Lesson plan Part C Expressing and sharing ideas Unit 17 Writing essays Pages 86–89
Learning intentions
Australian Curriculum links
In this lesson, students will: • learn that essays are composed of a series of connected paragraphs, and that two common forms of essays are text responses and persuasive essays • develop an understanding of the structure of essays, including introductions, body paragraphs and conclusions • revise the structure of body paragraphs by reviewing TEEL.
Level: 10 Strand: Language Sub-strand: Text structure and organisation Content description: Understand how paragraph structure can be varied to create cohesion, and paragraphs and images can be integrated for different purposes (AC9E10LA04)
Success criteria By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: • explain what essays are and distinguish between text responses and persuasive essays • identify the different components of essays, including introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions • construct detailed paragraphs following the TEEL structure.
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Text extracts included in Unit 17 Essay ‘Let’s work together to preserve nature’ by Zoe Green, Year 10
Things to know before you start teaching this lesson • Recommended total teaching time for Unit 17 is 30 minutes. Students may require an additional 15–20 minutes to complete homework tasks. • A series of connected paragraphs can be organised into an essay. In school, students are most likely to be asked to write text response essays and persuasive essays. • Students in Year 10 should already have a clear understanding of how to write paragraphs, but will benefit from learning how to write an accompanying introduction and conclusion and sequencing their paragraphs to develop a cohesive essay. • The TEEL acronym is a useful reminder of how to sequence and organise sentences in a paragraph.
Lesson 17: Writing essays STARTER ACTIVITY 5 mins
Writing essays • Begin by writing the word ‘essay’ on the board. • Ask students what an essay is, and if they can recall some different types of essays that they might have written in school. • Students are likely to mention persuasive essays and text responses. Talk briefly about the basic differences between these two types of essays. • Then ask students what the structure of an essay is. Prompt them to mention introductions, body paragraphs and conclusions.
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Resources Workbook Unit 17 Writing essays: In Focus, p. 86
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• Finally, read through the Unit 17 introduction box. Spend some time reviewing the TEEL structure for organising a paragraph.
MAIN ACTIVITIES 25 mins
25 mins
Activity 1: In Context activity • Read the In Context essay ‘Let’s work together to preserve nature’ as a class. • Complete activity 17.4 comprehension questions 1–5 and share answers to check for understanding. • Ask students to re-read the introduction and conclusion, and answer questions 6 and 7. Ask students to volunteer to share their answers with the class. Responses can also be checked against the answers provided at the back of the workbook. • Write down the topic sentences for each body paragraph on the board, and ask students to answer question 8. Reinforce the relationship between the topic sentence and the main point of a paragraph. • Students can then complete question 9. OR Activity 2: Peer editing • Students will work in pairs for this exercise. • Each student in the pair reads a text response essay previously written by their partner. • They consider how well the introduction and conclusion meet their intended purpose, and consider how coherently
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Resources
Extend Capable students can be challenged to write the beginning of a response to this essay. They should write an introduction that presents their own argument on the topic, using Zoe Green’s introduction as a guide.
Workbook Unit 17 Writing essays: In Context, pp. 88–89
Support Students who struggle with writing extended essays can complete this exercise on one or more paragraphs.
Student text-response essays previously completed for assessment
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the body paragraphs have been constructed and whether or not they follow the TEEL structure. • Once each student has provided verbal feedback on their partner’s essay, the pairs will collectively attempt to rewrite the introduction, topic and linking sentences, and conclusion of each essay to improve their clarity and ensure that the essay clearly addresses the topic.
Extend Capable students can take on the role of text response mentor, who can work with pairs to assist them with rewriting their introduction, conclusion, and topic and linking sentences.
TOTAL 30 mins
15 mins
HOMEWORK
Support/ Extension
Resources
In Focus activity • Complete activities 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3 in the student workbook.
Extend Complete the Unit 17 quiz in the obook pro.
Workbook Unit 17 Writing essays: In Focus, pp. 86–87 obook pro Unit 17 quiz
SUPPORT AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES USING INTER-YEAR LINKS Oxford MyEnglish allows you to assign content and resources on any topic you are teaching from any year level. These are known as inter-year links. Inter-year links cater to mixed-ability classrooms by allowing you to assign work from any year level based on student need. For example:
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• if there are students in your Year 10 class who require additional scaffolding or support to write essays, you can assign them content and resources from the Support–Year 9 inter-year links. The graphic below shows all the linked units relating to paragraphing and writing essays that you can choose from.
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