher Guide
The students need to write an essay with 220 - 260 words, in an appropriate style. It is important that it makes sense to the reader, so remind the students to present clear arguments and link the paragraphs in a logical way. They need to give reasons to support their ideas.
15mins: Introduction:
Online homework: Discuss any problems or difficulties the student may be having.
Independent reading: Ask the student about what they have read in English during the last week. If you are reading a novel together, discuss the assigned reading and any vocabulary words/ writing assignments.
Discussion:
- What skills do you think are most important for people to have in life?
- How is technology changing the skillsets we might need in the future?
- Which skill sets were important in the past but are becoming less necessary?
Now create a spider diagram on the whiteboard with the following information.
How important is it for young people to learn these skills in school?
- giving presentations
- working in a team
- developing digital skills
- developing creativity
- setting goals
Which of these skills would be most useful for students' future lives?
20mins: Test: 45 writing practice - part 1. Review the criteria for Writing Part 1. Have each student make an outline and write the introduction paragraph. They will finish the essay for homework.
**20mins: **Module 3 - Student Podcast. Students will begin analysing their data. They will start making an outline for their paper. Their outline should look similar to an outline they'd use for writing part 1:
Introduction: State the question. Why is this an important question to ask? Who wants to know the answer? Who or what does this question affect?
Paragraph 1: Information from source one. What do they say the answer is? Is this a believable answer? Is there any room to disagree with their assertations?
Paragraph 2: Information from source two. Compare and contrast their information with source one. Do they have the same conclusions?
Conclusion: Summarise your personal thoughts. Who do you agree most with? Who has the correct answer? What evidence is your conclusion based on?
**05mins: **Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time. Encourage students to do additional reading for vocabulary building outside of the lesson. News articles, short stories, and novels are all great examples.
1) Successful essays address the question or statement in a clear and logical way.
2) Be sure to keep all ideas and opinions relevant to the question.
3) Students will need two write an essay based on TWO of the bullet points. They will need to say which is MORE IMPORTANT and give reasons and additional information to support their opinions.
4) Students should write between 220-260 words. NOT MORE, NOT LESS.
5) Practise planning and organising your essay by preparing an outline which states the core points and reasons you will discuss in the essay.
6) Use effective linking expressions and cohesive tools to keep the essay well connected.
7) Use a variety of methods for introducing and concluding your arguments.
Check:
- is the essay structured well, with an introduction, body and conclusion?
- has the student discussed two of the solutions provided?
- has the student used an appropriate tone?
- has the student linked their ideas logically?
- is the spelling and grammar correct?
- is the essay between 220 and 260 words?