Teacher Guide
Explain that the students need to consider who the piece of writing is for and write in an appropriate tone for the audience.
10mins: 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.
Conversation topic: Universal Income - Discuss the concept of Universal Basic Income with the students. Universal Basic Income is a theoretical governmental public program which would provide periodic payments to citizens of a city, region or country. These programs would not be based on a means test or work requirements.
Ask the students what their opinion about this type of program is. Are there any drawbacks? What would they be?
Useful terms: make ends meet / unemployment / welfare / economic growth / labor force / to cut funds / stingy / safety net / poverty / low wages / working conditions / work incentives / boost the economy / there's no such thing as a free lunch / to cut one's losses / money doesn't grow on trees
**10mins: **Mini-task: Organising your ideas - One important aspect of the writing examination that students often overlook is the use of an outline to organise information. Review outline writing with the students. Introduce the writing topic for the practice test, and have students develop an outline to use as a writing guide.
Step 1: Identify your writing goal. What is the purpose of your piece of writing? Who is your target audience? What message do you want to convey?
Step 2: List the main points. This can be done by summarizing the main point of each paragraph with bullet points, then filling in short notes about specific details or keywords to be used.
Step 3: Organise! Consider the placement of each main point. Are they in an order that works together? If the answer is no - move information around. Find the most logical and fluid way to present your argument.
Step 4: Double check. Have you included all the information from the task? Do you have a conclusion that ties the information together? Will the reader gain something from reading this paper?
15mins: Test: 50 Advanced Writing Practice - part 2
**20mins: **Module 3 - Student Podcast. Students will finish recording their podcasts.
**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) Part two may include any of the following: a letter/email, a proposal, a report or a review.
2) Candidates should cater their piece of writing towards a specific audience.
3) Candidates will be expected to display awareness of the style and tone required by each task.
4) Counting words wastes time, it's better to practice enough times that you feel like you can accurately judge the word count by just looking at the writing.
5) Encourage students to choose prompts/topics that match their interests and display their writing skills effectively.
Check:
- Is it easy to read and follow?
- Is all the information relevant to the task?
- has the student used an appropriate tone?
- are there between 220 and 260 words?