# 41: Competition for Teacher Generated Materials: Heroes / Grade 6

ELCE Module 3 :  National and historic heroes		Number of Students  : 30
Overall Objective :  Students will be able to analyze and describe a hero according to general ideas defining the characteristics of a hero.
Civic Education Objective:  Students will be able to answer questions about a US . folk hero.
Curriculum Connection  :   Lan guage Arts National Standards Students read and listen  a wide range of print and non print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment.
Class Context and Needs : There are 30  students in the 6th grade and they are  11- 12  years old. They have been learning English for  four  years. There are no students of special needs, the class is mixed ability, though. Students don’t misbehave at the lesson, they are very motivated.
Materials  : Handouts, poster, self-evaluation forms
Activities : ·       Describing picture ·       Putting the  mingles text into the correct order ·       Creating questions ·       Asking and answering questions ·       Completing Self-evaluation forms
Assessment : Self-evaluation forms
Stage of Lesson	Activity		Time
Warm Up	T. shows Ss.  a  poster and asks them to guess what is the story about.  Ss. describe the picture and make predictions about story . (Handout 1 )		5  min
Activity one	T. asks groups to create their own story using the  poster .		5 min
Activity  two	Groups read aloud their stories to the whole class.		5 min
Activity two	T.  gives each group  a text , which is cut and mingled. Ss. read them and put into the correct order. T. asks each group which is the first , second, third, fourth and fifth part. Each groups reads one part. (Handout 2  )		7  min
Activity two	T. tells  Ss. that they are going to write questions about the text in their groups and after finishing each group asks one question to another group. If the groups has a correct answer they get 1 point, if not another group answers . Ss. use 5 W chart. (Handout 3)		15  min.
Assessment	Students compete self-ovulation form. (Handout 4 )		5 min.
Homework	Ss. have to create their own hero and write a  story  him or her .		3 min.

Handout 1.

Handout 2

Handout 3

Handout 4

Name:__________________________             Date:________________________

1) I participated in the group activities.	0	1	2	3	4
2) I listened to others	0	1	2	3	4
3) I helped others in the group	0	1	2	3	4
4) I stayed on the task assigned.	0	1	2	3	4
5) I worked well with other group members.	0	1	2	3	4
6) I did not dominate the group discussion.	0	1	2	3	4
7) I answered the teacher’s questions	0	1	2	3	4

With regard   to my participation, I was

#40: Competition for Teacher Generated Materials: Professions / Grade 3

Curriculum Connection:

          Elementary grade III , objective 4

Class Context and Needs:

          Elementary learners

Materials: handouts, board, chalk, pens, crayons, notebooks, scissors, posters, flashcards

Activities: Warm up, reading with pre-reading, during reading and after reading exercises, presentation, matching, word making, making paper dolls and drawing a picture of one part from the text.

Assessment: Oral presentation and eliciting the gist of the text.

Overall Objective: Students should preview the text on their handouts, to pay attention to the bolds and to elicit the gist. Language Objective: Students will study and use new vocabulary and language structures. They will be able to guess the descriptions according to the bolds in the text on their handouts and they will also study using the prepositions correctly. Civic Objective: Students will read about four professions: teacher, policeman, driver and babysitter and distinguish the prepositions.
Stage of Lesson	Activity	Time
Warm Up	Divide children into pairs and ask them to discuss the jobs they know, to write them down on the paper and decide which one they like most of all.	5 min.
Activity 1	Students will have 3 minutes to scan the text and answer the questions. When the time finishes they should put their pens on the table and stop working.	8 min.
Activity 2	Ss. should join the two parts of the words and make the whole word of the jobs mentioned in the text.	2 min.
Activity 3	Ss. should read the text and match the jobs and their descriptions. They should guess them according to the text.	5min.
Activity 4	While reading the text Ss. should find the prepositions  and underline all of them.	5 min.
Activity 5	While reading the text Ss. should make a timeline of the facts.	8 min.
Activity 6	In the text there are 5 descriptions of one day. Ss. Will choose one part and draw a picture of it below. They also should write the title of the part they are drawing.	5 min.
Activity 7	To sum up the whole text and insure that Ss. have guessed the occupations well, they are given the paper dolls, they have to cut them out with their clothes and suit the proper clothes to the proper doll.	5 min.
Assessment	Students present their work to the class.	2 min.

One day in our school

On the way to school.

I am a driver. My name is Mr. Oats. I am driving a small car. It’s morning and I am going to work, but now I m staying on the bridge, because the children are going to school. I am honking but they can’t hear. I am sitting and watching them going along the bridge. The children are carrying books, the boy with a long cap is running. A snail is between two girls. A small dog is on the top of the books. The balls are in the basket. A big dog is next to the girl. I am waiting for the children.   

The lessons are beginning.

It’s one o’clock. It’s the first lesson. A teacher is sitting on the chair at the table. She is wearing a nice, red dress and glasses. She is teaching children. She is kind, clever and pretty. She never shouts. She has books on the table. There are also pens, pencils and an apple in front of her. There are some pictures, a timetable and a clock on the wall. A dog is sleeping on the floor next to the teacher’s desk. A boy is playing with a dog. He can’t read a book. The teacher is looking at the boy. She is surprised.

During the break.

It’s afternoon. We are having  a break. Our babysitter is with us. The babysitter is a woman. She is wearing a long dress and her nose is too long. We are all on the playground in the garden. The babysitter is playing with children. There are nine children. They are standing in the line. There are three trees behind the playground. There is a dog in the end. We are enjoying, but the babysitter is too tired.

Fish as friends or fish as food.

At 5 o’clock we are having the last lesson. At the lesson we are talking about fish. The teacher is standing on the table. She is wearing a nice dress with many fish on it. She also has fish shoes and a big fish in her hand. There is also an aquarium with fish on the table. The boy is in the classroom and he is very surprised. He is looking at the teacher. There is a homework on the wall next to the board. The classroom is too messy.

 The lessons are over.

It’s evening. The lessons are over and we are going home. The policeman is helping us to cross the road. He is wearing a uniform. He has a cap on his head. He is holding a stop sign in his left hand. He is standing on the crossroads. In front of the policeman there is a sign. It shows the drivers to slow down for children. The policeman is watching the children crossing the road. The cars are honking and waiting for the policeman. He has his own rules.

    

Activity 1:

Directions: You’ll have 3 minutes to scan the text and answer the questions. When the time finishes please put your pens on the table and stop working.

1)     What is the driver doing?

a)     Honking

b)     Dancing

c)      Singing

2)     What is under the bridge?

a)     Books

b)     Cars

c)      Ship

3)     What is the teacher wearing?

a)     Trousers

b)     Nice, red dress

c)      Blue shirt

4)     Where is the timetable?

a)     On the wall

b)     On the table

c)      Under the board

5)     How many trees are there behind the playground?

a)     One

b)     Ten

c)      Three

6)     What has the teacher got in her hand?

7)     Is the boy surprised with his teacher?

8)     What is the policeman holding in his hand?

Activity 2:

Directions: Join the two parts of the words and make the whole word of the jobs mentioned in the text.

Tea	cher
baby	Sitter
Dri	Ver
police	Man

Activity 3:

Directions: Match the jobs and their descriptions. Guess them according to the text.

teacher	Drives a car
Babysitter	Keeps rules and catches criminals
Driver	Looks after children
Policeman	Teaches children

Activity 4:

Directions: Find the prepositions in the text and underline all of them.

Activity 5:

Directions: Read the text and make a timeline of the facts while reading.

Activity 6:

Directions: In the text there are 5 descriptions of one day. Choose one part and draw a picture of it below. Write the title of the part you are drawing.

Activity 7:

Description: To sum up the whole text and insure that you have guessed the occupations well, you are given the paper dolls, you have to cut them out with their clothes and suit the proper clothes to the proper doll.