Professor John M. Richardson

OBSERVATIONS:

1. “What is a hunter’s moon?” she asked.

2. “I love the owl light of the forest at dusk,” he said.

3. “Look at the stars glimmering!” he shouted.

4. “The misty mystique of an autumn forest is special,” he declared.

5. “Can you hear the birds chiming?” she questioned.

6. “This dark forest gives me goose bumps!” he yelled.

7. “Listen to the snapping branches!” she shrieked. “There must be trolls in here!”

8. “Rivers are the motorways of the forest,” he said.

9. “Doesn’t the mist look like a magician’s smoke?” he asked.

10. “A blood moon hung over the forest last night,” she said. “It was eerie.”

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES	INTERNET RESOURCES
1) To introduce the importance of quotation marks when inserting direct speech in a passage. 2) To do so through the prism of descriptive writing in order to make it more relevant and interesting for them.	1) TI: Punctuation exercises for students to: englishforeveryone.org It gives excellent printable worksheets and even quizzes.
MAIN LESSON	OTHER RESOURCES
1) Recap by giving oral/written test on 7 spellings from previous class. 2) Correct homework by getting students to swop copies and put a grade on each other’s work. Each student should correct a minimum of three of their peers. Let volunteers read their homework and praise the good points while pointing out any errors of expression orally. 3) Let students attempt direct speech exercise in pairs. 4) Correct errors on the blackboard/whiteboard. 5) Get students to redraft any incorrect sentences.	1)
PLENARY/LEARNING OUTCOMES	HOMEWORK IF REQUIRED
1) Stressing the importance of grammar and punctuation in their writing with a short, sharp exercise.	Give homework assignment based on the website above.

Date: __/__/__

Title: DESCRIBING A FOREST: 5th GRID

Lesson number: 44

Definition: Nature is mightier than education.

­­­­­­­­­­­Spelling revision	New words	Dictionary definitions, corrections, and synonyms.
mellow	clay
asters	loam
balm	mulch
suede	organic
pentagram	incense
ballad	deciduous
basil	cologne

hair raising	eye opening	goose bumps	heart thumping
jaw dropping	eye widening	skin tingling	heart clenching
clay rich smell	oaken aroma	mulchy fragrance	woody incense
earthy scent	organic waft	peaty perfume	loamy cologne
fruity strawberries	orchard sweet berries	sherry sweet berries	fruitcake rich
sharp tasting berries	meadow sweet	trifle sweet berries	windfall sweet apples

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES	INTERNET RESOURCES
1) To finish the forest grids and recap on the forest module. 2) To inform the students that the words/phrases will be tested at the end of October and to revise them in any free classes/study periods they might have in school.	1) Show clip from YouTube below as a reward for finishing the 5 forest grids and learning their spellings.
MAIN LESSON	OTHER RESOURCES
1) Recap on previous spellings. This may be the 7 spellings for homework or 20 of the 35 spellings learned from the 5 grids. 2) Allow students to fill in Latin phrase and discuss it. 3) Allow students to fill in dictionary words and grids. 4) Ask them to put selected words/phrases into a sentence, either orally or to be written down. 5) Recap on lesson and show YouTube clip if possible. 6) Praise students for applying themselves to the descriptive grids and get feedback on what they are learning as they move through the modules. Remind them that there is a lot of hard work ahead for the rest of the October module but that it will be interesting.	) TI: Planet earth amazing nature scenery to: YouTube It shows the Arctic, mountains, forests, waterfalls and the desert in 5 different montages. The forest scene runs from 4:30 mins.to 7:40 mins. It might be worthwhile to run it as they are doing the grids. It’s a valuable lesson that you can’t work and watch TV at the same time!
PLENARY/LEARNING OUTCOMES	HOMEWORK IF REQUIRED
1) Recap on module and discuss the noticeable improvements in their writing skills.	Written exercise on words from the 5 grids.

OBSERVATIONS:

Date: __/__/__

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Lesson number: 45

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ACROSS DOWN

1 Stars flickering with light 1 A magician’s star

4 Type of flower or shape of star 2 Type of soft fabric

5 Like clay 3 Crooked fingers or trees

8 Walks casually like a pig 6 Wet leaves decomposing

10 Grey-haired or ancient 7 Not unreal, not real, but bizarre

12 Plant used for healing 9 Onomatopoeia

14 Plant used by Romans for soup 11 Metaphor for forest aftershave

17 Metaphor for forest perfume 13 A small wood without undergrowth

18 The limb of a tree 15 A type of silver metal. Not expensive

19 A robin might make this motion 16 As round as a globe

OBSERVATIONS: (Let the students make their own crossword. They can get common words from the dictionary or use any word from their workbooks. It will take time but there are few better exercises to fuse the spatial, linguistic, logical and kinaesthetic intelligences).