Writing with Chemistry Specific Genres by Ms Chan Chor Yan Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School

School Background Established in 1999, MOI of S.1 – S.3: CMI, S.4 – S.7: EMI Students’ Ability: Above average

Implementation S.3: Casual Explanation (Related Topic: Metals) S.4: Procedural Account (Related Topic: Acids and Bases)

S.3 Chemistry (Casual Explanation) Brief Notes on Casual Explanation 1. Common Instruction: Account for, What causes… 2. Structure: Phenomenon Identification and Explanation Sequences 3. Language Features: Use because, due to, owing to... 4. Sample Text Guided Writing Exercise

Procedures: Group discussion about the expected observations of the experiment Group Presentation Watch the video (Jumping Metal) Write down the Graphic organizer of “Cause and Effect” Practice Time / Homework

S.4 Chemistry (Procedural Account) Brief Notes on Procedural Account 1. Common Instruction: Describe the process of, Design an experiment … 2. Structure: Aim, steps and result 3. Language Features: use “passive voice and past tense” in writing the experimental steps 4. Sample Text Guided Writing Exercise Practice Time / Homework

Evaluation: S.4 students pay more attention to use those wordings and framework in answering essay type questions.

Not sufficient time in doing all the guided writing exercise in single lesson (especially S.4 students) Difficult to cater learners’ difference (especially S.3 students) How to arouse the interest among students? Cooperation with English Teacher

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