This document outlines objectives and mini-tasks for a lesson on exchanging personal anecdotes. Students will first exchange ideas about important events in their lives, then write questions to ask a partner about their anecdote. Next, students will have a conversation using the questions, and finally will share their anecdotes with the class, ask questions of others, and retell one another's stories. The goal is for students to prepare, write and discuss important personal anecdotes.

1. The Anecdote

2. OBJECTIVES:
 You will prepare, write and
exchange with a classmate an
important anecdote in your lives
(the first day of school, a funny
story, an important person or
event.)

3. MINI-TASK: LESSON A
Exchange ideas
about an important
event or anecdote.

4. MINI-TASK: LESSON B
Write down 6 questions you
will ask about a personal
anecdote.
Complete your anecdote with
new vocabulary.

5. MINI-TASK: LESSON C
Using the questions you
wrote in lesson B, have a
conversation about
anecdotes.

6. MINI-TASK: LESSON D
Share your anecdotes with
the class and ask questions
about your partners’. Make
corrections if necessary.
Retell an interesting
anecdote (different to yours)
to a partner.