Teachers: Natalia Coelho – Yanela Casco

INSTITUTION: High school Nº2 Atlántida

TEACHERS: Natalia Coelho – Yanela Casco

GROUPS: 3º1 (20 students) – 3º2 (21 students)

THEMATIC UNIT: Celebrations (UK – USA – Uruguay)

Objectives:•SS will be able to learn about other cultures through technology.•SS will be able to use the target language (oral and written).•SS will be able to evaluate themselves and their classmates.

Aims:•To foster students’ autonomy.•To integrate the different skills.•To relate the lesson to their lives.•To use technology in class.•To focus the lesson on the different learning styles and intelligences.

Note:T will work in coordination with the other teacher in order to encourage and teach SS to work in groups cooperatively.

Date Stage Aim25th September T will explain the

project to their SS.SS will mention the celebrations they know in Uruguay, USA and England.SS will say the necessary requirements for the multimedia project: content and devices to be used in the project.

To explain the project to the SS

To work with the SS previous knowledge.

To elicit vocabulary.

To negotiate with the SS so that they have an active role in the project.

Content Origins Traditions Costumes Special characteristics Food and drinks Souvenirs People

Technology Cell phones Computers DVD Camera MP3 and MP4 Pen drive Video and music

Requirements

1st October

T will create the rubrics with the SS.The T and the SS will use the rubric in order to evaluate the multimedia-project presentation.

To foster students’ autonomy

To make the SS have an active role in the class.

To focus the lesson on the learner.

Date Stage Aim

Very good

Good

Needs improvement

Language

Organization and delivery

Content

Materials

Date Stage Aim2nd

OctoberSS will have to share their ideas with the teacher.First draft.

To help the SS to prepare their presentation

Date Stage Aim7th and 8th October

SS will have to send their project by e-mail.

To evaluate SS To make the SS use

technology To foster students’

autonomy.

Date Stage Aim8th

OctoberTeachers will present their own presentation about celebrations.

To provide SS with a model to guide their presentations.

To teach and encourage SS to work cooperatively.

TEACHERS’ PRESENTATION

Presentation Ts present about: Saint Valentine’s day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Independence Day and April Fool’s Day.

To work on different celebrations (culture)

To work on content To teach vocabulary

QuizMultiple choice activity

Ts will deliver some worksheets in which the SS will have to answer 17 questions about the presentation.

To check understanding To work on meaning To make the SS use the target

language

Closure What did you learn today?Did you enjoy the presentation?

To close the lesson To check understanding

Date Stage Aim21th and

22th October

SS will present the project to the class and their classmates will evaluate the groups with the rubrics made by them.

To evaluate the students’ outcome.

Friend’s Day second draft

Friend’s Day third draft.

Saint Valentine’s Day Presentation

Date Stage Aim29th and

30th October

SS will receive feedback and they will have to evaluate themselves.T will evaluate the project with the whole class.

To make the SS reflect upon their performance

To analyze the aspects to be improved by the SS and the Teachers.

THANK YOU!!