Lesson Plan

ANALYZING E-NEWS

LEVEL :Form 1

TIME :1 hour

AIMS : At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. To write an analysis of important points in a news based on 5W1H concept.
2. To write personal reflection on the news that they have read.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
One computer per group of 2-3 students with an internet connection and a Web Browser.
Websites: http://thestaronline.com, www.nst.com.my

PREPARATION
1. Locate sites of local online newspapers
2. Check sites before lesson.

PROCEDURES
Pre
1. Teacher asks students to list down the name of all local English newspapers.
2. Teacher questions students whether they prefer one newspaper from the others, and what are their reasons.

While
Activity 1
1. Teacher asks students to open an online newspaper website.
2. Teacher asks students to choose any news (except sensitive issues such as politics).
3. Teacher explains to students what is 5W1H concept is. The concept is used by reporters to write their news.
4. Teacher asks students to list down details of the news based on 5W1H concept. Students are given a worksheet based on the concept to be completed.
5. Teacher collects all of the worksheets after the students have finished filling it.

Activity 2
1. Teacher asks students to write a personal reflection on the news in not less than 100 words.
2. Teacher picks 3 students randomly to write their reflection on the whiteboard.
3. Teacher discusses grammatical aspects of the students’ writing with the class.

Post
1. Teacher recaps the lesson by asking the students what they understand about 5W1H concept.
2. Teacher stresses once again that the concept is very useful in writing a composition especially to generate ideas.

Follow up
1. Teacher asks students to write an interesting event in their life in a news form.

Introduction to call

Today, Wednesday, i learn about what Computer Assisted LanguageLearning is. For me the subject is complex as its name. It is something that much related to my daily life.