CEP Lesson Plan

Teachers: Ruotong Katherine Kang

Level: Advanced 2
Date/Time: Wed 11/29/16
Goal: to write news report
Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. use hedging language in speaking to report discovery
2. recognize the six elements in a written news report
3. recognize cautious language to write a news report
Theme: News Report
Materials: textbook, handouts
Aim/Skill/Microskill Activity/Procedure/Stage
Activity 2: News
2.1 Pre-Stage:
Report
- We talked a lot about news just now. Next, we will focus
on the written news report.
- Discuss with your partner: in what ways are news
different from other essays or articles that we read?
- Elicit in class.
2.2. During Stage:
- Usually, in the content of news stories, there are six
important elements. On p. 101, there is a piece of advice
of news
writing in ex. 3. Ask a student to read it.
- What are the six elements?
- Now I would like you to read the news report on the right
and find out the six elements. Compare with your partner
when you are finished.
- Discuss the answers in class and elicit on screen.
- So these are the components of contents in a piece of
news. Now lets look at the language.
- The writing language of news is actually quite similar to
the broadcast. Only we call it the cautious language.
- Why do they use cautious language again?
- Under ex. 4a, there are four types of cautious language.
In four groups, each group will find examples for one
type. You only have 1 minute.
- Elicit examples on screen.
2.3 Post-Stage:
- Give handouts Weird News
- Now I would like you to get in 3 groups. Each of you will
report the news based on the picture I just gave you.
- Work together. Make sure your news has the components
and language. You can make up things if the pics do not
have the information. You have 10 min to prepare.
- Swtich partners. Report your news to each other.
Tangible Outcome & T. feedback/peer feedback:
Wrap-up

Lesson Evaluation Procedures: p. 101 - 4b(in class if finishing

early/too late to do the weird news); write a 150-word news
report based on your results in class: six basic questions +
cautious language

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