TEACHING WITH FLAIR: MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM. Abdullah Sujee http://rendezvousofminds.blogspot.com 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

Fallacy – the real world is outside How often do we tell the learners –” Wait until you leave school – that’s the real world…” We need to bring the avenues of life’s realities into the classroom in controlled settings. The class must reflect the world beyond its domain. 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

Goal and Objective: Media Using media in the classroom: lesson plans/worksheets/notes and the internet. Start with Radio techniques: Get pupils to do assignments using audio streaming: the cassette, cd or MP3. Get pupils to produce their own plays using video cams etc. Get pupils to use projectors in class for speeches. 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

Today’s Situation Summary of the current situation We are caught in the paper chase – policy vs practice. OBE, FETC, RNCS etc have made us paper junkies but, Has it stopped you from being innovative? Lets look at how various media has made teaching a flair. 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

How would you respond… Our Aim: Prepare children for the future… ‘Back to the future’ is your classroom, so consider the scenario below… CONSIDER THIS SCENARIO BELOW KEEPING IN MIND THAT ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ Is YOUR CLASSROOM. Time: The Future Place: A Classroom Clare handed over the slip of paper reluctantly. It consisted of one line only and read: “http//high.csv.city.ac.uk/WWW/Eng/Hamlet/sjt.html”. Source: English for Tomorrow, Sally Tweedle et al. 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

How Did We Get Here? Firstly let us view just 1 slide of lesson done on MS PowerPoint…. What did this do for the learners… It made them see the teacher in a different light – aware and in touch. It made them feel part of the high tech world they are exposed to all the time 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

Some introductory notes… The Novel Cry, the Beloved Country is a novel of social protest. The novel shows the social, economical and political injustices of the past. South Africa 2001! The country is host to the 2010 soccer world cup – from what history did we come from? Why did we achieve it? In the 80’s where was South Africa? 11/23/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

‘Hawk Roosting’…making sense.. Line 3: “Between my hooked head….” it suggests a circular shape emphasising completeness and perfection. His head is defined and sharpened by his perfect beak. See line 4 - discussion Shows that he is the master of all that he sees. See stanza 6. Discussion Head Eyes Feet His feet are tightly curled around the tree and eventually around his victim. See stanza 3 – discussion… 11/23/2018 Mr.Abdullah Sujee

Available Options: Stay tuned…after slide 10 Lets listen to an audio assignment done by grade 10 learners on Alan Paton’s Cry The Beloved Country or Shakespeare’s MOV. They had to record: an audio sound for the news, a main news bulletin, an advertisement and a letter to the editor. And in part a Film on Macbeth 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

ASK ME HOW… Let me answer your questions so that we can become more dynamic in the classroom. I am sure you have questions on assessments on these type of tasks. The time… 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee

The classroom as a springboard. Afterthought: Is my classroom a realistic, idealistic or a fatalistic reflection of the world? Abdullah Sujee 2005/06/16 The classroom as a reflection of reality must expose learners to how their acquired information and knowledge can be applied beyond the learning situation of the classroom. Things to keep in mind when we look at our learners: They are going to be role players in many of life's pathways and they will in some characteristic way reflect the attitude/values/norms acquired in the learning environments i.e. school, univarsity etc... 23/11/2018 By Abdullah Sujee