Lesson Plan: Ms Naghma Shaikh

Session title EGP Paper 1 Essay Writing Date 2nd Week of December Location Classroom, Mumbai

Learner group AS Level Duration 1 hour and 40 mins Group size 35

approx. (up to 2 hrs.)

Learning aims To understand the demands of Paper 1 Essay writing by improving reading, research and reference skills and gain an awareness
of the Assessment Objectives.
A statement which provides the
scope of the subject and the
overall intent of the course

Learning objectives At the end of the lesson students will:

What are learners expected to
All students: Will learn to incorporate rhetorical devices and persuasive/argumentative conventions in their essays.
learn after completing the lesson?
These should be specific and Most students: Will know what is expected from them while writing the CAIE AS Level 8021 EGP Paper 1 Essay.
able to be assessed.
Some students: Will understand the scope of the essay by interpreting the question. They will focus on the command words and
the qualifying words and use one of the several brainstorming techniques they have gained understanding of earlier.

I believe in the concept of Stretch and Challenge.

Inclusion
To ensure that all learners are included in the learning process, I will pair up the SEN (Special Educational Needs) learners with
How will you make your lesson those who are doing well in class. This will be at the time when learners are looking up the meanings and identifying
inclusive? persuasive/argumentative devices.
In the group debate, the learners will be placed in 2 groups. Each group will have a mix of learners of varying levels.
The accomplished learners will write a persuasive composition based on the topic of the debate.
Learners who are not as accomplished as the others, will be given a list of rhetorical devices with instructions to include at least 8
of the examples in Shashi Tharoor's write up which will make the write up more aligned to the CAIE demands.

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Time What are you doing? What are your students doing? Learning materials and resources
Listening to the instructions and a few of them
5 to 10 Introducing the Topic of discussion
are sharing the memories of their grandparents
mins
Asking learners about their cherished memories or any other senior citizens whom they know.
of their grandparents or any other senior citizens
they have interacted with.
Reading the article and underlining/encircling https://www.theweek.in/columns/shashi-
10 mins Going around the class and looking at the work
new and unfamiliar words or phrases. This is tharoor/2019/12/06/why-we-should-increase-our-
being done by my learners. Answering questions
being done individually or (in case of SEN retirement-age.html
if any are asked.
learners) in pairs.
Learners are giving the meanings by looking at
10 mins Moving around the class asking learners about Above mentioned article.
the context in which the word or phrase has been
the words and phrases that are new and
used. This is a whole class activity. Mobile phones (of learners)/Dictionaries
unfamiliar to them.
After attempting that; in case there are words
Learners will be encouraged to come to the and phrases that learners are still not sure about,
teacher’s table and discuss about their learnings then they will be looking up the meanings on the
in this segment of the lesson. net (they may use their phones) or use their
dictionaries.

Learners are reflecting on Shashi Tharoor’s

choice of words and use of language to create
an impact.
Identifying rhetorical devices if any have been
5 mins Same as above. Above mentioned article.
used in the write up. Also, the conventions and
features of persuasive/argumentative writing, if The CUP EGP Coursebook by Ms Jill Boyd
any included. Pavich
Asking questions related to the text. The
questions will be open as well as close ended, Learners are reflecting on the essence of the
including skimming and scanning and gage article and identify content points. They will also
analytical and intensive reading, be analysing the article through a q and a
strategy.
Encouraging learners to answer as well as ask
questions of each other and the teacher so as to
get an in depth understanding of the extract.
Deciding the framing of the questions as per their
20 mins Discussing the topic and taking a vote (regarding Above mentioned article.
wish.
the topic) if a consensus is not reached by
A couple of suggestions: Internet
discussion.
How far do you agree that the age of retirement
should be increased in your country?
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Time What are you doing? What are your students doing? Learning materials and resources
Or
Ensuring that the 2 groups are balanced with
To what extent would senior citizens benefit if the
each group having a good mix of the above
age of retirement is increased in your country?
average, average and below average learners.
Learners will encircle the command words and
Facilitating the 2 groups by answering their underline the key words and consider the scope
queries if any. Urging them to turn to each other of the topic.
for help. 2 groups are being made. They are reading the
write up and doing research and reference on
the internet on the points mentioned in the
article.

.
Exhorting learners to discuss, deliberate, argue They are using any one (or more) of the
and negotiate so as to present their best points brainstorming techniques such as the hand
approach and they can use Think Pair Share by
pairing up members in their group. The pairs
may be discussing and doing reference work on
different aspects of the topic.
They are reflecting on the stand they will take
and be aware of what lead them to do so.

The debate will commence once the learners are

30 mins Overseeing the smooth flow of the debate. Points from the article as well as the internet.
ready.
Allotting marks to each team for their points and
This is a group debate with 2 teams (one for and
rebuttal. Giving a concluding speech. (In case
the other against the chosen topic). Each team is
any learner wishes to preside over the debate
getting 10 minutes to present their points and 5
then gladly relinquishing the responsibility to
minutes for a rebuttal.
her/him.)
Learners are expected to practise the pause for
a couple of times while discussing the topic and
their debating tactics. Thus, gaining time to
reflect on their work and question themselves as
well as the other team members.
Paying attention to the instructions and noting
5 mins Giving the instructions about the homework to be The CUP EGP Coursebook by Ms Jill Boyd
them down.
done by the learners. Pavich
Learners will be writing a
Encouraging them to look at the relevant pages
persuasive/argumentative essay using the Paper 1 Marks Scheme
in the course book which are about
conventions and features of persuasive writing
persuasive/argumentative writing.
as per the AOs of 8021 EGP Paper 1. They will
be using any one or two of the brainstorming

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Time What are you doing? What are your students doing? Learning materials and resources
techniques to plan their essay which will be
completed at home as homework.

Follow up: Once the essays are written the

learners will be reviewing each other’s work
(peer review) and assess it by following the
Will be providing a whole class feedback after instructions and criteria given in the CAIE EGP
looking at the corrected essays. Marks Scheme.

Those facing difficulties will be rewriting parts of

Shashi Tharoor’s article by including the
rhetorical devices in the checklist.
Here too, peer review will take place once the
assignment has been completed.

Use as many rows in the table as applicable – add rows if necessary

Lesson Evaluation: Include what you feel went well and what you would like to improve.

What went well: Learners found the topic interesting. They enjoyed the debate and were very enthusiastic about it.

What would I like to improve: Learners have to be trained to search for the appropriate and useful sites on the internet. Firstly, they have to learn to identify the correct
key words which would help them search for and locate the helpful sites. Secondly, they have to be discerning in their selection of the information at their fingertips.

Brainstorming technique/s and approaches are to be used to understand the scope of the essay and gather points through reading, research and reference.
Reflection, which is such a crucial component of 21st century learning, should be done at various stages of the lesson rather than only at the very end.
Reflective questions should be asked and answered before beginning the group work, while doing it and after completing it.
Assessment has to be done through the process of peer reviewing followed by the teacher’s feedback.

A list of useful resources for questions can be found on the net including one on: https://www.weareteachers.com/reflection-questions/

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