Arabic١٢٣
Year 10Summer TermAges 14-15

Lesson Plans

Extended Writing: Essays and Articles

1

Essay Structure and Planning

⏱ 55–60 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Plan and structure an essay with introduction, body, and conclusion
  • Use a formal writing style with appropriate vocabulary

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Essay autopsy: read a weak and a strong Arabic essay — what makes the strong one better? List the differences.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach the three-part essay structure: مقدمة (introduction), صلب الموضوع (body), خاتمة (conclusion)
  2. 2Introduction techniques: hook the reader with a question, statistic, or provocative statement
  3. 3Conclusion techniques: summarise, give final opinion, look to the future
  4. 4Plan an essay on "The most important invention in history" using a structured planning template

Resources Needed

Strong and weak essay modelsEssay planning templateWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write the introduction and conclusion for 3 different essay titles.

2

Developing Arguments with Evidence

⏱ 55–60 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Develop arguments logically with evidence and examples
  • Use linking phrases to create coherent paragraphs

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Argument chain: teacher gives a claim — learners add because... for example... therefore... in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach the PEE structure in Arabic: نقطة (Point), دليل (Evidence), شرح (Explanation)
  2. 2Linking phrases bank: لذلك (therefore), على سبيل المثال (for example), مما يعني أن (which means that)
  3. 3Paragraph building: write 3 PEE paragraphs on the topic of "Education is the key to success"
  4. 4Create vocab cards for 10 argument and evidence phrases

Resources Needed

PEE structure guideLinking phrases reference cardVocab cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a full body paragraph with 3 PEE points about a topic of your choice.

3

Writing Different Text Types

⏱ 55–60 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Write different text types including essays, articles, and formal letters
  • Adapt style and register for different purposes

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Text type sort: read 4 short extracts — identify whether each is an essay, article, letter, or report.

Main Activities

  1. 1Compare conventions: essay vs article vs formal letter — what are the key differences in Arabic?
  2. 2Formal letter writing: learn the conventions — سيدي المحترم, تحية طيبة, مع فائق الاحترام
  3. 3Article writing: learn features — headline, subheadings, engaging opening, quotations
  4. 4Practice: write the opening paragraph of each text type on the same topic

Resources Needed

Text type comparison chartModel texts for each typeWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a complete formal letter (150+ words) to a newspaper editor about a local issue.

4

Extended Writing and Self-Editing

⏱ 60 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Produce a complete extended text independently
  • Self-edit writing for accuracy, style, and coherence

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Editing challenge: find and correct 8 errors in a short Arabic text (spelling, grammar, style).

Main Activities

  1. 1Choose a text type and topic — plan, write, and edit a 250+ word piece independently
  2. 2Self-editing protocol: check grammar, then vocabulary, then connectives, then overall structure
  3. 3Tracing practice for formal writing vocabulary from this unit
  4. 4Final portfolio: select your best piece of writing from Year 10 and explain why you chose it

Resources Needed

Self-editing checklistTracing WorksheetPortfolio reflection sheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Compile a personal writing portfolio with your 3 best Arabic writing pieces from this year.

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