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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
| Original Instruction Plan |
(NOTE: Focus sheets and worksheets will not properly post in a blog format. Due to this, if you wish to see the focus and worksheets, please email me or post a comment with your email address)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Instructional Plan: Letters
Level: High-Intermediate, IEP
Performance Objectives:
Content Objective:
To compare and contrast the format of a business letter and a friendly letter
Language Objective:
To write a letter to a friend and a letter to a business asking for a favor
Learning Objective:
To create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast aspects of friendly and business letters
Content Vocabulary:
Greeting, format, sincerely, formality
CASAS Competencies:
0.1.4 – Understand or use appropriate language in general social situations (e.g., to greet, introduce, thank, apologize)
0.2.3 – Interpret or write a personal note, invitation, or letter
4.6.2 – Interpret and write work-related correspondence, including notes, memos, letters, and e-mail
7.2.1 – Identify and paraphrase pertinent informational7.2.3 – make comparisons, differentiating among, sorting, and classifying items, information, or ideas
7.4.8 – Interpret visual representations, such as symbols, blueprints, flowcharts, and schematics
Warm-Up:
The instructor will ask students to write a quick note, in any language, to their friend to ask them to come over to their place to eat dinner. After students finish, the instructor will then ask them to write a letter to a business associate to invite them for a business dinner. When students are done, the instructor will lead the students to discuss why they write a letter differently to a friend than they would a business.
Task Chain 1: Compare and contrast format of a business letter and a friendly letter
1.The students will read Focus Sheet 1 individually.
2.In groups, the students will complete Worksheet 1.
3.The instructor will ask students to share out their findings.
4.The instructor will offer examples of more information to put in the chart.
Task Chain 2: To create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the letter types
1.The instructor will give the students more samples of business and friendly letters.
2.The students will complete Worksheet 2 using Worksheet 1 and Focus Sheet 2 as a reference.
3.The instructor will canvass the room to assess the student's understanding.
Task Chain 3: Write a letter to a friend and a letter to a business asking for a favor
1.The instructor will ask the students different situations in which they may write letters. As the students provide topics/situations, the instructor will write these on the board for reference.
2.The students will select one of the topics/situations on the board or come up with one on their own.
3.The students will write a friendly and a business letter, each using the same topic/situation.
Final Assessment: Student letters
1.Using the student letters as a reference, the instructor will evaluate the students' understanding of the similarities and differences between friendly and business letters. |
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