T2 Writing 2- Being an Individual or a Team

• English 9 Elite
• Secondary Education
• Age 13

Writing 2: Being an Individual or a Team 

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Students will think critically, read a text for details and engage in a series of class discussions.

To Do List: 

1. Topic: Look at the pictures and discuss the questions in class

2. Thinking Critically: Read and explain the meaning of the excerpts from the test Being an Individual

3.  Reading for Details: Read the text and make notes on LMS

4. Plenary: Complete the  poll on LMS

Topic: Focus on the image and the title

Answer the following questions and justify your answers

Describe how you think the people in the images are feeling.

Why are they working so hard?

Are the professional athletes or amateur?

Think about and visualize an individual in the title. Do you picture an individual athlete?

Do you picture an individual athlete in basketball, football, or other team sport?

Do you picture an individual athlete who does not fit in with the rest of the team?

Do you picture an individual athlete on a country's national team?

Think Critically:

Read and explain the meaning of the excerpts from the text Being an Individual on a Team. Answer the questions. 

LMS 

Reading for Details: 

Read the text and make notes about the difficulties that Olympic athletes face as they prepare for the Games. Discuss it in class

Let's take notes: 

Plenary: LMS Poll

Writing 2: Being an Individual or a Team Part 2  

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Students write a letter taking a stance responding to the article read.

To Do List: 

1. Writing: Write a letter to the editor in response to the article you just read about

2. Peer Review: Exchange your letter with a classmate and help each other make corrections to improve the letter.

Let us write now

Write a letter to the editor of a sports publication, newspaper or blog in response to the text " Being an Individual on a Team". The aim of the letter can be to gather support, raise funds, or make organizations aware of other important issues.

 WRITING - Letter

PEER REVIEW:

1. Structure

2. Content

3. Language

Discuss what to look for for each point

structure - 5 paragraphs, clear intro and conclusion

content - does each paragraph contain at least the following info

language - no I-you-we, formal language