ESL HI READING: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Eunjin(Jinnee) Yoo

WHO LEARNERS ARE

College students in South Korea

Most learners’ age is in their early or

mid-20’s

Have learned English for more than

10 years

A Certain level of reading

comprehension

LEARNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Goals of this course are:

1. Improve reading comprehension in English

2. Improve writing communication skill in English

3. Develop critical thinking through reading

Objectives are expected as a result of this course:

1. Students will recognize one part of American society in the 1930s through

reading and can compare to modern society.

2. Students will be able to write their comprehension about the materials.

3. Students will be able to demonstrate how web tools are used as a learning

tool in on-line class.

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

  Chapter Activity Assessment Assignment Due Date

Pre-class      ◦ Read Ch 1-3

◦Post the reading response

Prior to the first class

Week 1 Ch 1-31. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity I (Posted in BB)

  ◦Reading Ch 4-8◦Post the reading response

Week 1

Week 2 Ch 4-81. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity II (Posted in BB)

Quiz # 1◦Reading Ch 9-13◦Post the reading response

Week 2

Week 3 Ch 9-131. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity III (Posted in BB)

Quiz # 2◦Reading Ch 14-18◦Post the reading response

Week 3

Week 4 Ch 14-181. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity IV (Posted in BB)

Mid-term test

◦Reaidng Ch 19-23◦Post the reading response

Week 4

Week 5 Ch 19-231. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity V (Posted in BB)

Quiz #3◦Reading Ch 24-28◦Post the reading response

Week 5

Week 6 Ch 24-281. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity VI (Posted in BB)

Quiz #4◦Reading Ch 29-31◦Post the reading response

Week 6

Week 7 Ch 29-31

1. Give comments to at least three classmates2. Activity V II (Posted in BB)

Final reflective essay

 

Week 7

ACTIVITY

Activity I: Sign up on My Fake Wall and create one character's page from Chapter 1

to Chapter 3. You should post the character's personal information at My Fake Wall

by "To kill a mockingbird." Also, visit other characters' page which your classmates

have created and leave messages for at least three characters.

Activity II: Choose at least 3 quotes which you think are important in the assigned

chapters and describe why you selected each one and how the quotes affect the

story or what they mean.

Activity III: Imagine what a character is thinking about while they are not being

written about from Chapter 9 to Chapter 13. Where are they? Why are they there?

ACTIVITY

Activity IV: Choose two characters from Chapter14 to Chapter 18

and write a new dialogue between the two characters. The

conversation should demonstrate how the characters would resolve

an argument, or should demonstrate that one character was

surprised by something the other character did or said. 

crime.

Activity V: Movie previews always offer a quick sequence of the

best moments that make us want to watch it – storyboard or narrate

one scene from Chapter 19 to Chapter 23 for your trailer.

ACTIVITY

Activity VI: You are going to play "Jeopardy Game" with your classmates. First, you will

post five answers. And then choose your classmate's five answers and create five

questions.

Example: Answer- Walter Cunningham

Question- Who can not afford lunch one day at school and accidentally gets Scout in

trouble? (Chapter 2) or Who poured syrup on vegetables and even meat with a generous

hand? (Chapter 3)

Activity VII: We are going to role play on My Fake Wall. You can use the Fake Wall

page which you created in the first week or create another character's page. Visit other

characters' page. You can ask the character what you are curious about or just talk to

them. Also, answer the classmates' questions as the character or respond to them.

ASSESSMENT

Quiz I, II, III, IV (Posted on CourseSites)

Mid-Term Test

Final Reflective Essay

COURSESITES

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SAMPLE CLASS

ON-GOING CHALLENGE

How to make learners more interactive in

asynchronous class

How to make learners more engaged

How to use web-tools more effectively