Lesson Planning of Descriptive Paragraphs

Students` learning Outcomes

• Complete a simple paragraph, using the given words, phrases and sentences.
• Write simple descriptive, narrative and expository paragraphs.

Information for Teachers

• Descriptive Paragraph:  A Descriptive paragraph has sentences that present a description of a person, a place, a thing, an event, or an idea. Five senses are used to describe the person or thing.
  
  

   

• Elements of a Descriptive Paragraph:  Information – descriptive paragraphs describe ideas and things, as well as inform about their functions;
• Context (background / situation) – in descriptive paragraphs, information is always contextualized. The context in which information is presented is also subject to description.
• Descriptive language – descriptive paragraphs use considerable amounts of vocabulary that describes action (verbs), as well as represents value and attributes of things (nouns, adverbs, and adjectives).
• Note: Students will progress from writing simple sentences to a group of sentences known as a paragraph.
• Help students in the process by providing guide words, phrases and sentences.
• Reinforce that a phrase is a group of words that does not have a doing word (verb), and does n`t make complete sense e.g. in the garden, behind the tree, on the table.
• A sentence is a group of words that is arranged so that it makes complete sense.
• While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also consult textbook at all steps where and when applicable.

Material / Resources

Writing board, chalk / marker, duster, textbook, the sentences can be written on different coloured strips of paper

Introduction

• Brainstorm with the students about cats or dogs and take down information to make sentences.

Sample:

1. I have a lovely white cat.
2. It is very fond of milk.
3. I love to climb tall trees.
4. I have named my cat Mimi.

Development

Activity 1

• Take out sample sentence from the textbook.
• Distribute one set of words to each group of students.
• The following descriptions can also be used:
  
  

   

1. 1. My home,
   2.  My School,
   3. My Favorite Personality,
   4. Summer Season,
   5. My Family,
   6.  My Village,
   7.  My Best Friend and My Favorite Park

• Ask the groups to arrange the pieces to form sentences.
• Move around the class to see that all students are participating.
• The first group to complete the task has been accurately completed.

Sum up / Conclusion

• Two or three groups come forward and share their responses aloud with the class. Ask students:
• What is a descriptive paragraph? Give few examples;
  
  

   

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

Assessment

• Through students` oral feedback and written work determine whether they have been able to understand the connection between words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Provide further explanation if required.
  
  

   

Follow up

• Write a paragraph of five sentences using the following words as your word bank:

1. 1. Park,
   2. Big trees,
   3. Many pretty flowers,
   4. On the swing,
   5. Running around,
   6. With the children,
   7. Very tired,
   8. And Home.