Arbeitsblatt: Guided Writing Article

Guided Writing: Story 1. Preparation Read the article and choose the best headline. Lucky Escape On Top of the World Man Breaks Leg in Climbing Accident climber who fell down mountain and survived was recovering in hospital yesterday. Nikolai Stravoski, 31, was walking with two friends when he slipped on some ice and fell down the side of the mountain. After falling 500 metres he landed at the bottom, stood up and walked off. He was walking around looking at map when rescuers found him. ‘It was incredible, said Ernst Braun from the mountain rescue team. ‘A man phoned us at 2pm and he sounded really frightened. We went straight away, but we thought that we would only find body. ‘We saw man standing at the bottom of the mountain and thought it cant be him, but it was. We looked up the side of the mountain and we could see gloves and poles in line down the side of the mountain. Luckily, the helicopter was flying when it received the call, so it only took five minutes to reach the site of the accident. Nikolai is in the local hospital, but hopes to be back out climbing very soon. Answer the questions. 1 How far did Nikolai fall? 2 What was he doing when he was found? 3 When did the accident happen? 4 Why did the helicopter reach the site so quickly? Number the paragraphs in the correct order 1–5 o o conclusion main part summary of story what happened next what they found 2. Task Imagine you are writing an article for monthly school magazine. The topic of the newest edition is personal experiences. You have the choice to write an article about lucky escape or dramatic news. Topic 1: Lucky Escape Write an article about lucky escape that consist of approximately 200 to 250 words and includes at least the following information: Where were you? What were you doing? What happened? Why did it happen? How did you feel? Topic 2: Dramatic News Write an article about what you were doing and how you felt when you heard some dramatic news. The article consists of approximately 200 to 250 words and includes at least the following information: Where were you? What were you doing? What happened? Why did it happen? How did you feel? Decide on topic and do the tasks on the next pages which will guide your writing. They lead you through brainstorming, planning, drafting and editing. Just follow the steps and do each task carefully. In the end you can: Write well-structured article Plan, draft and edit your text assess texts with the aid of given criteria 3. Brainstorming: Complete the mind map below: 1. Write your topic in the middle of the mind map. 2. Think of lucky escape or some news you have heard recently and structure your thoughts in the mind map. 3. Include important information: Where were you? What were you doing? What happened? Why did it happen? How did you feel? Place Feelings What happened? 4. Planning: Use your brainstorming notes (mind map) to plan your article by completing the chart below. Write only keywords. Summary of the story What happened? (very brief) Main part Who? Where? What were you doing? What happened? Why? Conclusion How did you feel? What happened next? 5. First Draft Now write your first draft of the text. The information in the box will help you. Structure Give it title that will catch the readers eye! Put the main attraction in the first paragraph. This is the first thing readers see and it will make them want to read on. Put more details in the following paragraphs of your article. Finally, share your feelings and tell what happened next. Language Include adjectives to describe things Include personal statements Use the first person (I ) Write in the past! 6. Peer Evaluation Exchange your first draft with partner and follow these steps: Step 1: Read your partners sentences. Then answer the questions below about them 1. Is the text structured in logical way? 2. Is all the necessary information included? 3. Does the writer include details? 4. Does the writer include personal statements and feelinigs? Step 2: Tell your partner one thing that you liked about his or her blog. Step 3: Share your answers to the questions in Step 1 with your partner 7. Second Draft Write second draft of your sentences. Use what you learned from the peer evaluation activity. Make any necessary changes. 8. Editing Language for writing: Linking ideas Read the information in the box We use after, before and when to link ideas where time is important He was walking around looking at map when rescuers found him And introduces an additional idea to connect words: We went sightseeing the Globe Theatre and the Monument to connect phrases: woke up early and caught the train to connect clauses: London is such an exciting city and our guide knew everything about its history But introduces contrasting idea to connect words: Its expensive but good. to connect phrases: woke up early but missed the train to connect clauses: Our guide knew everything about history, but he wasnt interested in sports. So introduces results Im going to take my laptop, so can continue this article fell in the water five times, so know Then find and correct one mistake with and, but, or so in each of the sentences (1– 5). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Were lost, and Im going to look at the map. It was boring trip, so at least was able to buy some souvenirs. trip to Mars sounds amazing, and would not like to live there! Its interesting, but Im going to write an article about it. Its rainy, and were going to wear waterproof clothes Complete with these words when so but and after 1. He fell five hundred metres, he is very lucky that he is still alive. 2. The rescuers thought Nikolai was dead.didnt think the man at the bottom of the mountain could be him. 3. Nikolai was very frightened, he wants to carry on climbing. 4. Most people would stop climbingan accident like this. 5. Nikolai was talking to his friendshe fell. Grammar repetition: past simple and past continuous Read the information in the boxes: We often use the past simple and past continuous to tell stories Example 1: Use the past continuous to describe the background of story in the past: He was walking in the park, the sun was shining. Use the past simple to talk about the actions of story in the past He was walking in the park, the sun was shining. Suddenly, two men ran up to him and grabbed his bag. Example 2: We also use the past continuous for activities that are in progress in the past. The boys were sitting at the table and were playing cards. And we use the past simple for activities that start at certain time and interrupt the activities in progress The boys were sitting at the table and were playing cards when the door opened. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences 1. Nikolai and his friends walked were walking when he had was having his accident. 2. When he landed was landing at the bottom he walked was walking away. 3. He fell was falling about five hundred metres down the mountain. Editing checklist: Use the checklist to find errors in your second draft Editing Checklist Yes No Are all the words spelled correctly? Do your subjects and verbs agree? Is the first word of every sentence capitalized? Does every sentence end with the correct punctuation? Did you use and, but or so correctly? Did you use the past simple and past continuous correctly? 9. Final Draft Now use your Editing Checklist to write third draft of your text. Make any other necessary changes. 10. Reflection Task: The goal of this task is to reflect about your own writing process. The questions down below may help you with your reflection. 1. How did you feel during the process of writing your article? 2. What motivated and encouraged you to write? 3. What helped you in your writing process? 4. What was challenging? 5. What did you learn in the process of this writing task?