This lesson(s) is based around the Oxford AQA English exam (part B) -writing section. Essentially it is an introduction for students unfamiliar with the structure/content of an academic, narrative or descriptive essay. It could also be used as a revision/recap essay if you so wish.
The first ppt’s identify the components of each essay type.
Next students to work in groups to identify what they thought the structure/content of each essay was.
I would board their ideas then compare/discuss the responses with the points I included on my ppt’s.
Task 1: I then gave the students a topic (fishing in a lake) and asked them to write a descriptive essay (you choose word limit).
This is slightly scaffolded as you would want the students to broadly stay on topic for review reasons. First time writers would need help and possible feedback, and depending on your student level/ability you could get them to do this individually or in groups.
It could take longer than 1 lesson; it could also be set as homework. The choice is entirely up to you.
Task 2 is designed for narrative writing. Again slightly scaffolded and possible answe supplied.
Afterwards class/group discussion as to the differences between descriptive and narrative essays in particular.
Task 3 Examples of narrative writing: group discussion works best-slightly open forum.
I found this a very useful lesson for students who are making the transition to newer forms of essay writing.
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