Daily lesson plan

Date
Stage 7
Topic Creative Writing “Showing vs. Telling”
Previous Descriptive writing
knowledge The concept of creative writing
Reading
 7Ro1 Give an informed personal response to a text
Objectives and provide some textual reference in support.
 7Ri1 Use inference and deduction to recognize
implicit meanings
 7Rw1 Comment on a writer’s use of language,
demonstrating an understanding of the
implications of their use of vocabulary
 7Rw2 Identify and describe the effect of the
writer’s rhetorical features
Writing
 7Wa2 Create an effect by using literary techniques
 7Wa7 Learn a range of vocabulary appropriate to
their needs
Speaking and listening
 7SL5 Develop an ability to listen courteously to
others and be sensitive to turn- taking
 7SL6 Make significant contribution to group
discussion
Success criteria To be able to comment on a writer’s choice of language
To be able to write more descriptively
Resources  Literary extract
 PowerPoint presentation
Checkpoint links Coursebook: Units 2,4
Differentiation Differentiation can be achieved by:
 Allowing more simple descriptions
 Giving struggling Ss sentences with gaps instead of
asking them to write entirely on their own.

Activities:
Warm up (3 m)
- Revising the concept of creative writing.
- Introducing the concept of showing vs. telling as a tool for creative writing.
PPT (10 minutes) (demonstration)

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Daily lesson plan
Ss are introduced to some telling sentences vs. some showing ones.
Reading (10 minutes) (I and P work)
Ss are given an extract which they read silently then highlight examples of descriptive
writing or showing vs. telling.
Brainstorming and role playing (15m) (whole class)
Asking Ss to attribute feelings to body language and asking volunteers to act out the
feelings.
Practice (15 minutes)
- Ss are given telling sentences and asked to turn them into showing ones.
- Going round the class and giving struggling Ss sentence starters or some help
with expressions
Oral presentation (10 m)
Volunteers are allowed to the front of the class and read out their sentences.
Closure:
Ss are given the exit slip to evaluate their understanding.
Homework:
- Ss are given some telling sentences to turn into showing ones.
- Students are given an exam- style paper in which they answer some questions on
a reading extract.
Reflection:

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