Intervention Activities

FORM 5 KREATIF:
4 WEEK
INTERVENTION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY
WRITING

Jennedy Pungawon
SMK Langkon, Kota Marudu

Intervention Activities/Lesson Notes Worksheets / Other
Week 1 Resources

Gap Identified: Simple Past/Past Continuous - Pupils
sample
Learning Objectives: Pupils should be able to use the scripts
Simple Past and Past Continuous correctly.
- Internet
Success Criteria: I can identify Simple Past and Past
Continuous in a sentence and use them correctly.

Awareness Raising Activities: (MUST use authentic
data minimum twice)
Sentences from pupils’ essays.

Intervention Activities:

Picture Story

1. Teacher explains the use of Past Simple and Past - What is
Continuous. Simple Past
and Past
2. Teacher gives handout to pupils containing a series of Continuous
pictures and tell pupils that the pictures are not in the
correct order. - Picture Story

3. Teacher asks pupils to rearrange the picture in the
correct order and find the past tense of each of the written
verb on the pictures.

4. Pupils will write a sentence using all the Simple Past and
Past Continuous that they have formed.

5. Teacher discusses the answers in class.

Intervention Activities/Lesson Notes Worksheets / Other
Resources

Week 2

Gap Identified: Subject Verb Agreement

Learning Objectives: Pupils would be able to determine
the verb that agrees with the subject.

Success Criteria: I can recognize Subject Verb Agreement
in a sentence and use them correctly.

Awareness Raising Activities: (MUST use authentic
data minimum twice)

Intervention Activities:

1. Teacher explains what Subject Verb Agreement is.
2. Teacher explains that when the subject is ‘alone’, the
subject needs a friend (‘s’)

3. Teacher asks pupils to answer the worksheet.

4. Teacher discusses the answers

5. Teacher draws two columns on the white board and
ask pupils quiz each other by writing a subject on the
right column and a verb agreement on the left.

6. Teacher discusses the answer in class.

Intervention Activities/Lesson Notes Worksheets / Other
Resources

Week 3

Gap Identified: Linkers

Learning Objectives: Pupils would be able to learn to use
linking words or phrases in sentences

Success Criteria: I can use linking words and phrases in
my sentences

Awareness Raising Activities: (MUST use authentic
data minimum twice)

Intervention Activities:

Previous lesson:

- rearranging pictures in the correct sequence
- writing a sentence based on the picture using the
Past Simple or Past Continuous
1. Teacher gives a list of Connectors/Linkers and
explain the categories of linkers/connectors.
e.g:

2. Teacher explains that each of the Linker/Connector
has their own meaning and usage.
3. Teacher gives worksheet to pupils in which pupils
need to fill in the blank with the correct
linker/connector.
4. Teacher discusses the answer in class.

Intervention Activities/Lesson Notes Worksheets / Other
Resources

Week 3

Gap Identified: Linkers

Learning Objectives: Pupils would be able to learn to use
linking words or phrases in sentences

Success Criteria: I can use linking words and phrases in
my sentences

Awareness Raising Activities: (MUST use authentic
data minimum twice)

Intervention Activities:

Previous lesson:
- rearranging pictures in the correct sequence
- writing a sentence based on the picture using the
Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. Teacher explains that OREO technique is a
technique that can be used to teach Linkers.
2. Teacher gives a list of Connectors/Linkers and
explain the categories of linkers/connectors.

3. Teacher explain that pupils need to rewrite all the
sentences from the previous lesson.
4. All sentences must be linked using suitable linkers
where appropriate using the OREO template.

5. Each box must contain at least one
Linkers/Connectors.

For example
Sequence Connecters
First, Next, After that, Then, Finally …

Logical Connectors
In addition, On the other hand, Moreover …

Conjunctions
For, or, as, because, since, but …

To show example
For example, For instance, As illustrated by …

To summarize point
To sum up, In a nutshell, to summarize …

6. Teacher ask a few students to read their sentences
aloud.

7. Teacher discusses pupils’ answer in class.

Intervention Activities/Lesson Notes Worksheets / Other
Resources

Week 4

Gap Identified: Sentence Structures (Subject Verb
Object)

Learning Objectives: Pupils would be able to learn to use
Subject Verb object correctly

Success Criteria: I can recognize Subject Verb Object in a
sentence.

Awareness Raising Activities: (MUST use authentic
data minimum twice)

Intervention Activities:
Worksheet

1. Teacher explain what Subject Verb Object (SVO) is

2. Teacher writes several sentences on the white board
showing the structures of SVO.

e. g : played badminton
They verb object
Subject

3. Teacher gives Worksheet to pupils to discuss in
class.

4. Pupils will be divided into 3 groups. One group will
underline Subject while the other group will underline
Verb and object.

5. Teacher will ask each group for the answers and
discusses it class.

Intervention Activities/Lesson Notes Worksheets / Other
Resources

Week 4

Gap Identified: Sentence Structures (Subject Verb
Object + Adverbs)

Learning Objectives: Pupils would be able to learn to use
Subject Verb object and Adverbs correctly

Success Criteria: I can recognize Subject Verb Object
and Adverbs in a sentence.

Awareness Raising Activities: (MUST use authentic
data minimum twice)

Intervention Activities:
Worksheet

1. Teacher explain what Subject Verb Object (SVO) is

2. Teacher writes several sentences on the white board
showing the structures of SVO.

e. g played badminton energetically
They Verb Object Adverb
Subject

3. Teacher gives Worksheet to pupils to discuss in
class.

4. Pupils add a suitable Adverbs in every sentence in
from the previous lesson.

5. Teacher will ask pupils to read their answer aloud
and to compare it among themselves.

6. Teacher discusses pupils’ answers in class.