Apr 22nd- 3V - P4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

To do:

• insight + notebook  on the table
• Air pods/head phones/etc + phone in the bag

Assignment:

- Finish up your mindmap about the relocation of our school > what possible angles/subjects can you tackle?

Goals

I can write a (formal) letter to a newspaper

AND

I can write a (formal) opinion essay

Programme

Test prep:

Focus on structure 

DIY

Test prep: Structure + arguments

What/were in which paragraph?

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Paragraph 5

Reason for writing + opinion

In-depth reason for opinion and root cause of problem

First suggestion + result

Second suggestion + result

Final point

Test prep: Structure + arguments

Focus: Letter

What/were in which paragraph?

Dear sir/madam...

Is a good way to start your letter

1. Yes
2. No

Can you use personal pronouns when writing a letter to a newspaper?

1. Yes
2. A few
3. No

Best verbs to make suggestions?
(more than one may be possible)

1. must
2. should
3. ought to
4. suggest

Make a suggestion (use: should)
Problem: school buildings in Leeuwarden are expensive

Make a suggestion (use: ought to)
Problem: the new location of our school is quite a long way away for some students living in the northern parts of the province

#1 DIY

Create 2 paragraphs from a letter to a newspaper 

paragraph #1: reason for opinion and root cause of problem
paragraph #2: suggestion + result

Done? Check with a neighbour

Tools: Rubric + Writing task 5E

#2 Support

A deeper look at structure and writing the opinion essay

2 options

Formal argument

1 doel per alinea

Linking words!

Zo formeel mogelijk!

Tip: snelle schets van tevoren: Wat is mijn mening/topic sentence en argumenten, etc.

> op klad versie

I feel ...... prepared for the writing test

very well

somewhat

not particularly

badly

Homework!

Practice:

- Make rough versions of both letter and essay (focus on structure, lay-out and especially how to structure/order your reasoning/opinion/suggestions/result/etc)

- Continue collecting rich vocab!

Thank you for paying attention!