ISE III - Task 4 - Extended writing - CA1 - Role models in the media

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Task 4 – Extended Writing: Role Models in the Media is a structured 1-hour ISE III lesson plan (Level: ISE III) focused on developing discussion and debate skills while strengthening discursive essay structure. Learners practise writing a 200–230 word essay that develops and justifies arguments, evaluates options, and stages language functions. The lesson includes role-play preparation, mind-map note-taking, guided essay planning, drafting support, and peer feedback on ideas, paragraphs, linking phrases, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation, with extension and support activities.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

Preparation

In class

Ask learners and introduce the scenario

Debate, mind-maps, and essay planning

Writing and peer feedback

Extension activity

Further support activity

After class

Task 4 – Extended Writing: Role Models in the Media At a glance Level: ISE III Focus: Task 4 – Extended writing Aims: To practise discussion and debate skills and develop ideas in the context of role models, to consider structure of discursive essays which fulfil ISE III language functions Objectives: To write an essay about role models in the media Skill: Structuring written essays Topic: Role models and the media Language functions: Developing and justifying an argument, evaluating options and staging Lexis: Discourse markers and signalling phrases Materials needed: Role cards for discussion task and Essay Planning Worksheet. Timing: 1 hour Procedure Preparation 1. Print one copy of the role card sheet per group of six students or less and cut up. Leave the cut up pile face down on the desks ready for the groups to use. If numbers do not allow groups of six, leave out some of the role cards for smaller groups; however, make sure every group has the „You are in disagreement‟ role card. 2. Print one copy of the essay planning worksheet per student. In class 1. Inform learners that in today‟s lesson they are going to share ideas and write an essay on role models in the media. Make learners aware that this is a theme which may come up in the ISE III Reading & Writing exam and also that an essay is a common requirement for Task 4-Extended writing. Ask learners what they know about this topic: Why might this be an important subject today? In what other contexts would you need to write essays? Then ask learners what they know about writing essays for the ISE III Reading & Writing exam: How many words? How many paragraphs What kind of paragraphs do you need? What style should it be written in? What is the difference between main and supporting ideas? 2. Now, introduce the topic „Mars‟. Ask learners if they think humans will or can ever colonise Mars? What would it be like to live there? 3. Instruct learners that they are now going to take part in a role play and to imagine that humans have started living on Mars. Recently, groups of young people have been sent up and the Mars officials have said that they would like a role model to join them in order to inspire these young people; however, only a one-person spacecraft is available at present. 4. Ask learners to form groups of six. Ask each group of six (or less) to take the pile of role cards from a desk and to have one role card each. 5. Learners now have 15 minutes to debate why their role-card position should be the one to go up to Mars. Before starting, elicit a couple of reasons in open class as to why their role should go up. Ask learners what kind of vocabulary they might need to persuade for instance ungradeable adjectives; synonyms for „important‟. 6. Once time is up, draw mind-maps for the six roles on the board and elicit ideas that were discussed – both positive and negative – for what makes these people suitable role models. Make notes of these ideas on the board as you go. 7. Now instruct learners that they are going to use these ideas to write an essay on role models and the media. Write up on the board the prompt for the essay: “A large proportion of young people look to famous media figures as role models. Are these famous figures appropriate role models or is it better to look to families and peers for inspiration?” 8. Hand out the Essay Planning Worksheet. Instruct the learners to look at Task A and discuss the structure laid out on the left-hand column. Go through the different elements in open-class. Now give the students ten minutes to complete the planner using some of the ideas previously discussed. Once they have finished, discuss the essay title and structure in open class. Highlight the importance of fully answering the question. 9. To help the students write the essay, ask them to complete Task B. Go through the answers in open class and if necessary, give example sentences. 10.Tell

FAQs

What is the main objective of Task 4 – Extended Writing in this lesson?

To practise discussion and debate skills and develop ideas, specifically by writing a discursive essay about role models in the media.

What essay question do learners answer?

“A large proportion of young people look to famous media figures as role models. Are these famous figures appropriate role models or is it better to look to families and peers for inspiration?”

How are learners expected to review and improve their essays?

They swap essays and give advice using criteria including idea/argument quality, paragraph use, linking words and phrases, high-level grammar, formal vocabulary range, and spelling and punctuation.

Sep 22, 2026

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