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.

DateStageAim 25 th SeptemberT 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

1 st 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. DateStageAim

Very good Good  Needs improvement  Language Organization and delivery Content Materials

DateStageAim 2 nd October SS will have to share their ideas with the teacher. First draft.  To help the SS to prepare their presentation

DateStageAim 7 th and 8 th October SS will have to send their project by .  To evaluate SS  To make the SS use technology  To foster students’ autonomy.

DateStageAim 8 th October Teachers 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.

TEACHERSTEACHERS’ PRESENTATION

PresentationTs 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 Quiz Multiple 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 ClosureWhat did you learn today? Did you enjoy the presentation?  To close the lesson  To check understanding

DateStageAim 21 th and 22 th 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

DateStageAim 29 th and 30 th 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.

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