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Unit 1 People around us Writing
Subject English Grade Level 七年级下册 Total 1 Period
Textbook 沪教版（2024） Lesson Type Writing Class Period 1
Textbook Analysis
Textbook Analysis
This unit focuses on "People around us". The writing content in this lesson is closely related to students' daily lives. It requires students to describe the people around them, such as family members, friends or neighbors. The textbook provides some useful sentence patterns and vocabulary related to personal characteristics and relationships, which can help students build a framework for writing. However, students may find it challenging to organize their ideas coherently and use vivid language to make their descriptions more attractive.
Student Analysis
Students in Grade 7 have already accumulated a certain amount of basic English vocabulary and simple sentence - making skills. They are familiar with the topics about people in their daily lives. But they may lack the ability to write a well - structured and detailed composition. Some students may have difficulties in grammar usage, word choice and logical connection while writing. Also, they may not be able to fully express their ideas due to limited language proficiency.
Lesson Objectives
1. Students will be able to use appropriate vocabulary and sentence patterns to describe people's appearance, personality and hobbies. 2. Students will learn how to organize their writing in a logical way, including an introduction, body and conclusion. 3. Students will be able to write a short composition (about 80 - 100 words) to introduce a person around them. 4. Students will be able to peer - review and revise their compositions based on the given criteria.
Teaching Focus and Difficulties
Focus 1. Mastering the vocabulary and sentence patterns for describing people. 2. Learning the basic structure of a composition about describing people. 3. Writing a composition with clear ideas and correct language. Focus 1. Using vivid and accurate language to describe people. 2. Organizing ideas smoothly and making the composition coherent. 3. Conducting effective peer - review and self - revision.
Teaching Methods and Preparation
Teaching Methods
Task - based learning, cooperative learning, individual writing, peer - review
Materials Preparation
Textbook, PPT, writing paper, sample compositions
Teaching Procedures Teacher Activities Student Activities
Warm up (5 minutes)
(1) Greet the students and show some pictures of different people on the PPT.
(2) Ask students some questions like: "Who can you see in the pictures " "What do they look like "
(3) Encourage students to share their answers and start a simple discussion about people's appearances.
(4) Write some related vocabulary on the board, such as "tall", "short", "fat", "thin", "friendly", etc.
1. Observe the pictures and answer the teacher's questions. 2. Participate in the class discussion. 3. Copy the vocabulary on the board. Pre - writing (10 minutes)
Pre - writing (10 minutes)
Introduce the Writing Task
(1) Present the writing topic "Describe a Person around You" and explain the requirements clearly.
(2) Guide students to brainstorm ideas by asking questions: "Who do you want to describe " "What are his/her special features "
(3) Divide students into groups of four. Let them discuss and make a list of ideas in each group.
Show Sample Compositions
(1) Show two or three sample compositions on the PPT.
(2) Analyze the structure of the sample compositions with students, including how to start, what to write in the body and how to end.
(3) Underline some useful sentence patterns and vocabulary in the samples, such as "He/She is... years old. He/She has... He/She likes...".
1. Listen to the teacher's introduction and understand the writing task. 2. Brainstorm ideas in groups and make a list. 3. Read the sample compositions carefully and analyze their structures with the teacher. 4. Take notes of the useful sentence patterns and vocabulary. While - writing (20 minutes)
While - writing (20 minutes)
(1) Instruct students to start writing their own compositions according to the ideas they have brainstormed and the structure they have learned.
(2) Walk around the classroom to monitor students' writing process, provide help when students have difficulties in grammar, vocabulary or organization.
(3) Remind students to use the vocabulary and sentence patterns they have learned.
1. Write their compositions independently. 2. Ask the teacher for help if necessary. Peer - review (10 minutes)
Peer - review (10 minutes)
(1) After students finish writing, ask them to exchange their compositions with their deskmates.
(2) Distribute a peer - review checklist to each student. The checklist includes items like grammar mistakes, vocabulary usage, structure and content.
(3) Instruct students to read their partners' compositions carefully and mark the mistakes or give suggestions according to the checklist.
(4) Encourage students to communicate with their partners about the comments.
1. Exchange compositions with deskmates. 2. Read the partners' compositions and fill in the peer - review checklist. 3. Have a communication with partners about the comments. Revision and Sharing (10 minutes)
Revision and Sharing (10 minutes)
(1) Ask students to revise their compositions according to their partners' suggestions.
(2) Select several students to read their revised compositions in front of the class.
(3) Give positive feedback and suggestions for improvement after each reading.
(4) Summarize the common problems in students' compositions and how to solve them.
1. Revise their compositions. 2. Some students read their compositions in class. 3. Listen to the teacher's feedback and learn from others' compositions. Conclusion and Homework (5 minutes)
Conclusion and Homework (5 minutes)
Summarize the Key Points
(1) Summarize the main points of this writing lesson, including the vocabulary, sentence patterns and writing structure.
(2) Emphasize the importance of using correct grammar, vivid vocabulary and logical organization in writing.
(3) Assign homework: Ask students to rewrite their compositions neatly and add some more details if possible. Then, make a simple poster with their composition and a picture of the person they described.
(4) Encourage students to share their posters in the next class.
(5) Thank the students for their participation and dismiss the class.
1. Listen to the summary and take notes. 2. Understand the homework assignment and ask any questions. 3. Prepare to share their posters in the next class. 4. Thank the teacher and leave the classroom.
Evaluation Tasks 1. Participation in class discussion: ☆☆☆
2. Completion of the worksheet: ☆☆☆
3. Group presentation: ☆☆☆
Design Intentions This lesson is designed to guide students through the whole writing process, from brainstorming ideas to writing, peer - review, revision and sharing. By using task - based learning and cooperative learning methods, students can actively participate in the writing class. The sample compositions and peer - review activities can help students learn from each other and improve their writing skills. The homework assignment can further strengthen students' writing ability and also cultivate their creativity in making posters.
Homework Design
1. Rewrite the composition neatly, add more details if possible. 2. Make a simple poster with the composition and a picture of the person described. 3. Prepare to share the poster in the next class.
Board Design
Unit 1 People around us Writing - Vocabulary for describing people: tall, short, fat, thin, friendly, kind... - Sentence patterns: He/She is... years old. He/She has... He/She likes... - Composition structure: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Teaching Reflection
1. During the peer - review process, some students may not be strict enough in checking grammar mistakes, which may affect the effectiveness of peer - review. 2. In the while - writing stage, a few students still had great difficulties in writing, and more individual guidance should be provided in the future. 3. The time for sharing compositions in class was a bit tight, so some students didn't have enough time to fully express their ideas.

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