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Distance Learning Foundation. With support from the U.S. Embassy RELO and TOT Public Company Limited Bangkok, Thailand. Unlocking Learners’ Voices. Session 4. Revisiting Opinions through Writing. Format of Today’s Session.

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  1. Distance Learning Foundation With support from the U.S. Embassy RELO and TOT Public Company Limited Bangkok, Thailand

  2. Unlocking Learners’Voices Session 4 Revisiting Opinions through Writing

  3. Format of Today’s Session • Part I: 1) Review concepts of Session 1 with Marti & 2) New concepts on giving opinions via writing • Part II: 1) Evaluate and comment on real student samples from our teachers • Part III: 1) Another activity for opinion writing & 2) Another way to assess • Part IV: 1) Revisiting the idea of persuasion & 2) Implications in classrooms

  4. Opinion Writing with Marti With a partner, think of a few concepts or main ideas from the 1st session on writing opinions. 1 min for brainstorming; 2 min for sharing

  5. perspective personal weak vs. strong planning Can you think of more?

  6. YourOpinion = YourVoice your character (ethos) your logic (logos) your connections (pathos) A strong, credible, confident opinion that people can understand on many levels

  7. Quick Exercise With a partner, write 5-6 sentences trying to persuade a friend to watch a new movie that you like but your friend doesn’t want to spend money watching in a theater. 4 minutes for writing

  8. Exercise Recap: Is it persuasive? 1- Does the author sound reliable? Where is it in the essay? [ethos] 2- Does the author connect with the audience emotionally? How? [pathos] 3- Does the author support his/her argument or idea with facts? Which ones? [logos] 5 minutes for recap

  9. Sharing & AnalyzingYour Students’ Voices

  10. Steps for Sharing & Analyzing 1. Brief Explanation of Rationale by Teachers 2. Reading Learner Voices, a few samples 3. Analyzing each opinion piece via guiding questions 4. Offering comments, advice & suggestions for improvement

  11. Step 1: Rationale in Brief For the teachers who submitted students’ work, what was your overall rationale or reasoning behind your class lessons on opinion writing? 5 minutes of discussion

  12. Step 2: Reading Learner Voice 1 Aj. Moon’s M5 student, Phisamai, gives an opinion on Thai education. 2.5 minutes for reading

  13. Step 3: Analyzing the Learner Voice Please refer to your handout titled Is this persuasive? How? to help you in assessing the student writing. (This will be used for all of the samples of student voices this session.) 4-5 minutes for evaluating

  14. Step 4: Commentary & Advice For this student sample, please share any commentary and suggestions you have to help improve opinion writing. 4-5 minutes for commenting

  15. Reading Learner Voice 2 Aj. Kanuengnit’s M6 student, Yatphirun, gives an opinion on flood damage. 2.5 minutes for reading

  16. Analyzing & Commenting on the Learner Voice Like with the previous essay, we will follow the same procedure with the guiding questions for analysis before the oral comments. 4 minutes for evaluating 4 minutes for commenting

  17. Reading Learner Voice 3 Aj. Pimchat’s M5 student, Anurak, gives an opinion on the recent floods. 2.5 minutes for reading

  18. Analyzing & Commenting on the Learner Voice Let’s do this a bit differently... Let’s divide the assessment according to the training sites. Hua Hin Chiang Mai Bangkok 3 min for evaluating 4 min for commenting

  19. Reading Learner Voice 4 Aj. Salita’s M2 students, give their opinions on bicycles & motorcycles. 1 minute for reading

  20. Analyzing & Commenting on the Learner Voice Let’s continue to divide the assessment according to the training sites. Hua Hin Chiang Mai Bangkok 2 min for evaluating 3 min for commenting

  21. Reading Learner Voice 5 Aj. Dalad & Ploenpit’s M5 student, Wachirawit, give his opinion on flood survival. 2 minutes for reading

  22. Analyzing & Commenting on the Learner Voice Let’s continue to divide the assessment according to the training sites. Hua Hin Chiang Mai Bangkok 2 min for evaluating 3 min for commenting

  23. Reading Learner Voice 6 Aj. Sasiwong’s M5 student, Noppawit, give his opinion on “universal wrongs”. 3 minutes for reading

  24. Analyzing & Commenting on the Learner Voice Let’s continue to divide the assessment according to the training sites. Hua Hin Chiang Mai Bangkok 2 min for evaluating 3 min for commenting

  25. Taking a Step Back Based on these writings.. What can you say about these student voices? What can you say about the assessment method? 3 min for commenting

  26. Evaluations, Evaluations Using a new student sample, read it and with a partner, create a draft of a rubric (or different way of evaluating). 3 min for drafting 4 min for sharing

  27. Watching & Thinking (Extension) “Baraka” clip After watching this clip, write a brief personal opinion piece.* *Your opinion is inspired by what you just watched. 4 min for writing

  28. Opinions On Opinions:Implications for Teaching After this session, what are some new insights you gained from giving opinions through writing? What new ideas can you take to your students to help them unlock their voices?

  29. Contact Details Training.engteach@gmail.com shei.sanchez@gmail.com www.facebook.com search: DLF Teacher Training

  30. Korp Khun Mak Ka! See you in the next session!

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