Objectives: Write a formal letter with writing tips. Learning Procedures: 1.Read the formal letter in Communication Workshop. 2.Read the writing tips on P90. 3.Write a formal letter to your local newspaper giving your opinion about a local problem.(You can refer to the writing tips on P90 and the formal letter in Communication Workshop.) 4.Post your compositions on the BBS.
Objectives: 1.Learn how to write a formal letter to a newspaper.Grasp the structure of a formal letter, and try to use the wording of the official letter. 2.Develop the ability of independent learning and cooperative learning, develop information literacy and train information processing capacity and independent ability to modify compositions. 3.Cultivate the sense of teamwork.Build up confidence in writing. Learning Procedures: Step 1: Pre-writing 1.Read the formal letter and do the matching in Ex 1. 2.Layout of a Formal Letter Greeting Para.1 : ______________________________________ Para.2 : ______________________________________ Para.3 : ______________________________________ Para.4 : ______________________________________ Formal ending You signature Print your name clearly 3.Modifying Pay attention to: Spelling Grammar Punctuation Conjunction – linking words (besides/however/maybe…) Sample:
Dear Sir I am writing to protest about the proposal for air pollution.First, the restaurant pour the waste air, it made the air very bad and let us felt uncomfortable.Second, we have ever against the problem, but the government did not pay any attention to the problem.I think the government must do something for us.They should stop the restaurant pour the waste air and let the restaurant apologize to us.… |
Step 2: While-writing 1.Discuss with your group and modify your compositions. 2.After modifying your own composition, post it on the BBS. 3.Read your group' compositions and comment on them.
Step 3: Post-writing 1.Read one of your compositions.| 2.Check your work.
Step 4: Summary In this lesson, we have 1.analyzed the layout of a formal letter. 2.modified our own compositions. 3.got some information from BBS.
Step 5: Homework Read other classmates' compositions and comment on all of them after class.
Objectives: Improve your ability of modifying a composition. Learning Procedures: 1.Read other classmates' compositions. 2.Comment on their compositions. 3.Discuss with your group so as to modify other compositions. |