Biographies, autobiographies and memoirs

Subject: English

Teacher name: Kerimbekova Guldar

Date: 28/01/20

Grade: 10

Number of students:

Long-term plan unit

Unit 5.Reading for Pleasure: Nonfiction

Theme of the lesson

Nonfiction: Biographies, autobiographies and memoirs

Previous learning

Reading for pleasure: nonfiction

Learning objectives

10.R4 read a wide range of extended fiction and non-fiction texts on familiar and unfamiliar general and curricular topics

10.C2 use speaking and listening skills to provide sensitive feedback to peers

Lesson objectives

• match the features of the nonfiction with pictures

• Provide examples of the types of nonfiction from life experience

• Read different resources and annotate the texts using techniques

Assessment criteria

A learner

• Revises the features of nonfiction

• Gets introduced with types of nonfiction

• Provides examples of the types of nonfiction from life experience

• Reads different resources and annotates the texts

Value links

Honesty, cooperation, respect, responsibility

Values are instilled through group and pair work

Global citizenship

Scientists and their heritage

Crosscurricular links

Subject

Stage

Literature and History

Reading

Differentiation

- in task selection: different level tasks for individual students and groups;

-in expected outcomes for each student;

- in providing individual support for students;

-in selecting learning materials according to individual learning needs and abilities of students.

Lesson procedure

Planned stages

Planned activities

Resources

Beginning

4 min

2 min

Warm up

Students are divided into pairs and match the words (titles) with the pictures to identify the nonfiction features of the text. (PW)

(Teachers cuts the words and pictures and distribute to the pairs)

Open class feedback

Students discuss the topic of the lesson and its objectives, criteria

Appendix 1

Slides 2-3

Middle

5 min

5 min

15 min

6 min

Students are introduced with types of nonfiction: biography, autobiography, memoirs, letters, speeches and essays, diaries, articles, interviews.

Students are introduced with annotating the text

Students work in pairs and read different resources of 2 types of nonfiction (biography and autobiography) and annotate them.

Differentiation: students read different texts according to individual learning needs and abilities of students.

Appendix 2 and 5 – for less able students as it has word definitions

Appendix 4 and 3 – for more able students

Students work in pairs and discuss the following questions:

• What text features are used in these texts?

• How do these features help the readers?

• What type of images did you find in this text?

• What can you learn from each of these images?

PPT Slides 4-14

Slides 16-17

Reading worksheets

Appendix 2 and Appendix 5

Appendix 3 and Appendix 4

Slide 18

End

3 min

What made you curious today?

student’s answers

Reflection

Were the lesson objectives/learning objectives realistic? Did all learners achieve the LO?

If not, why?

Did my planned differentiation work well?

Did I stick to timings?

What changes did I make from my plan and why?

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

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2:

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

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2: