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| didattica: COOPERATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITY: WORKSHEET Pubblicato il Mercoledì, 30 aprile 2003 da cristina |  |
Esempio di alcune attività basate sui principi del cooperative learning elaborate in seguito all'incontro col prof Ellerani nell'ambito del PSA di inglese durante l'anno scolastico 2002/03
1 WORKSHEET
Type of activity:
Round Robin
Target class: 2nd MS - 1st IPIA
Materials required:
12 pieces of paper per group, a checklist of correct questions
Estimated time required:
1 lesson- 50 mins
Topic/language structure on which activity is based:
Present Simple interrogative /wh-questions
Objectives:
Reinforcing use of interrogative form
Procedure:
1. Form group of 3
2. Each group receives 12 slips of paper on each of which there is one sentence. Every member starts with 4 slips of paper.
3. Teacher gives instructions:
- Each member is assigned ONE wh- word: WHEN, WHAT, WHERE with which he/she must write questions based on the 12 sentences.
- Procedure as for Round Robin
- Students must not correct the questions written by the other two members of their group.
- Students can't use the verb "to do" in their questions (e.g. What does she do ...?)
4. The 12 slips of paper are passed to another group, that with the help of a checklist prepared by the teacher, counts the number of correct questions.
5. Papers are passed back to the original groups.
6. Teachers writes up the scores.
End product/follow-up task:
For homework: Students write 2 questions for each Wh- word (= 6 questions) to be answered by partner in next lesson.
Teachers Mary Johnson - Anna Mantese
2 WORKSHEET
Type of activity:
Round table - think pair share
Target class: III form High School
Materials required:
Sheet of paper and a pen
Estimated time required:
Seven hours
Topic/language structure on which activity is based:
Ireland - Film Angela's Ashes
Objectives:
Exchange of information - global understanding of the film and film analysis
Procedure:
ROUND TABLE:
Split the class in four groups of five students. Each group has a sheet of paper. Ask each group a question to stimulate a BRAINSTORMING ACTIVITY:
1) What do you know about Ireland (towns, costumes, habits, etc..)?
2) Do you know any Irish writers or works?
3) When we mention the political and religious troubles what does it remind you of?
4) Which are the economic activities in Ireland?
(1 hour)
FILM VIEWING ANGELA'S ASHES
4 hours
FILM ANALYSIS: THINK PAIR SHARE: 1) What's the setting in time and place?
2) What kind of narrative technique and what kind of narrator is there? What about the atmosphere?
3) Describe the main and minor characters.
4) Main events that build up the story.
5) Discuss the idea of the American Dream as it appears in the film.
End product/follow-up task:
Personal appreciation and consideration: highlight the images, charater or sentences, soundtrack, acting that you prefer.
Teachers Valentini Lilia e Gennaro Corradina
3 WORKSHEET
Type of activity:
think pair share
Target class: II Scuola Media
Materials required:
nothing
Estimated time required:
Three hours
Topic/language structure on which activity is based:
United Kingdom: geografical, political and cultural aspects. Language structures: use of the prepositions of place, use of the present simple.
Objectives:
be able to speak about the U.K., write a letter/short description of the main aspects of the U.K. discussed during the lessons.
Procedure:
Warming up:
The teacher asks what the students know about the United Kingdom.
Students think individually, then in pairs find related words and a student for each group says them.
The teacher writes the words on the blackboard and divide them into categories.
Students are divided into groups of 4-5.
Each group receives an envelope containing pieces of a map and sentences about U.K.: a total of 15 pieces of information.
Each group writes the information.
End product/follow-up task:
A map of the U.K. for each group and a text: a letter or a short description
Teachers Cellamare Maria Matilde, Potenza Silvia, Turri Liliana
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