Assignment 1: Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN

1)      Izzahar Ramli                                                                          1113267

2)      Muhammad Luqman Bin Saidi                                               1023421

3)      Muhamad Nur Azuwan Bin Abu Bakar                                 1016019

Subject: English Level: Intermediate (Level 3/4) Date: 24th February 2014 Time: 10.00-11.20am (80 minutes)
Topic/Theme/Context	General Knowledge
Focal Skills	Writing
Sub Skills	Reading, Grammar
Prior Knowledge	Design and operate their own web writing platform.
Objectives	The lesson should: 1)      Expose students to basic grammar. 2)      Motivate students to write. 3)      Improve students writing skills. 4)      Develop positive behavior towards writing by sharing it on the web.
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1)      Apply the basics rules and conventions of the English language. 2)      Compose their own ideas, thoughts, and opinions on their writing. 3)      Edit their own written work.
Instructional Resources	Teacher Software: Microsoft Powerpoint, The Brain, Ginger.
Values	Self-evaluation, independence, teamwork, respect, politeness.

Procedure
Set Induction 5 minutes	1)      The teacher starts the class with recitation of al-Fatihah. 2)      The teacher asks the students how they are feeling today. 3)      The teacher will set the writing theme that centers on students' general knowledge.
Lesson 15 minutes 10 minutes 25 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes	1)      Brief explanation on writing, which they have to do in the class. 2)      The teacher will explain the components of writing such as the using of proper sentence construction, appropriate uses of tenses, and punctuation by using a PowerPoint presentation. 3)      Later the teacher explains what needed to be included  in the paragraph, e.g. thesis statement, topic sentence, elaboration and cohesive sentence. Prewriting 1)      Students start gathering information as a whole class activity and discuss on their points by brainstorming. At this point, students will be using The Brain software in helping them to organize their points. 2)      The students then are divided into groups. They will discuss as a group of what to insert into their writing. The teacher will engage with students talking by asking open-ended questions, for example: What did you like best? Or What did you see? And prompt them to elaborate, using questions such as Can you tell me more about that? 3)      As students type, the teacher will monitor student progress and conduct individual student-teacher consultation. The student will report their progress. Writing 1)      Students have to transfer the individual information they gathered and organize it into a word processor. 2)      Tell students they have 25 minutes to complete their writing. 3)      The teacher will monitor the students and guide them in their writing. 4)      The teacher will ask students to complete their writing in a given time. Revising 1)      Students will be asked to revise their writing and make any changes that they think necessary to make their work more accurately representing their ideas. 2)      These changes involve adding, deleting, rearranging, and substituting words. 3)      Allow students to voice out the problems they see in their writing and make sure they satisfied with their writing before the time is up. Proofreading 1)      Students will now scan their writing for mistakes by using Ginger software, the grammar and orthographic enhancement technology. 2)      It is important that students gain mastery of proofreading skill as this improves students’  writing over time. 3)      The teacher dictates the mistakes made by students of what had been taught at the beginning of the lesson. 4)      Students then will share their mistakes and report to class randomly.
	*Notes: Students are already familiar with blogging and have their own blog. Students will be informed to put their work and report into their blog.
Closure 5 minutes	1)      The teacher recaps on the lesson that they have learnt in the class. 2)      Take the time to summarize the lesson. 3)      The teacher opens Q&A session. 4)      End the class with Tasbih Kifarah and Surah al-Asr.
Evaluation of Learning Outcomes	1)      Individual student-teacher consultation. 2)      Ginger error detector. 3)      Efficient ways of constructing ideas/brainstorming. 4)      Class presentation.
Self-Evaluation/ Reflection	1)      The lesson plan is well-prepared and act accordingly. 2)      The time allocated for each activity should be improved. 3)      Improve the interaction and communication skills between teacher and students.