Natural Disasters

Unit: Natural Disasters

LESSON: Writing a newspaper article about a natural disasters for a school magazine

Date:

Grade : 7

Number present:

absent:

Learning objectives

7.C.6. organize and present information clearly to others.

7.W.1. plan, write, edit and proofread work at text level with support on a range of general and curricular topics.

7.W.4. use with some support style and register appropriate to a limited variety of written genres on general and curricular topics.

7.UE. use growing variety of conjunctions including because, since, as to explain on a range of familiar general and curricular topics.

Lesson objectives

All students will be able to

• Organize the information about Natural Disasters with support of peers

• Fill in the gaps

• Design the page of article

Most students will be able to

• Write the plan with target language

Some students will be able to

• Write and edit the article about ND (70 – 80 words) in appropriate style

• Use TL with grammar accuracy (allowed 2 – 3 mistakes)

• Spelling accuracy (allowed 3 – 4 mistakes)

Assessment criteria

Value links

Responsibility, Civic awareness, helping each other

Cross curricular

links

Geography

Previous learning

Watched and discussed TV programmes and films about ND, work in groups, work in pairs, express their opinions.

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities

Resources

5min

=

3min

8min

5min

15min

4 min

Start

1. (W) Lead-in

Step 1.Learners take the cards with the words of four themes(fruits, school things, sport, vegetables: four words for each theme);

Step 2. Think about the question ”What is common between these cards?”;

Step 3. Find their groups;

Step 4. Gather four cards are united one theme and turn over;

Step 5.Learners from each group see flashcards with ND (volcano, tsunami, earthquake, avalanche)

1. (I) Brainstorming

Answer the questions:

• What is a disaster?

• What types of disasters do you know?

• Have you ever faced with disaster?

• What types of disaster are common for our country

Middle

1. (G) Input

JIGSAW reading activity(Reading for specific information in details)/ Mingle activity: (read four texts about ND for discussion). Read the texts in groups according three criteria( types, causes, potential problems) and divide it at the Graphic Organizer . Share information with other groups.

1. (P, I) Writing the plan

Work in pairs. Write the plan for three-four points.

1. 1. Differentiation for less able learners. Handout. Fill in the gaps with the correct words. Use each word one time. Key words: tornadoes, hailstorm, flood, volcano, drought, avalanche, tidal wave)

1. (P, I) Writing the article

Work in pairs. Write the article about ND using the plan.(70-80 words)

1. 1. Differentiation for less able learners. Design the page of article.

End

Reflection

Peer assessment: more able learners check the written sentences of less able learners, find mistakes

Self assessment: assess the articles, count the words, mistakes

“Fist to Five” Technique

Realia/flashcards

Graphic Organizers

Handouts

Dictionaries

Additional information:

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check students’ learning?

Health and safety check

by task

• complete the GO

• fill in the gaps

• design the page

• write the sentences

• write the article

by outcomes

• All organize

• Most plan

• Some article

by support

• Graphic Organizer

• Dictionaries

• Target Language

Peer/self assessment;

Criteria best assessment;

Formative assessment

• Brainstorming

• Discussion

• Drawing

• Graphic Organizer

• Open-Ended questions

• Mingle activity

• JIGSAW reading activity

Reflection

Use the space below to reflect on your lesson. Answer the most relevant questions from the box on the left about your lesson.

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

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What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

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What have I learned from this lesson about the class or individuals that will inform my next lesson?