Functional Skills English Level one and two - Writing articles lesson plan and resources

The lesson is led by the Power Point presentation, starting with aims and objectives for the lesson.

1. The first activity gives students a list of funny article headlines for the students to decide of they are real or fake. This is a fun warm up task which usually gets the students laughing! The Power Point also gives the answers to the activity and can provide discussion points.
2. The initial tasks gives students two articles to read and comment on; one from a gardening magazine and one from a music magazine. The Power Point and printable worksheet both have instructions for the task. This task then leads into a group discussion.
3. Another short task depicts an article layout and asks for students to label the different components of an article. This task works well with an interactive smart board, but can be adapted to suit relevant resources.
4. The final task is a written task, asking students to write their own article on a subject of their choice. Dependant on the group you could provide some ideas to choose from. Instructions are listed on the Power Point.
5. I have also uploaded an optional extension task which asks students to match the headlines with the publications they think they have come from.