Subject : English

 

Topic : Unit 8 : Circles and Cycles

 

Level : Primary 6

 

Duration : 3 periods

 

 

Pre-requisite

Pupils to have covered Pg 44 to 59 of Unit 8 of PETS Coursebook 6B

 

Specific Instructional Objectives

Pupils will be able to:

  1. write about their experience / make up an account of looking after an animal

 

Thinking Skills

  1. Creative thinking
  2. Remembering / Recalling

 

Learning & Teaching Materials

  1. Courseware: Creative Writer
    • Type : Open Tool
    • Characteristics: It is a word-processing tool which allows the user to write,

edit and present his work in a visually-appealing format.
  1. PETS Coursebook 6B : Page 61

 

Learning Environment

1. Computer laboratory with 22 multimedia computers

2. LCD projector

 

 

 

Instructional Strategies

  1. Discuss with pupils the story they have to write using given guidelines (Pg 61 of

PETS Coursebook 6B)
  • What was the animal?
  • Where did you find it?
  • Describe the state of the animal when you first found it.
  • Why did you take it home?
  • How did you care for it?
  • Describe the animal after you have looked after it for some time.
  • What happened after that?

 

2. Tell pupils that they are going to use the CD-ROM to write their story

3. Demonstrate to pupils how to switch on the computer, load the CD-ROM and

use Creative Writer for their task.
 
  1. Ask pupils to work in pairs to type out the story.
  1. Show pupils how to use the Speller and Replacer features to edit their work.
  2. Ask pupils to read their second draft and to save their work..

7. Ask pupils to print their work for teacher’s assessment.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by: Mrs Low Yong Heng

Tao Nan School

 

 

 

 

 

 
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