This document outlines lessons on personal care and appearance. It includes instructions on writing an introduction paragraph for a magazine article. Students will learn about salon services, personal care products, and ways to improve appearance. They will analyze introduction paragraph samples, write a first draft of their own introduction paragraph, and get peer feedback. The goal is for students to understand how to write a clear introduction paragraph that includes the purpose, topic significance, main points, and thesis statement.

1. UNIT FIVE
PERSONAL CARE & APPEARANCE

2. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
First Daft
Unit Task

3. 1  Web video clip: WRITING AN NTRODUCTION I + { Print Screen page + Reflection }
2  Web: THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGPAPH II + { Print Screen page + Reflection }
3  Web: INTRO PARAGRAPH - SAMPLE ANALYSIS + { Print Screen page + Reflection }
4  FIRST DRAFT – INTRODUCTORY PARAGPAPH { Peer Assessment }

4. PREVIEW + LESSON 1
Salon Services & Ask for Personal Care Products in a store
 Read - Identify salon services and personal care products
 Listen - Summarize main ideas and support details about the topic
 Grammr - Review and activate count an non-count nouns
 Speak - Discuss and reflect on salon services and personal care products
• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle previous language & strategies
 Video Clip: Writing an Introduction - Print Screen Page + add reflection
 You should start organizing your intro paragraph
 Class Prep. – Lesson two

5. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Introduction
 It includes the purpose of the article
 It includes the significance or reason why you selected your topic
 It briefly states all major points of the your topic selected
 It contains the Thesis Statement

6. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Thesis Statement
 It is the foundation and focus of your entire article
 It contains one central idea to keep the article focused
 It is a sentence that shows the reader what you believe about your topic
 It informs the reader exactly what you want to prove { your position }
 Everything in the article will need to refer to it in some way
 It is the last sentence in the introductory paragraph

7. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The Body
 It is where you present all your arguments {two opposite positions}
 It is where you support your thesis statement { your position }
 It ends with the strongest argument to support your position
• Body I: Arguments against { contradicts and opposes your position}
• Body II: Arguments in favor { supports your initial position }
• You should search for supportive arguments for the two positions

8. MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The Conclusion
 It is where you write a summary of all your arguments
 It describes and states your final position on the topic selected
 It explains why you ended up with the said conclusion
 It repeats your thesis statement

9. LESSON 2
Requests Salon Services
Share
 Listen - Identify details in conversations at a salon
 Grammr - Understand meaning and form of Indefinite Pronouns
 Speak - Make an appointment & request salon services to activate contentproducts
• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle previous language & strategies
 Short reading: The Introductory Paragraph - Print Screen Page + add reflection
 You should continue writing your intro paragraph
 Class Prep. – Lesson three

10. LESSON 3
Discuss ways to improve appearance
Web search
 Read: - Skim and scan main ideas in the reading about Cosmetic Surgery
 Listen: - Summarize details about problems and advice
 Speak: - Discuss and support your ideas about ways to improve appearance
 - Consider arguments in favor and counterarguments products
• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle previous language & strategies
 Web reading: Intro Paragraph Sample - Analysis
 Print Screen Page + add a short reflection
 You should continue writing your intro paragraph
 Class Prep. – Lesson four

11. LESSON 4
Define the meaning of beauty
Send:
 Vocab. - Become familiar with words related to beauty
 Listen: - Summarize & identify details from an interview about beauty
 Speak: - Share & support your opinion about outer and inner beauty
• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle previous language & strategies
 Intro Paragraph: Peer assessment
 Complete the peer-assessment format { intro paragraph }
 Make final corrections and send it to the teacher’s for feedback
 Class Prep. - Unit 6 / f Preview & Lesson 1