Writing as a Process · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.9.1.1 - Select a topic of choice on a national issue or from different learning areas, brainstorm ideas and organize them before writing

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Select a suitable topic on a national issue or from another learning area (such as Science, Social Studies, or Religious and Moral Education) that interests them.
Brainstorm and list at least eight to ten ideas related to their chosen topic with a partner.
Sort their brainstormed ideas into categories (for example, causes, effects, solutions) using a simple chart or graphic organiser.
Create a clear writing plan, using an outline or line diagram, that arranges their main ideas in the order they will write about them.
Present and explain their writing plan to a partner, justifying why they grouped or ordered their ideas in that way.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Writing as a Process (4.9)
Content standard: B6.4.9.1 - Apply the skills and strategies for idea generation, selection, development, organisation and revision in writing
Indicator: B6.4.9.1.1 - Select a topic of choice on a national issue or from different learning areas, brainstorm ideas and organize them before writing
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 200
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Scaffold the writing process. i. Pre-writing
- Have learners select and discuss a national issue with their partners.
- Have learners brainstorm to generate as many ideas as possible about the topic.
- Have them organise the ideas into a writing plan using an outline, a chart or an appropriate graphic organiser. E.g. line diagram Bush fires
Causes Effect(s) Solution(s)