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__**Teaching/Learning Using Blog**__ 1. Learner's context: Who the task is for?
 * The age of learners should be around 18 - 19 years old (presumably learners at the foundation level)
 * Their English competence should at least be intermediate level.
 * English is their second language
 * The task is suggested for a class of 24-25 students

2. Learning objectives; By the end of the lesson the students will have:
 * improved their understanding on how to construct good grammatical structure of past tense
 * improved their writing skills and English competency
 * articulate their ideas in writing skills
 * gained the opportunity to learn variety of good writing skills

3. Focused skills: Past tense verbs. 4. Integrated skills: Writing skills

5. Teaching materials:
 * Computer/ Laptop
 * Interactive whiteboard/white screen
 * One class blog site
 * Handout 1

Note: the teacher need sto set up the class blog earlier so that it could be used during the lesson. the lesson will go over two period as the task is a project based activity. First phase will be the introduction of past tense verb and the appropriate application of it through simple task given. Second will be students' guided autonomous learning in the classroom and peer-to-peer review before the teacher checks and marks the post in the blog.

6. Instruction for Teacher This lesson is designed to introduce students to past tense verbs. The students have ample knowledge of verbs. They have already studied verbs and the concept of verbs in the present. The students know that the verb is the action of a sentence and that all sentences must have a verb. Also, the students know when the action of a verb is in the present. The students are aware that a complete sentence structure must contain a verb. They are able to consistently identify verbs in a sentence. The students have written sentences using verbs in the present and were able to identify the action of the subjects they have written about.

6.1 Preparing the students
 * The students will be exposed to the function of past tense verbs, how it is constructed in the correct grammatical sentences at the pre-activity phase
 * The students will have to draft/plan a story about what they did during their high school years. They have to use what they have learned during the pre-activity and more previous knowledge in order to do this.
 * The teacher will point out that, writing a narrative will help the students to use and understand the past tense verbs appropriately.
 * The teacher will then distribute handout 1 to help students draft their storyline/plot.
 * The teacher should tell them that he/she will want to see the correct past tense verbs used in their story. The story will also have to coherent and clear.

6.2 Conducting the activity
 * To students will do the task individually. An instruction provided by teachers to guide them in this particular activity will help them to be more focused in their autonomous learning.
 * The students will have to go to the class blog to write their story.
 * The teacher will act as prompter as well to help those who are still in need and guidance.Explanation and further details may help them to work on their story.To relate their experience during high school years in this activity will help them be more engaged to the lesson as they could share their feelings.
 * Those who have finished their story could upload their post in the class blog. Teacher and other students could read the post and leave their comment about it.
 * Teacher may take some examples from students' story as to underline the correct use of past tense verbs.
 * When every student has posted their story, teacher can summarise what they have learned that day as to reiterate the functions of past tense verbs

6.3 Concluding the activity


 * The teacher gives feedback to the students.
 * As a follow-up teacher could focus on those areas where students had difficulties completing the activity.