Writing Lesson Plan

WRITING LESSON PLAN

FAVORITE SPORTS

(Glogster)

Background

Theme: Your Favorite Sports
Lesson Topic: Poster informative on favorite sports.
Grade:9


Preparation

Content Objectives

• Students should identify their favorite sports
• They should be able to form an informative poster on different sports.
• They should be acquainted with healthy lifestyle.

Language Objectives

• Students should be able to write informative short texts on a favorite sports.
• They should learn new vocabulary when investigating on sports.
• Students should learn to use persuasive interesting written language to describe sports and healthy lifestyle ,using lots of descriptive adjectives.


Learning Strategies

• Use informative videos and web sites on different sports and aknowledge vocabulary and descriptive written strategies.

Key Vocabulary

• Competition, olimpics, exercise, healthy, fit, amateur sports, professional sports.

Materials

• Informative videos on sports
• Pictures of your favorite sports and sports stars
• Written stories on sports competition

Motivation

• Ask students what are their favorite sports.
• Show them a list of different sports (video or pictures).
• Show students cases of healthy lifestyle.
• Ask students what sports are the most popular.
• Make students infer on what sports contributes best to a healthy life style.

Presentation

• Gather information on your favorite sports ( pictures , written stories , sportstars)Objective: Students should gather knowledge on different amateur and professional sports.
• Present an informative text on favorite sports and healthy life style.Objective:Students should learn how to write a short descriptive text .
• They should present their point of view on their favorite sport by answering this questions: Why do you like it? do you think it´s healthy? do you practice it? Is it popular in Chile?Objective:Students should learn how to infer information in a critical way and develop personal points of view as well as relating sports activities for a healthy life style.

Practice /Application

• Give background knowledge on some popular sports
• Explain to students how to write this essay on sports concentrating on
1. choosing a sport 2. describing it ,3 answering the questions mentioned above.

Review/Assesment

• After finishing the activities make students vote for the “most popular sport in the class”.
• Ask the class to relate this sports to a healthy lifestyle.
• What benefits(both physical and social) could you have by practicing this sports ?
• Which sports are apllyable to the reality in this country?
• Do you think people practice sports often in this country?


Extension

• Make students choose a sport that is practical so that they can apply it in a school program for reducing obesity and social delinquential problems. Make sure you mention how often the students should practice it. (Group work and posted).

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