Topic: Genre

Goals:

• Identify and analsye the discourse features of newspaper articles
• Identify and analsye the register features of newspaper articles
• Apply these features in writing 

Lesson Plan

Before this lesson, you may want to complete the lesson An Introduction to Genre, so that learners are familiar with the key terms discourse structure and register

Warmer 

Discuss with a partner: 

• What was the last newspaper article you read? What was it about? 
• Why do people read newspapers and news websites?  
• What features do we expect to see in a newspaper article? Why are they used? 

Activity 1

Read Article A. Discuss the following questions: 

Warmer 

Discuss with a partner: 

• What adverts did you see on the way to school today? What made them memorable?
• What advert have you seen recently that stuck in your mind? Why? 
• What kind of writing and information do we normally see in adverts? 

Activity 1 

In pairs or small groups, read Adverts A and B. Take turns describing each text, and then discuss with your partner: 

Goals: 

• Identify common discourse and register features of advertisements
• Analyse how these features are used to achieve the desired effects 
• Plan, write and evaluate an advert using the same features 

Lesson Plan

Before this lesson, you may want to complete the lesson An Introduction to Genre, so that learners are familiar with the key terms discourse structure and register

Warmer 

Discuss with a partner: 

• What's your favourite meal? 
• What recipes can you cook? 
• What kind of information do recipes normally include?

Activity 1 

In pairs or small groups, read recipes A and B. Take turns describing each recipe, and then discuss with your partner: 

Warm-up

What kind of text is an argument or discussion?

What is its purpose?

What makes it different from other texts?

Activity 1

Read the essay on the hand out.

1. What is the topic of the essay? What facts do you learn?

2. What is the author's perspective? How can you tell?

3. How is this text written? What is the tone? Why is it written in this way?

Goals:

• Identify the purpose and tone of encyclopaedia entries
• Analyse the discourse structure and register features
• Produce an encyclopaedia entry using the same techniques

Lesson Plan

Before this lesson, you may want to complete the lesson An Introduction to Genre, so that learners are familiar with the key terms discourse structure and register

Warm up

What kind of text is an encyclopaedia?

What is its purpose?

What makes it different from other texts?

Activity 1

Read the Tiger encyclopaedia entry.

1. What are three facts you learn about tigers?
2. How is this text written? What is the tone? Why is it written in this way?

What three words best describe the tone and style of this text?