Lesson Presentation

LESSON PRESENTATION

Writing a travel blog using descriptive language

START

Index

Gagné's 9 Events of Instruction

Attention

Recall

Guidance

Feedback

Retention

Objective

Present

Performance

Assessment

Warm-up

1. What cities are these pictures from?

2. Why do you think people want to see them?

3. How do you find information about people’s travel experiences in these places?

BLOG

Objective

Today, you’ll write a short travel blog and learn how to make it more vivid and engaging using descriptive adjectives.

Read

Read the blog post on the right. Can you guess the city?

What are the adjectives used to describe the city?

• exciting

• amazing

• breathtaking

• lively

Descriptive adjectives

Drag and Drop

Do the adjectives have a positive or negative meaning?

(don't check your answers yet)

Examples

Manhattan was amazing and I thought the buildings were very inspiring.

The Niagara Falls were awesome. We went on a boat below the Falls - it was unbelievable!

The Taj Mahal is instantly recognisable because it's absolutely out of this world.

People say that Las Vegas is a mind-blowing place to visit, but I thought it was dull.

Match

Study the flashcards and play matching when you're ready.

Go

Descriptive adjectives

Do the adjectives have a positive or negative meaning?

Check your answers. How many were correct?

Cloze Test

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Writing task

1. Study the rubric and write a travel blog about a place you've been to. Post it on Padlet.

2. Give feedback to your peers using the template provided.

Assessment

You will get feedback and a star rating on Padlet based on the rubric. See what you did well and what you can improve. Use the feedback to make your final blog even better!

Create a blog post

1. Choose one of the blog templates shared in Canva.
2. Write a travel blog (2–3 short paragraphs) about a place you visited.
3. Use descriptive adjectives to make your writing more vivid and interesting.
4. Add images, shapes, or fun fonts to personalize your blog.
5. When you finish, upload your blog to the LMS page.

Template 1

Template 2

Template 3

Rio de Janeiro

Ephesus

Tokyo

New York

Rome