Introduction
The pimary goal of this lesson is to inroduce high school students how to write an academic writing. This lesson is for first, second or possibly third grade students. Assistance should be provided by teacher
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Task
Students will be provided a list of titles which they will choose according to their intersts. students should be provided good examples of writing. They will be asked to research how to write an academic writing and what kinds of phrases should be used in writing. The internet, library, books, atc.. are good ways to research but they are not the only way. After they upload their writing to the blog, students are supposed to criticize ecah other. At last the teacher will make an comment on students2 writing and the teacher will decide which one is the successful.
Exercises about academic writing :
Read the following sample answer. Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in the box.
| by contrast | indicates | lowest | compares |
| overall | whereas | except | higher |
| highest | however | largest | among |
The bar chart ........... how consumers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan allocated different shares of total spending to categories such as food, housing, and transportation in 2009.
We can see that the United States had the ........... housing expenditure share, 26% of total expenditures in 2009. The United Kingdom and Japan followed, with 24% and 22%, respectively. Canada had the ........... housing share at 21%. Housing was the ........... expenditure component in all countries ........... Japan.
..........., Canada had the largest transportation share of all four countries at 20%. The United States and the United Kingdom had the next-highest transportation shares, 17% and 15%, respectively. Japan had the lowest, at 10%.
..........., in Japan, consumers spent 23% of their total expenditures on food in 2009. The United Kingdom had the second-highest share at 20%. Canada, with 15%, and the United States, with 14% had the lowest food expenditure shares among the countries studied.
..........., the data ........... that housing and health care shares of total expenditures were ........... in the United States than in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in 2009, ........... Americans had the lowest clothing share. Canada had the highest clothing and transportation shares, and Japan had the highest food share, ........... the countries compared.
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Process
WHAT YOU ARE GOİNG TO DO
- Students will be provided interesting titles
- They will choose one of them
- They will be asked to find information from different resaources
- They will expected to provide an output
- The teacher is going to make comment and show their mistakes
The writing will include the following;
- Introduction, body and conclusion paragraph
- It should involve theses statement at the end of introduction
- It should contain suppoting sentences and academic phrases
- It sould be informal
THE LİST OF ACCEPTABLE WEBSİTES
Links for Writers Links for Teachers Library Resources Search Sites English as a Second Language (ESL) Literature Links Other Writing Centers
Evaluation
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Good 1 |
Better 2 |
Best 3 |
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Explanition of responsibilites of Job. |
Does not follow directions. just little | Follows all directions. Explanation is clear and enough | |||
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Quality of Material Given |
Does not follow directions. |
Material presented was lacking. | Material given is appropriate and shows adaquate research | ||
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Demonstration of gained knowledge |
Does not follow directions. Has little if any knowledge about the writing the student chose. |
Students have gained some knowledge, but are unable to be enough | Students can answer questions posed by other students. Have a good understanding of the writing. | ||
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Students writing |
Does not follow directions. Very unorganized | Students' writing is lack of cohesion | Presentation flows well, with visual aids. Each group memeber shares a part in giving the presentation. | ||
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Student Participation
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Does not follow directions.
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Not all group members participated. All of the work was not shared regular. | Each member shares the work, and participates in the activity. | ||
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Conclusion
Each student should be able to learn how to write academic writing and how to use academic phrases. They are expected to know the rules of each kinds of essays.
GOOD LUCK WİTH YOUR ACADEMİC WRİTİNG!