Apr 11th - 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?

Grab your phone

go to www.menti.com

Code:

Goals

I can write a (formal) letter to a newspaper

AND

I can write a (formal) opinion essay

Programme

Test prep:

Focus on structure 

Rewrite 1 of your writing tasks

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

Rubric partner check

What: Check your partner's writing task of their choice (letter or essay) and fill in the rubric for them

Be critical! 

Help: Insight 4E and 5E

How: write/underline the writing task like an actual test + fill in the rubric 

Done? Swap, talk about the feedback and retype your writing task.

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

Homework!

Next class: retype the writing task of your choice + submit it on Its Learning for teacher feedback

Pay attention to:

- Correct structure

- Formal writing

- Variation in words, sentences + linking words

- 250 - 300 words 

- Communication > inform and/or persuade

+ Continue collecting rich vocab!

Thank you for paying attention!