23-24 Year 3 P1W5L1 lesson 90 min - Writing - Essay

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23-24 Year 3 P1W5L1 lesson 90 min - Writing - Essay

Lesson today

• Check-in
• Explanation about the writing exam paper (Paper 2)
  
• Writing assignment

Check in

Same marks, so equally important.

What is being tested?

• Hold the target reader's attention. 
• The text is well organised and coherent.
• A range of language with control and flexibility.
• The target reader is informed.
• Level C1: communicate straightforward and complex ideas.
• Using the conventions of the communicative task, effectively.

Building blocks towards good writing:

Organisation: 

structure and balance

Communicative achievement: 

reader, text conventions, complex ideas

Language: 

express ideas (straightforward and complex)

Content: 

process input

Candidate results:

• Strongest area: content
• Weakest area: language
• Next weakest area: organisation 

Common weaknesses:

No plan

No, or poorly balanced paragraphs

Less than an effective introduction, topic sentences, conclusion

Genre conventions could be more effective

Steps to follow:

1.  Process task
2.  Plan
3.  Write
4.  Check 

Genre matrix example: essays

Organisation and format: 

Intro, body, conclusion: topic sentences

Language and register: 

Neutral: 'I', but less 'you'; argumentative language (opinion, speculation, contrast, etc.)

Purpose: 

Inform (views, opinions), tutor, needs to understand the argument: academic context

Content: 

General ideas or debates

Useful language:

... does not necessarily mean..., 

is required, 

high numbers of (people etc.), 

there are a variety of factors to consider; 

In this essay, I will discuss... 

Apart from this, 

whilst ..., 

however, 

in contrast 

Use the genre matrix as a planning tool

Who are you writing to?

What's the context?

What is your purpose for writing?

What does your reader need to know?

What points will you highlight? And what ideas can you produce to support them?

Purpose

Content

Use the genre matrix as a planning tool

What specific formats are needed for your genre?

How are you organising your ideas?

How many paragraphs and how are they connected?

Organisation and format

Use the genre matrix as a planning tool

What language would be useful, to match your genre, and to achieve your communicative purpose?

What register is appropriate?

Language and register

Homework

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/583526-c1-advanced-self-access-learning-writing-part-1-discursive-essay.pdf

www.cambridgeenglish.org

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How do you feel at the end of the lesson?

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