Classroom language: teacher teaching ...

Hello class. How are you today? Do you believe in God? Have you ever faced a situation in your life where you were in a sticky situation and you didn’t know what to do? Do you know that it is important to have faith?
Open your books and go to chapter number 5 and describe your feelings about a situation where you had strong faith that God will bail you out. You have 10 minutes.
Come on, let’s start.

Classroom language:
Today’s Genre is personal letter writing. Can you guess which genre letter writing belongs to?
Yes, you are right, it is non-fiction. Letter writing is an art.
No you are wrong, try again.

Classroom language:
We are going to read a story about a man who lost everything in a storm but he had strong faith that God would help him, so he decided to write to God.
Pair up with the person sitting next to you and start reading the story.
If you do not understand what you are reading, put a question mark next to it.
While reading try to visualize/imagine the situation in Rancho’s farm.
Try to perceive how he feels.
We will discuss the story once you are done.
Are you done?
OK, five more minutes.
Please stop now and let’s discuss.

Classroom Language:
How was the story? Did you like it? Could you imagine someone writing to God?
Yes, it needs a man with great faith to do so. What do you think of the postmaster?
Now you form a group of 5 people each and discuss the questions given in the discuss section.
Everyone should participate. Write down your responses and we will share after you are done.
Are you done? Time is almost up.
Let’s see what you have done!

Classroom Language:
It is time for reflection, to think, to write your thoughts. I will give you 10 minutes to write your thoughts on one of the topics given in personal journal writing section.
Who wants to share their reflections? You, that’s a good girl, come on let’s see what she has to say.

Classroom Language:
Do you write letters? Have you ever written a letter. Well, today we will learn how to write letters. There are 2 kinds of letters: formal and personal. We will learn how to write personal letter.
Go to building blocks of chapter 5. Let’s look at the format and expressions we can use in letter writing.
Let’s Practice
Classroom Language:
Okay my dear lovely students, it is time to converse actively.
Choose your partner, then complete the conversation given in Active Conversation section.
Are you done? Who is done? You have 5 more minutes to finish it.
Now it is time to act. Let me choose, today.

Classroom Language:
Do you remember the letter format you learnt in Building Blocks?
Now is the time to put it into action.
Suppose you wanted to write a personal letter.
What would you write?
Yes, that’s good.
Yes, why not? Possibly.
Okay, now you choose one of topics given in the book and follow the format you learnt in Building Blocks.

Classroom Language:
What do you like better, to write or to draw?
Today, you can choose what you want to do. Write or draw?
Open your book and go to Create and Contribute section. Choose one of the projects given.

Classroom Language:
How do you think your parents or grandparents communicated with people who lived far away?
Did they write to them? Or there was some other way of communicating.
Today when you go home, ask your parents how they communicated with people who lived far away.
Write the conversation between you and your parents.

Sumber : Buku Guru Bahasa Inggris Kelas 11 SMA/SMK 63