T.C. BARTIN UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - PREP CLASS
READING & WRITING (1st Term – Elementary+Pre-Intermediate)
In this lesson, reading and writing are integrated in a way which can help the students to develop their reading
(comprehension) and writing (production) skills. In the lesson, the students are provided various reading texts
and writing activities which can enable them to express themselves by writing. They begin with writing sentences
and proceed to writing paragraphs and articles. Also, they have a portfolio, which shows their progress in a way.
The books mainly aim to improve the students’ vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. There are many
different words and reading passages for them. Also, the lesson is supported with different materials, CDs and
DVDs, authentic texts and audio materials, and so on. The lesson sometimes provides some grammar revision,
which helps the students remember some key points for their writing. The students take the lesson 8 hours a
week.
The content is:
WEEKS
LESSON CONTENTS
Week 1
Reading and recognizing different
text types, Identifying topics and
main ideas
Week 2
Scanning for names, dates and
times, Scanning for information
Week 3
Underlining and highlighting to note
important information
Week 4
Locating information in a text
Week 5
Identifying pronoun references
Week 6
Building reading fluency,
Distinguishing between main ideas
and supporting ideas
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Building reading fluency
Using glosses and footnotes to aid
comprehension, Using charts to aid
comprehension of text, Scanning
text to locate specific information
Using photos/pictures to activate
schema before reading, Reading
titles and headings to prepare to
read, Completing a survey to relate
topic to self
Skimming for main ideas to aid
comprehension of text, Anticipating
reading content by analyzing text
features such as headings, pictures
and captions, Reading maps to
locate selected information
Making an outline, Making idea maps
Using capitalization and punctuation
correctly, Editing your writing, Using subjectverb agreement
Using a chart to generate ideas, Writing
complete sentences, Using visuals to
generate ideas
Writing a paragraph using a topic sentence,
supporting sentences and a concluding
sentence
Supporting ideas with examples and/or
reasons, Using appropriate connectors to
convey ideas
Using a T-chart to generate ideas,
Supporting ideas
Showing the sequence of event, Writing a
paragraph about an important event in your
life, Making a timeline to organize ideas
Identifying and capitalizing proper nouns to
improve accuracy in writing, Writing wellformed, complete sentences using unit
vocabulary and simple present tense
Recognizing differences between fragments
and completing sentences
Using conjunctions, and, but to connect
simple sentences
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Completing quiz to gain background
information on a topic, Making
inferences to understand ideas not
stated directly in the text
Using pictures to activate schema
before reading, Reading charts,
tables for organization and
interpretation, Comparing info in
readings to see similarities and
differences
Identifying supporting sentences
and details to aid comprehension of
text
Matching pronouns with their
referents to see text cohesion,
Making inferences to deepen
comprehension of text, Skimming
text before reading to get the main
idea
Marking the margins to engage
actively with the text, Using
photos/pictures to activate schema
before reading. Distinguishing fact
from opinion to read critically
Using time order word to show the sequence
of events in writing, Writing a story about the
unit topic
Using topic sentences, supporting sentences
and concluding sentences to writing a well
formed paragraph
Writing supporting sentences and details to
support topic sentences
Writing concluding sentences to close a
paragraph
Constructing a timeline to sequence events
in a story, Writing a narrative paragraph, Use
the transitional expression however to
contrast ideas in writing, Using correct
punctuation with however, Writing a
paragraph of explanation
MIDTERM EXAM