Weaving It Together
Weaving It Together
Weaving It Together
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f. Use the teaching hints for additional<br />
ideas on using the reading and<br />
extending the comprehension<br />
activity.<br />
4. Discussion and critical thinking<br />
questions (15 minutes)<br />
The discussion and critical thinking<br />
questions give students a chance<br />
to respond to the readings on a<br />
personal level by relating the theme<br />
to their concerns and giving their<br />
own opinions. The result is a deeper<br />
processing of the material, which will<br />
help students remember the vocabulary<br />
and the theme and develop ideas to<br />
use in their writing later. You may ask<br />
students to summarize ideas from the<br />
discussions for homework.<br />
Reading 2 (90 minutes)<br />
1. Review (5 minutes)<br />
Review the vocabulary and themes<br />
from the previous reading. Extend<br />
the vocabulary to include words<br />
and phrases related to students’<br />
own cultural context, if appropriate.<br />
Encourage students to keep a<br />
systematic record of new vocabulary<br />
in a notebook or on cards, adding<br />
defi nitions and example sentences to<br />
help them remember. To provide an<br />
opportunity for peer teaching, match<br />
students with a partner and have them<br />
compare their vocabulary notes and<br />
suggest additional examples.<br />
2. Vocabulary and comprehension<br />
questions (15 minutes)<br />
Follow the same procedure as for<br />
Reading 1.<br />
10 Sample Lesson Plan<br />
3. Writing (20 minutes or<br />
homework, optional)<br />
This section emphasizes writing<br />
summaries, paraphrasing, and doing<br />
research. Familiarize students with the<br />
tips on summarizing and paraphrasing<br />
at the end of the book. This section is<br />
optional, but the research section may<br />
help students with writing their essays<br />
later in the chapter.<br />
4. Student essay, follow-up, and<br />
exercises (30 minutes)<br />
Use the student essay and follow-up<br />
questions to introduce the essay type<br />
for the chapter. This section gives<br />
students an overview of the essay type<br />
and provides language practice specifi c<br />
to this type of essay.<br />
5. Writing practice (20 minutes)<br />
Get students started on their essay<br />
by having them choose a title and<br />
brainstorm ideas. Those who work fast<br />
can start writing; those who need more<br />
time to develop ideas may discuss in<br />
pairs or groups.<br />
Lesson 3 (90 minutes)<br />
<strong>Weaving</strong> <strong>It</strong> <strong>Together</strong><br />
This page is composed of a Timed Writing<br />
activity, an Internet activity, and an<br />
opportunity to complete the What Do You<br />
Think Now? activity after having gathered<br />
the information from the readings. These<br />
activities provide an optional opportunity<br />
for further practice and offer students the<br />
chance to consolidate skills practiced in<br />
the unit.<br />
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