Lesson Plan

Date: Jan Year& Section: 9 No. of Students: Boys: Girls:

Subject: Topic: Blog Writing SoD: Educational needs Emirati Students: G&T:
English for SoD: (Refer to the ALPs
(Refer to the IEPs attached)
attached)
CAT4 data Verbal Bias: Spatial Bias: Wellbeing:
 Pause time/stretch time.
 Mixed ability groups in learning
activities
 Personal support for all
 Help links/ WAGOLLS.
 FBI process (Friend, Book, Internet and
then Teacher

Lesson Objectives: Success Criteria:

 Identify features of a blog
 To identify features and structure of a blog post.
 Understanding the structure of a blog.
 To  write a blog post. 
 Planning a blog.
 Write a blog.

 Learning Outcomes: Essential question/Big Question/Main Idea

 Almost all students will identify the features of blog writing.
 Most of the students will be able to understand the structure of blog writing. Why do people blog?
 Majority will  be able to understand both the structure and features of blog
writing.
 G&T will write a blog and turn it into a vlog.
 SD will identify the features of blog writing.
Prior Learning: Blogs are websites.
New Vocabulary:

Teaching Learning Experience

Time Stage of Inquiry Learning Engagements Differentiation by: Assessment for
Learning
Task/ Resource/ Outcome/
Support/ Instruction Self/ Peer/ Group

Students will be shown a picture and would Task and support: Peer Assessment
be asked to identify the type of text.
10 min Tuning in( Prior
Topic and learning objective of the day to be Students are given differentiated
knowledge/starter/buildin
elicited from the students. task throughout.
g block)

10 min What do you know about blogging?

Finding Out&
A quick discussion followed by a short quiz
Resource: Group assessment
Sorting Out to be conducted.
Reading Task - Reading resources and graphic
Students to read the given text and create a organizers.
learning tool.

Discussion to be done on the features and

structure of blog writing. LA/WTE – Will be able to
identify the features of blog
writing and create a flow chart
20 min Making connections of their blog.
Students are given differentiated task related Group Work
MA/ME – Will be able to
to real life situations and scenarios. They are
identify the features and write
given the freedom to choose the task.
a short blog of their choice.
HA/EE – Will write a detailed
blog on any one – money,
education, wealth or power
G&T- Will write a blog on
their experience of the New
Self –assessment
Years celebration in the UAE
 and convert it into a vlog.

5 min Reflection
Reviewing and sharing of work.
Exit Card
DIRT and reflection will be done by the
students.

5 min Extended Learning/

Action
Read a blog and write a short review on it .

Reading Literacy/ Numeracy connections: DEAR time, / Reading and listening.

Values promoted: Teamwork, Cooperation, Tolerance, Independence, Excellence, Resilience

Skills to be developed: Communication, collaboration, problem solving, innovation, creativity, IT skills, critical thinking.

Health and Safety Care ( Risk Assessment): Grouping of students, movement of students and all learning activities will be done under the
supervision of teacher.

Next Lesson: Suspense Story

Critical Thinking:
 - What according to you are the characteristics of a successful blog?
- Is blogging still effective? Why?

Evaluation
What Went Well? What needs to be improved? How?

Teacher Learner Teacher Learner

Name of the teacher: Aiman Sultan Khan Initials: ASK