Havo 4 - week 41

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, havo
• Leerjaar 4

Havo 4 - formal essay / speaking cards

Can do:

Be able to use the following tenses and irregular verbs in a speaking exercise

Past Simple

Present Perfect

Be able to have an understanding of the formal essay lay-out, structure of a paragraph

Be able to collect information about your novel regarding the main character and 

dystopian elements (government control; main character fighting this)

Speaking cards - Pair Work 5 min.

Task 1) Ask each other questions using the Past Simple 

(Did you go/eat/hear...?)

Task 2) Ask each other questions using the Present Perfect

(Have you ever gone/eaten/heard...?)

Speaking extra - Pair Work 5 min.

Ask each other questions:

1. How long have you lived at your current home address?
2. How long have you had your best friend?
3. Have you ever wanted to live in another area/country & where?
4. When did you do you homework yesterday & why (not)?
5. When was the last time you felt very happy & why?

Essay - thesis and linking words

Thesis = topic of your essay at the end of the introduction; a statement (not a question) that you are going to prove 

Linking words = words that make your writing logical (coherent), for example by summing up arguments:

 first of all, moreover, also

Essay feedback - 10 min.

Swap essays with your classmate  & Check the following for your classmate's persuasive/argumentative essay and award 1 point for each (1-5):

1. Lay-out correct - 4 paragraphs:  introduction; argument 1 + explanation + example ; argument 2 + explanation + example; conclusion (no new arguments)
2. Does the introduction end with one sentence (thesis) saying E-pals is a great way to gain insight into other cultures/countries 
3. Do paragraphs 2 and 3 each contain one convincing argument to support why E-pals provides insight into cultures/countries AND are the two arguments explained?
4. Do paragraphs 2 and 3 each start with a linking word, a word that connects the paragraphs in a logical way (first of all, also, moreover etc.)
5. Does the conclusion sum up the two arguments and say E-pals is a good way to understand other cultures

How did your classmate score out of /5 points? ->............../5

Give the score & Mention what went well; what needs improvement and give examples!

Task + HW next class- novel + mind map 

1) Continue reading your novel 

2) Draw a mind map for each of the following (2 separate mind maps):

1) Government control - who/what

2) Main character - who/what does he/she do to fight back or question the government

In class approx. 15 min./Start ONE mind map 

HW = make mind maps 1) and 2); continue reading the novel

Example essay on novel

Thesis = The novel "The Maze Runner" is about a dystopian society

Point 1 or Argument 1 = The government/ WICKED (World In Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department) is in control.

Explain your argument = why are they in control

Example = what do they do

Point 2 or Argument 2 = The main character fights the government/WICKED

Explain your argument = why do they fight the government

Example = what does he/she do?

Point 3 or Argument 3 =There is technological control in the novel.

Explain your argument = who controls the people/society

Example = what do they do?

Can you.....

Ask a question in the Past Simple or Present Perfect?

-> Yesterday/I/go/to the store

-> I/never/skip class in my life so far

Explain the lay-out of a formal essay?

1) Introduction/ 2) ..... /3) ..... /4) .... / 5)conclusion

Explain what to do after each argument 

The Body

Point 1 or Argument 1 = The first argument to support your thesis

Explain your argument

Example - give one or two examples to support your explanation

Point 2 or Argument 2 = The first argument to support your thesis

Explain your argument

Example - give one or two examples to support your explanation

Point 3 or Argument 3 = The first argument to support your thesis

Explain your argument

Example - give one or two examples to support your explanation

Writing the essay

• Use an essay lay-out: intro (1 paragraph) / body (3 paragraphs) / conclusion (1 paragraph)

• Use formal language (not: gonna, wanna, way too much, etc)
  

• Avoid  personal pronouns I/you/we
  

• Use linking words (also, moreover, even though, nonetheless etc.) to logically connect paragraphs
  

• Use examples from the novel to support your arguments (1 argument per paragraph)