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Group 6 Lesson 2 Level: **JC1**

Concept / Skill to be taught: 3) Reading and commenting/ responding to others' opinion ** Specific Instructional Goals: Students learn to identify arguments from an article that they have read and see how they can make use of the information to answer an essay question.
 * 1) **** Identifying Arguments **
 * 2) **** Formulating your own opinion about an issue

Required Materials, if any:
 * Newspaper Article from the Straits Times, Don't Rule out Exams **


 * **No ** || **Duration ** || **Activity ** || **Remarks ** ||
 *  1

||  10 min

||  Pre-Reading Discussion: a) What is/are the function(s) of exams? b)  How do most students view exams? ||  ||
 *  2

||  20 min

|| Identifying Arguments Students are to read the article and identify the arguments put forth by the writer. They are to separate the arguments identified into Arguments For and Arguments against. ||  ||
 *  3

||  30 min

|| <span style="font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Discussion based on article <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Arial;">a) Conduct an informal class survey to see if students see themselves as ‘plodders’ or ‘slackers’. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Arial;">b)  Discuss the merits and demerits of abolishing examinations as a mode of assessment. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; mso-list: Ignore; msolist: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Arial;">c) Discuss the alternatives to examinations, and discuss if they serve the same function as exams.

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|| <span style="font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing exercise: Students will work in groups and create essay plans on the essay questions.

“Exams have outlived their relevance in today’s modern world.” Do you agree? OR Examinations are the only way to assess a student’s merit. Do you agree? They will do their essay plans on <span style="font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://2009gp.wikispaces.com/ || ||