Lesson Plan of Writing Short Notices

Students` learning Outcomes

• Read short notes written for selected purposes to write guided short notes to their own friends and family members.

Information for Teachers

Notes:

• Notes are short forms/, modes of communication.
• We send notes for many purposes.
• Some of the selected purposes for which letters and notes are written are:
  • Extending invitations,
  • Sending reminders,
  • Saying thank you,
  • Seeking permission,
  • Wishing get well soon, etc.

• Most of the notes use formulaic expressions i.e. patent phrases and words that are commonly used for particular situations, like ‘May i? Could you please? I would like…, thank you, a pleasure indeed, etc.
• Capitalization of proper nouns/names and punctuation play important role in writing down the notes.
• While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also consult the textbook where applicable.

Material / Resources

Writing board, chalk/marker, worksheet, textbook

Introduction

• Write the following poem on the writing board or on some chart (recycle).
• Ask the students to read.
• Help the students in reading the poem; img
• When students read the poem ask them:
  • What did they understand from the phrase ‘I would like a……?
• Explain that when we want to request someone, it is polite to say “I would like (any wish/ favour / request) instead of saying, “I want”.
• Practice orally a few times using different requests:
  • I would like…….a glass of water/some tea/a new notebook/a break/your help in this……
• Ask the students:
  • What gift or presents they want from their uncles and aunts on their birthday?
  • Do they invite their friends on their birthday?
  • What animal would they want to have as a pet?

Development

Activity1

• Write the following on the writing board.
• Complete this activity collectively on the board.
• Tell the students that this is a short note they are writing to their uncle or aunt for their birthday gift by selecting the correct answers.

Dear ___________________,

Thank you very much for____________________ (remembering) My________________ (birthday).

I would like to a _____________(write gift) as my birthday______________(gift/money) .

Thank you;

Yours___________________________

• Ask the students to copy the note in their notebooks.
• Read it collectively and discuss language features e.g. capital letters, punctuation and format.

Activity 2

• Write the following thank you note on the writing board.
• Ask the students to copy it in their notebooks.
• Ask the students to write a note of thanks to their uncle/aunt.

Dear______________________,

Thank you for the _________________ (write the name of the gift sent) you have sent for me on my ___________birthday. It is very ___________ (good, beautiful). You are really __________ (nice).

Thank you.

Yours________________________________

Sum up / Conclusion

• Tell the students that short notes convey our message in short.
• Ask them:
  • Why is note writing important?
  • When do we write notes?
  • How can this same information be communicated, using other medium?

(Through a written note, a text message, email)

• Find the exercise related to the topic in the textbook. Students must do this exercise in the notebooks or on the textbook.

Assessment

• Check students` work for capitalization, punctuation and correct spellings.
• Ask the students to:
  • Write a thank you note to the teacher/parents/uncle/aunt or anyone who has done something nice for him/her for which you wish to thank them.
  • Make a card and write an invitation note for teachers/principal for some important event of the school where you want to invite them.
  • Make a card and write ‘Get Well Soon’ message on it.

Follow up

• Ask the students to write a short letter to your friend thanking him/her for inviting you to come and stay with him in Bahawalpur,(Where you had a wonderful time)
• Ask the students to bring newspaper cuttings where invitation / birthday or any short note or message is presented.
• Tell them to paste it in their notebooks and try to learn the respective lines.