LESSON PLAN

WRITING SKILLS

Focus Writing
Year 3 – Mixed-ability class
Theme World of Stories
Unit 9
Topic The Holidays
Content 3.3. By the end of the 6-year primary schooling, pupils will be able to write and
Standard present ideas through a variety of media using appropriate language, form and style.

Learning 3.3.1 Able to create simple texts using a variety of media with
Standard guidance:
(b) linear

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

Objective
1. Individually, answer at least 3 fill-in-the-blanks questions correctly.
2. In pairs, complete a short paragraph with guidance with correct tenses,
spelling and sentence patterns.
3. Individually, write a short paragraph of at least 3 lines on holiday
experiences based on their own graphic organizers with correct tenses,
spelling and sentence patterns.
Time 60 minutes
Photos of holiday activities and worksheets
Teaching Aids
Pupils are aware of writing simple and compound sentences from previous lessons
Previous Knowledge

Extra-Curricular Multiple Intelligence – Verbal Linguistics, Visual Spatial

Elements Thinking Skills – Generating Ideas, Information Processing
Creativity and Innovation
Contextual Learning

Teaching & Learning

Stage/Time/Activity Notes
Strategy
I. SET INDUCTION (5 mins)

1. Teacher shows different Making interpretations Teaching Aid:

photos of activities usually Photos of holiday activities,
done during holidays and Rationale: e.g: picnic at the beach,
asks the pupils to identify To get pupils’ attention and to meeting with grandparents,
the activities. get pupils engage with the topic etc.
2. Teacher asks pupils to
guess the topic of the
lesson based on the
photos shown.

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II. PRESENTATION (10 mins)

1. Teacher creates a graphic organizer Presentation Teaching Aids:

outline on the board and pastes the Questioning Photos
photos onto the graphic organizer. Graphic organizer
2. Teacher asks pupils to come up with
Rationale:
keywords related to each photo and
To present the topic to the
ask them to write the keywords on
the board next to the respective pupils and get them familiarize
photo. with graphic organizers and
concept mapping

III. PRACTICE (20 mins)

1. Teacher distributes worksheets on Practice Teaching Aids:

fill-in-the-blanks exercise. Fill-in-the-blanks exercise Fill-in-the-blanks worksheets
2. Teacher asks pupils to fill in the Writing a simple paragraph Complete-the-paragraph worksheets
blanks with appropriate words related
to the picture shown in the Rationale:
worksheet. To give practice on correct
3. Then, teacher asks pupils to sit spelling and sentence patterns
in creating short paragraph.
together in pairs.
4. Teacher gives another
worksheet containing a picture
with several phrases.
5. Teacher asks pupils to use the
phrases to form a complete
paragraph in past tense.

IV. PRODUCTION (20 mins)

1. Teacher demonstrates how to make Reinforcement Teaching Aids:

simple past tense sentences using
the graphic organizer made in Stage
II.
2. Teacher asks pupils to make a simple
graphic organizer about their
experience during the last school
holidays.
3. Teacher asks pupils to make a short
paragraph about their holidays
experience in simple past tense and
with the guidance of their graphic
organizer.
Arranging ideas Graphic organizer
Writing a short composition
Rationale:
To encourage pupils to
arrange their ideas in the form
of graphic organizers and
concept map before writing a
short composition
To enhance their creativity
through writing

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V. CLOSURE (5 mins)

1. Teacher concludes the lesson. Discussion

Rationale:
To sum up the lesson and to
make sure pupils remember
what they have learned.

Assessment:
Able to answer fill-in-the-blanks
The assessment is carried out as
questions correctly and write simple
sentences with guidance of pictures Stage III until IV is carried out.
and phrases.

Remedial:
Pupils are able to sequence Identify and sequence
Appendix
pictures of a holiday experience correctly
with the guidance of captions.

Enrichment:
Pupils make a simple concept map Encourage pupils be creative with
Builds confidence
describing their dream holiday. Pupils story writing and arrange their ideas
Induces creativity
make short paragraph describing their
Improves writing
dream holiday with the guidance of
their concept map.