Someday for Somebody

Book          : Super Goal 3

                      Unit 5 - Do you know where it is?

Objective : Students will be able to write a letter to tell their friends

                      about their communities.

Time        : 2-3 periods

Procedure:

Step 1 - Create an experience

          Teacher introduces two pictures (about the communities). Then, Let students try to describe what they see in these pictures. Teacher will add something for helping them express their thinking and write down all words they say on the blackboard.

   

Step 2 - Analyze/reflect about experience

        Let students discuss by finding the difference. They may compare the first community with the other that two communities look nice for living or not.

       

Step 3 - Integrate reflective analysis into concept

        Let students think about the groups of these words by finding the relation of quality-of-life indicators from discussing. Teacher will give them some clues (such as using graphic organization).

 

 

Step 4 - Develop concepts and skills

         Teacher teaches the vocabularies in the groups of quality-of-life indicators and reviews the background knowledge about Comparison forms of Adjectives by using these words for comparing the two communities

 

  

Step 5 - Practice defined “given”

         Divide students in group of five or six. Each group will get some information by drawing lots. After that, let students create their communities from the information they got. They will get some paper and color pencils for drawing their communities. Then, let students present their own communities in role play (5-10 minutes).

 

  

Step 6 - Practice and add something of oneself

         Let students say 1, 2, 3,..., 6 in their own group. After that, students who say the same number will work together. Then, let them discuss and compare about their communities before presentation.

   

 

Step 7 - Analyze application for relevance

         Let students share their ideas about their presentation

 

            

Step 8 - Do it and apply to more complex experience

         Teacher opens the topic “What will happen, if something happens in my community.” and discuss in the class. Then, let students think and write a letter about this topic to tell their friends.

 

 

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How does this activity reflect multiple intelligences?

 

Interpersonal

• Discuss for comparing two pictures
• Work in group
• Discuss and compare about their communities before presentation
• Sharing the ideas about the presentation

Intrapersonal

•  Describe the pictures
• Write a letter

Logical/Mathematical

• Use some clues to create their communities

Verbal/Linguistic  

• Learn the context
• Present their own communities

Bodily/Kinesthetic

• Drawing the picture
• Role play

Visual/Spatial

• Pictures about communities
• Graphic organization

Musical/Rhythmic

• None

Naturalist

• Use their own communities to write a letter

 

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