V5B 6-6-2025 45 min

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome! 

You need: book, notebook, pen

Programme

1. Programme / learning goals

2. Important information about your essay

3. What do you know? Based on homework assignment

4. Discuss literary devices and writing style used in your book

5. Round off together

If time, you can also read and/or work on your essay writing skills

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

 

- I will have tested my knowledge of my book

- I will have discussed literary devices and writing style used in my book

About your writing test next week:

Message from our IT department:

Let op: wachtwoord Magister nodig! 

Ook thuis het volgende doen: leerlingen moeten op incognito scherm inloggen op Magister. 

About the essay...

 - There will be 2 topics to choose from

- You will get a dictionary D-E

- There will be NO automatic spelling check

- You need your Magister login information to log into Coolcheck and do the first step at home

Request:

I would like all students who have a right to extra time to send me a message before the end of this week (just to be sure we won’t forget anyone). 

You should also bring your green card to the test.

How much do you know?

- Based on homework assignment for today

- Work with your oral exam partner, 10 minutes

- write down your answers

- No laptop, but you can use your book and reading notebook

- Do you think you have 10 points? Ask me to come & check 

- Winners get a reward :)

Answers

Speaking board game

- Groups of 4, 1 board + 1 die

- Find your own token (eraser, paperclip, ...)

- 1 person keeps the time

- Speak without stopping, for 30 seconds

- Back to start if you: fall silent/ say 'uh' twice/ repeat what was said earlier

- Finished? Have another go :)

Or read your book

After reading, you should:

Choose a paragraph / part from your book that stood out to you & discuss style / literary devices. Style elements:

• Literary devices
• Word choice
• Syntax (the way phrases and sentences are built)
• Concise v. elaborate
• Context

      (time of writing, cultural background, author's experiences)

Read in silence

Finished your book? 

Complete your notebook

and/or rewrite (part of) your essay

Discuss with your partner:

• A paragraph / part from your book that stood out to you: style / literary device 
• Read it out loud and explain literary device(s)
• Compare writing styles. What are similarities / differences? 
• Do you have a preference and why (not)?

Homework

In your notebook, draw a

timeline of the plot >>>>

Include:

- chapter no's

- time / location

- keywords of main events 

Well done! You...

- have tested your knowledge of your book

- have discussed literary devices and writing style used in your book

- Next week (Thursday): essay writing test, check the time!!

Speaking exercise with conditional

First: watch a video (1:57 mins)

Questions:

- summarize what, why, where, how, by whom

- 'grassroot library'?

I 

Questions:

- summarize what, why, where, how, by whom

- 'grassroot library'?

Listening exercise

Video about the demise of pope Francis 

and the conclave in Rome

(4:31)

rare - conclave - papal/papacy

Questions

1. What is the difference between this funeral and the previous ones?
2. Why is it different?
3. Name a few other things pope Francis did differently.
4. Does the journalist think the film 'Conclave' paints a correct picture of a conclave?
5. How many votes does a cardinal need to become pope?

Questions

1. What is the difference between this funeral and the previous ones?
2. Why is it different?
3. Name a few other things pope Francis did differently.
4. Does the journalist think the film 'Conclave' paints a correct picture of a conclave?
5. How many votes does a cardinal need to become pope?

Questions + answers

1. What is the difference between this funeral and the previous ones?

Different location: Sta Maria Maggiore instead of the Vatican
2. Why is it different? Pope Francis wanted his burial to be more quiet and humble.
3. Name a few other things pope Francis did differently. 1 coffin in the ground, simple clothing / shoes, lived in the guesthouse, not the official papal apartments
4. Does the journalist think the film 'Conclave' paints a correct picture of a conclave? Yes he does (secrecy, no communication with the outside world)

5. How many votes does a cardinal need to become pope?                                                                               2/3 majority, OR, after 15 days: 50% + 1.

Essay topic: Why are Americans overweight?

Thesis statement:
Americans are overweight because

What animal makes the best pet?

Thesis statement: ....... are the best pets because

Name the 3 elements of a good introduction:

Can you name the subject, claim and 3 points?

“Going back to college was a complex process that involved researching a school, applying for admission, and enrolling in classes.”

What do you remember?

Essay structure: the elements & what they should contain

1. Think (on your own, in silence)
2. Pair (compare notes)
3. Share (with the class)

Share: teacher writes on whiteboard, using the students' info to make a complete structure:

Title

Introduction

- opening sentence(s)

- thesis statement

Paragraph 1: pros

- topic sentence

- argument(s)

- example(s)

- wrap-up

Paragraph 2: cons

- topic sentence

- argument(s)

- example(s)

- wrap-up

Conclusion

- reference to thesis statement

- short summary

- name most benificial + arguments

(no examples)

(no new information)

The coming weeks, we will address alle these elements and practise