Level: 2nd Unit 5: Advances in Science and Technology Baccalaureate Lesson Type: Writing Topic: Descriptive School Year: 2013/2014 Essay Timing: 55 min (1h) Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Teacher: Abdel-illah Alioui
Identify the key elements of a descriptive essay. Write a descriptive essay describing either a person or a place.
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Blackboard / textbook (Gateway to English 2) Lesson Outline Techniques
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T greets Ss. T elicits information from Ss about what a descriptive essay is. T elicits and explains the key elements of a descriptive essay:
Prereadi ng
Descriptive essay often following elements: A person A place A memory An experience An object
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A. Describing a person:
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Postreadi ng
T elicits and explains the different elements of how to describe a person: Personal information (name, age, origin, familial status) How he/she looks physically (appearance) How he/she behaves (personality) What he/she is good at (abilities) What is special about him/her (qualities) What others say about him/her (judgments)
B. Describing a place: T elicits and explains the different elements of how to describe a place (school): What’s your school’s name? (name) Where is it? (location) How many students are there? (boys/girls) How many classrooms are there? How many teachers are there? What are the facilities of your school? What is special about it? (qualities)
Ss start writing their descriptive essay describing either a favorite person or a place taking into consideration the key elements of each type.
