ICESI/ENGLISH LEVEL VI/MODULE II/ MEMOIRS

Sesión 2

Propósito

To familiarize with language to describe oldpeople. To use would + infinitive to describe a past habit. To write about the oldest person in their family and a life changing event in that person's ife.

Duración

4 hours

Actividad Docente

To prepare the activities with the video. Give students the discussion questions. (Resources taken from: http://film-english.com/2012/03/17/grandfather/) Pre-teach vocabulary from the video:liver spots, broom, bristly, to sneak, cream crackers, to doze off, to rest your eyes (a humorous euphemism for sleeping). Tell your students they are going to watch a short film called Vovô in which a man tells a storyabout growing up with his grandfather in Brazil. Give students the questions to watch for during the video:  (What is the story the man tells?, What did his grandfather look like?, What do you think his grandfather wanted to show him?, How do you think the man feels?,How does the film make you feel?) Show students the following part of the script of the video: "I enjoyed sitting behind him in the car, watching him check his teeth in the mirror. He’d share cream crackers with me. He smelt like them sometimes. We’d go feed the fish in the river by house where he grew up. He’d hold my hand so I wouldn’t fall in. When we’d sit down for food, he’d often doze off into a sleep. He’d say he was just resting his eyes".  Ask students why the atuthor used would in this situation. Clarify any doubts Create and share a collaborative document where students can start uploading their texts and creating the magazine.

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Students work in small groups and they choose 4 of the questions from the discussion questions worksheet and discuss them. Students socialize their disucssions with the class. Students watch the video:  https://vimeo.com/21703827 Get students to discuss their answers and then get feedback from the whole class. Students read the part of the script given by the teacher, analyze it and answer the questions. In their groups students talk about their childhood and the things they would do then. HOMEWORK: First written text of the magazine: (The should upload the texts in the collaborative document given by the teacher) Students must Interview the oldest person in their family: 1. They should ask them general personal information questions (Name, age., sibling, where they come from, what they do or did, physical appearance) write one or two paragraph introducing them be very descriptive. Include a picture. 2. They should ask them to tell the, about a life changing important event in their lives. Ask them why was that event important, what happened before and after the event, and how would their lives have been different if this event had not happened? The student will also write a composition (using paragraph form to describe what they told you) Think of an interesting name. Include quotes to give a vivid voice to it.  

Sesión 3

Propósito

To review the parts and structure of a paragraph.

Duración

4 hours

Actividad Docente

Show students the writing exercises and ask them to complete them. (Resources). Check the answers with the whole class. Hand in the checklist and assign each student another student's work. (Resources) The student must revise the first written text of their partner taking into consideration the checklist.

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Students do the structure paragraphs exercises. Studenst revise their partners written texts with the checklist. Students must make the corrections.

Sesión 4

Propósito

To talk about their personal history using active and passive voice.

Duración

4 hours

Actividad Docente

Ask students to complete the grammar exercises of unit 9.2 (pg. 107). Monitor students work and help if necessary. Show students the PERIODS OF TIME sentences and ask them to complete them.(Resources) Have the socialize their answers with the group and gove opinions on their partners answers.  

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Students complete the reading a grammar exercises of unit 9.2 (Resources). Students make a chart to explain the use of passive voice. Students complete the Periods of time sentences about their own experience and discuss the answers first in pairs and then with the group. Homework: Written text 2: Upload to the collaborative document 1. Interview the oldest person in your family about his/her experiences as a child and a teenager (about your age) –include questions about such topics as friends, school, hobbies/interests, relations with parents (i.e. what did they worry about in those days?), relations with siblings, fashion, music/dance, women or men role, issues in the world, technology, sports, tv and/or films. Write one or two paragraph describing and narrating, be very descriptive. Include a pictures. J Include quotes to give a vivid voice to it. 2. Write a reflection to reflect on what you have in common or differ about your personal history and the person that you interviewed.((using paragraph form).

Sesión 5

Propósito

To listen, reflect on and think about identity and what it implies To write a composition about their identity and where they come from.

Duración

2 hours

Actividad Docente

Before the class the teacher must give feedback to the second written text for students to correct it. The teacher asks students what they understand by Identity. Tell students they will hear a radio show where they are talking about identity, ask sudents to take notes.(Play it one time). Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-161006 Hand in the questions worksheet and play the audio two more times if necessary. Have students share their answers with a partner and the socialize them with the group.

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Students talk about what identity means for them. Students take notes about the listening played by the teacher. They answer the questions from the worksheet, share the answers with and partners and socialize them with the group. Homework: Written text 3: Upload it to the collaborative document Reflection– Write a one page composition (use paragraph form).Take into consideration the following questions.  What is identity? Does heritage and identity influence who we are? How has your heritage influenced you? What did this project mean to you? You could compare and contrast your interviewee’s life to yours.  

Sesión 6

Propósito

FINAL PRODUCT: To hand in The Memoris magazine

Duración

it is outside the class idependent work

Actividad Docente

Teacher must revise the magazine give a grade to each students production using the rubric designed but also give a grade for the whole magazine(Collaboraitve work)

Actividad Estudiante

Students must use a platform to create the magazine and send the link to the teacher. (Suggested Website: https://es.calameo.com/)

Sesión 7

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Actividad Docente

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