A year of small mercies: writing a reflective blog post
Students read a model Thanksgiving blog post about a hard year and the small kindnesses in it, analyze its structure, tone and cohesive devices, practice reflective phrases and plan and write their own post about what they are thankful for this year.
C1Adults55 minBlog post
About this lesson
A C1 writing lesson (blog post). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Blog post
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Thanksgiving
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill, Table to fill in
- Key words
- small mercies, not lend itself to, sold out from under someone, a double shift, show up, resent, bearable, eloquent
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Write a reflective blog post that moves from specific moments to a general insight
- Use cohesive devices and cleft sentences to guide the reader and add emphasis
- Keep a personal, honest tone that is warm without being sentimental