Unit 3 Plants教学评价实录

Teaching Plan Writing a descriptive essay about a plant in content and organization Name Date Chen Yiqing Mar.12, 2018 From Luhang High School

Lesson

Length 40 minutes

Level

Senior 1 Lesson Aims:At the end of the lesson, students are expected to

give a detailed and vivid account of a plant by offering accurate and concrete details. have a comprehensive understanding of the structure of an effective descriptive essay.

stage Students’ activities

Pre-task: Individual work: enjoy the picture of hyacinth 1.

Enjoying the

planted by Teacher. picture of hyacinth. Group work: answer the questions by going over

2.

Text revision. the text. 3.

Analysis of the

Group work: answer the questions regarding the writing task. writing task. While-task: Individual work: read the model essay, answer the 1.

Organization

questions and form the checklist. clarification. Group work: each group reads one sample, find 2.

Content-oriented

out the key words and tell which aspect of the task fulfillment. plant is introduced. 3.

Writing techniques

Group

1:

read and analyze Sample 1 and learn analysis. how to describe the appearance of the plant. Group 2:

read and analyze Sample 2 and learn how to describe the living environment of the plant. Group 3:

read and analyze Sample 3 and learn how to describe the function and usage of the plant. Group 4:

read and analyze Sample 4 and learn how to describe the great spirits behind the plant. Individual work: students in each group write an paragraph to describe one aspect of the plant. Group 1: describe

the appearance of the plant. Group 2: describe the living environment of the plant. Group 3:describe the function and usage . Group 4:describe the great spirits behind the plant. Post-task Group work: share the paragraph they have 1.

Complete the first completed, peer check and give comments. draft. Homework: Individual work: complete the whole 2.

Revise the first essay.

draft. Group work: have the further peer check and give

comments on diction and revising sentences. Purpose To activate students’

background knowledge of the writing task; To arouse students’

reader awareness and ensure students a correct understanding of the writing task. To call students’

attention to the organization and development of the descriptive essay; To give students the building blocks for vivid and detailed description.

To give students a chance to draft, edit and evaluate their essays and undergo a complete process of writing.

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