Unit 2 Letters to a Friend Lesson Four

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Unit 2: Letters to a Friend Lesson Four ESLCO

Unit 2: Letters to a Friend Lesson Four ESLCO

Learning Goals • Express a complaint using a gerund • Use negative prefixes •

Learning Goals • Express a complaint using a gerund • Use negative prefixes • Write a formal letter These glasses are just the worst! I can barely see with them!

Gerunds!!!. VERBS with an ING ending that ACT as Nouns! Crazy, but we all

Gerunds!!!. VERBS with an ING ending that ACT as Nouns! Crazy, but we all use them in English. Example: Verb= Annoy Gerund = Annoying. Jake annoyed his sister. Jake’s sister found him annoying. Icebreaker

The Bad Review: Our thoughts matter! Many people, before purchasing a product, read online

The Bad Review: Our thoughts matter! Many people, before purchasing a product, read online reviews by everyday customers who have used the product Include in Review: • 1 -2 Gerunds in review • 1 -3 negative prefix words • Describe what was wrong or bad about the product. • Have a clear complaint: it was hard to use, it did not work well, it was very slow. . Diagnostic Review a Product • Pick a product you have used or purchased and returned. • Create a negative review outlining what you do not like about the product.

Negative Prefixes Activities A prefix is a beginning that is added on to a

Negative Prefixes Activities A prefix is a beginning that is added on to a word. Example: Honest with prefix “dis” would be dishonest. • Negative Prefixes are: un, im, in, dis, ir, il. • Each prefix when added to a word changes the meaning of the word. • Un + Happy changes the meaning to not happy • Im+possible changes the meaning to not possible

Lesson Assignment Assessment Support • In this assignment, you will brainstorm about a specific

Lesson Assignment Assessment Support • In this assignment, you will brainstorm about a specific product or service you would like to complain about. You will create an formal complaint letter to the company. • Remember to include: 1. Include all sections of the letter: greeting, closing, body. 2. Include: faults of product, problems, other issues. 3. Use 1 -2 gerunds in letter, and 2 -4 negative prefix words.

Rubrics Category Level 4 • Thinking • Had a very specific area of a

Rubrics Category Level 4 • Thinking • Had a very specific area of a product or service that I am complaining about. Had 4 or more details expressing my feelings, problems or issues with product or service. • Included 3 or more gerunds Communication • Used 4 or more negative prefix words, and no spelling mistakes Assessment Support Level 3 • Had a product or service that I am complaining about. • Had 3 or more details expressing my feelings, problems or issues with product or service. Level 2 Level 1 • Had a general product or service that I am complaining about. • Had multiple products or services that I am complaining about. • Had 2 - 3 details expressing my feelings, problems or issues with product or service. • Had 1 -2 details expressing my feelings, problems or issues with product or service. • Included 1 -2 gerunds. • Included 1 gerund. • Included no gerunds. • Used 2 -4 negative prefix words, and no spelling mistakes • Used 2 negative prefix words, and some spelling mistakes • Used no or one negative prefix words, and many spelling mistakes

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