1、Lesson Plan Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to 1. work in groups and organize their ideas about the person they recommend by using a mind-map. 2. write paragraphs about their ideas and finish a recommendation letter. 3. check their writing by using the standards given. 4
2、. develop their creative thinking quality by discussing their ideas in groups. Learning focus: 1. organizing ideas about the person they recommend and writing paragraphs 2. checking their writing 3. developing their creative thinking quality Learning difficulty: 1. working in groups and organizing t
3、heir ideas by using a mind-map 2. checking their writing Procedure: stagesLearning activitiesPurposes Free talkTalk about what they think of their monitor and why they think so. To lead in the topic, encourage students to talk and activate their former knowledge. Pre-writing 1. Read a recommendation
4、 letter from Simon and Millie quickly and divide it into three parts. To help students get to know the structure of a recommendation letter. 2. Read the recommendation letter and find out the answers of the following questions: (1) Who do they recommend? (2) What do they think of David? 1.Tohelpstud
5、ents understand Simon and Millies ideas by using amind-maponthe blackboard. (3) Why do they think so?2. To help students get to know the details they writeshouldsupport the topic sentences 3. Think about whether we can change the order of the two underline sentences of the following paragraph from t
6、he letter. Davidisveryhard-working.He always does extra work after class. He spends a lot of time helping with our class projects. To help students get to knowtheycanalso writeexamplesto supporttheirideas when they write. 4. Four students a group, recommend one oftheirclassmatestobethenew chairperso
7、n for the school student Union. Then organize ideas about him or her by using the following mind-map. 1.Tohelpstudents organize their ideas for their writing. 2.Tohelpstudents develop their creative thinkingqualityby discussing their ideas in groups. 5. Each group choose a member to share their idea
8、s. While someone is sharing, the other students listen carefully and answer some questions after listening. 1.Tohelpstudents express their ideas and sharethemwiththe other students. 2. To arouse students interest. While-writing Write a draft: Four students a group, each group member choose an idea f
9、rom their mind-map and try to write a paragraph about it. To encourage students towritedowntheir ideas about the person theyrecommendby using the mind-map. Post-writing 1. The teacher use one of the students writing to show the other students how to check by using the following standards : To help s
10、tudents learn howtochecktheir writing by themselves. 2. Check their own writing. If there are any mistakes, correct them with a red pen. To get students learn to do self-check. 3.Exchange their writingwith their partner and check partners writing. If there are any mistakes, help him or her correct t
11、hem. To get students check other students writing andimprovetheir writingskillsand critical thinking. 4. Students write their revised paragraphs as clearly as they can on a small piece of paper. After that, four students in a group add the body part of a recommendation letter by sticking their parag
12、raphs on the letter and finish it. To get students work in groups and finish their recommendation letter. 5. Share: one group of students share their recommendation in class. After that, all thegroupsputtheirletteronthe blackboard. To encourage students toshowtheirletters and share their ideas. AssignmentRead the letters on the blackboard and have a class vote. Blackboard design Make a Recommendation
