#12 Second Competition for Teacher Generated Materials / National Heroes / Grade 11

#12 Second Competition for Teacher Generated Materials / National Heroes / Grade 11

Overall Objective: The students will answer the questions,describe

the qualities of the heroes.They will be able to compare the

heroes using new vocabulary and Venn diagram.

Language Objective: The students will use specific adjectives

characterizing the heroes: ( judicious, remarkable, right believing, charismatic.)

Civic Education Objective: The students will be able to identify

the heroic and valuable qualities of the heroes.

Curriculum Connection:

Class Context and Needs:

Materials: Papers,pens,pencils,posters,handouts,board,chalk.

Activities:

Assessment:

Overall Objective: The students will answer the questions,describe the qualities of the heroes.They will be able to compare the heroes using new vocabulary and Venn diagram. Language Objective: The students will use specific adjectives characterizing the heroes: ( judicious, remarkable, right believing, charismatic.) Civic Objective: The students will be able to identify the heroic and valuable qualities of the heroes.
Stage of Lesson	Activity	Time
Warm Up	Ask four questions about the heroes:1.Who is a hero in your imagination? 2.What qualities should the heroes have? 3.Do you know any famous heroes? 4. Do you know anything about  Vakhtang Gorgasali and Nelson Mandela?	5-6min
Activity 1	The teacher distributes 2 different texts about Historic and National heroes and asks the students to read the texts and new vocabulary very carefully.	10min
Activity 2	The teacher asks the students to find and underline the adjectives and circle the nouns in the texts.	5min
Activity 3	The teacher distributes the slips of paper,asks the students to find and match the adjectives with the nouns,they will come and write them on the board.	10min
Activity 4	The students will use the Venn diagram and will compare two heroes,they will find the similarities and the differences between the heroes.	5min
Activity 5	The teacher asks the students to make up 5 sentences using nouns and adjectives from the texts.	5min
Activity 6	The teacher asks the students to sort and summerize the whole information about the heroes.	5min
Assessment

                           Vakhtang Gorgasali

The holy and right believing king Vakhtang I ascended the throne of Kartli

at the age of fifteen.

He was remarkable in faith,wisdom,grace,virtue and appearance. He spent

Many nights in prayer and distributed alms to the poor,in this way dedicating

his life to God. King Vakhtang could fight tirelessly in Battle,vested in armor

and fully armed, he could carry a war-horse on his shoulders and climb from

Mtskheta to the Armazi Fortress in the mountain outside the city. On foot he

could outrun a deer. A holy King was judicious in politics,displayed a sense of

calm even when critical decision  needed to be made.

The source of appellation “ Gorgasali” for King Vakhtang was his military

helmet. The front of the helmet depicted a wolf and on the back a lion,wearing

such a helmet Vakhtang was easily visible for foes who upon seeing it would

cry to others: “Dur’az gorgasar”, “Beware of the wolf’s head”.

                                             New vocabulary

1.     Ascend = [ e’ send ] (verb) to move upward; to succeed; to rise

2.     Remarkable = (adjective) wonderful; attracting; extraordinary

3.     Grace = (noun) quality of being attractive,beautiful

4.     Alms = (noun) something given to the poor as charity,such as money,food

5.     Armor = (noun) a protective layer over a body

6.     Dedicate = (verb) to devote; to commit to a particular course of action

7.     Judicious = (adjective) having good judgement

8.     Appellation = (noun) name; title

9.     Depict = ( verb) express; describe

10.  Military = (adjective) relating to armed forces such as the army,air force

11.   Helmet = (noun) protective head covering

12.    Foe(s) = (noun) enemy; opponent

13.    Beware = (verb) to use caution; pay attention

                           Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a South African politician who served as a President

of  South Africa. He was South Africa’s  first black chief executive and

the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

The  personal integrity helped him to win the elections. “ I was not a messiah

but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary

circumstances.”- Nelson  Mandela. While attending universities Mandela

became politically active in non-violent student movement. The strongest

characteristic of  Nelson  Mandela would be a defiance.

Mandela became a cultural  icon of freedom and equality comparable with

Mahatma  Gandhi.

Nelson  Mandela was a charismatic leader, he was one of the greatest

and most  influential figures of the 20^th century.

                                         New vocabulary

1.     Chief executive = (noun) the head of the government; the governor

2.     Equality = (noun) the fact of being equal,having the same value

3.     Representative = (noun) a member of a legislative or governing body who

          represents a constituency

4.     Charismatic = (adjective) related to or having charisma

5.     Circumstances = (noun) an event ; a fact; a particular incident

6.     Influential = (adjective) having influence

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