1. General information: Identify your onte!t. Title of "ro#et: All about my country
A$e of %tudent%: Preteens !1"1#$
Lan$ua$e le&el of %tudent%: %o& to 'oderate
Amount of time you meet "er 'ee(: (p to ) times, from *+ minutes !,erbia and (-be.istan$ to 1 /our !'alaysia$ eac/ time
Ot)er rele&ant information: 0asically #1 st century s.ills can be applied1 %earners are based on preteens in ) countries, 'alaysia, ,erbia and (-be.istan1 2/e demograp/ic of learners &ill be a mixture of 3uropeans, C/inese, 'alay and 'alaysian Nati4es !%unba&ang$1 All learners do not spea. 3nglis/ as t/eir mot/er tongue1
*. Pro#et +e%ri"tion: +e%ri,e your "ro#et-,a%ed learnin$ e!"eriene. .)at i% your main "ur"o%e and $eneral rationale for im"lementin$ t)i% "ro#et-,a%ed learnin$ e!"eriene/ 2/e purpose of t/is pro5ect is to enable students to learn about t&o countries &/ic/ are distant from t/eir o&n country1 2/e assumptions is t/at most students do not .no& muc/ about t/ese countries and t/at t/is &ill be a golden opportunity for t/em to learn interesting aspects of t/ese nations and be lin.ed to t/eir peers in t/ese countries t/roug/ 4arious pro5ect acti4ities1 6n addition to cultural issues, t/is pro5ect &ill /a4e a linguistic aspect as &ell and it &ill primarily deal &it/ 4ocabulary building1 2/e 4ocabulary &ill include &ords related to geograp/ical features, customs, lifestyle1 2/ese &ords can be applied for describing any country in t/e &orld, but t/ere &ill be t/e 4ocabulary specific exclusi4ely for t/e gi4en countries1 2/erefore, t/e goals of t/is pro5ect are: !1$ to promote multiculturalism !#$ to get students ac7uainted &it/ anot/er to&n8city8country !)$ to impro4e #1st century s.ills !collaboration, communication, critical t/in.ing and use of tec/nology$ !*$ to get students in4ol4ed in t/e pro5ectbased learning !+$ to impro4e language proficiency !9$ to impro4e students: recepti4e s.ills t/roug/ reading texts and &atc/ing 4ideos about t/e particular country !countries$ 1 !;$ to impro4e students: producti4e s.ills t/roug/ t/e product created indi4idually and8or collaborati4ely !<$ to gi4e students international audience and t/us ma.e t/em /a4e a sense of o&ners/ip 2/e &orld is in/abited &it/ 4arious people &it/ different culture and nationality1 =it/ t/is pro5ect, students can collaborate &it/ students from ot/er countries, and to employ t/eir fundamental s.ills and impro4e t/eir #1st century s.ills1 At t/e same time, it is also able to de4elop c/ildren>s imagination, part of building selfesteem and confidence .no&s &/ere t/ey fit in t/e &orld1 Apart from t/at, t/e students are expected to ac/ie4e certain goals as belo&:
2o impro4e language proficiency 2o master one or t&o language s.ills8 impro4e all basic language s.ills 2o let students ac7uainted &it/ information about anot/er to&n, suc/ as festi4als, or special e4ent t/at is /eld only t/ere 2o promote multiculturalism
.)at 0entry e&ent1 'ill ,e arried out to a"ture %tudent intere%t%/ 2/e students &ill first try to identify 'alaysia, ,erbia and (-be.istan from t/e &orld map1 2eac/ers expected t/e students to guess &/at specialties can be found in t/e countries mentioned, and t/en expose students to t/e t/ree countries in general, climate, culture and learning lifestyle !or sc/ools$ of t/e students1 At t/e same time, some of t/e fre7uently used &ords of t/e country !specific to t/e culture or t/e location of t/e country$ &ill be introduced as an introduction to let t/e students to get ac7uainted &it/ t/e language, since &e cannot put all into order and study t/e same t/ing mig/t be redundant as &ell1 2/e first lesson plan &ill generally be related to t/e country itself regardless of t/e order1 ?or example, 'alaysians &ill start &it/ 'alaysia culture, and t/en it goes to studying ,erbian lifestyle1 ,erbs &ill study about ,erbian lifestyle first t/en go to (-be.istan cities, (-be.istani &ill study about (-be.istan cities and t/en about 'alaysia culture1
.)at "rodut 2artifat or "erformane3 'ill ena,le %tudent% to demon%trate t)eir learnin$/ 2/e product for t/is pro5ect &ill be some infograp/ics and texts about t/e facts on t/ree countries !'alaysia, ,erbia, (-be.istan$1 0ased on t/e infograp/ics or texts, students can &rite a8 some s/ort fact!s$ about /is8 /er o&n country !&ritten form @ linear or nonlinear$1 2/is product &ill be indi4idualbased and lessonbased1 ?or t/e second ob5ecti4e, t/e students can ma.e endproduct !essay, poster, PP2, s/ort play, etc$ to tal. and promote about t/eir country !in our case &ill be tra4el broc/ure as it contains bot/ PP2, poster, essay, s/ort play and presentation s.ills$, &/ere t/ey &ill s/o& t/eir language s.ills and present t/eir reflections on t/e cultural issues t/at t/ey /a4e learned, and s/o& t/eir inner imagination t/roug/ t/ese products1 2/is # product &ill be collaborati4ebased1 !&/ic/ is based on lesson plan A*$
.)at ot)er element% of Pro#et-4a%ed Learnin$ do you "lan to inor"orate/ Public presentation 2/ey s/are t/eir findings publicly, using mind c/art or poster !non tec/nology$ or PP2s !tec/nology$1 Dri4ing Buestion @ 2/ey can as. somet/ing t/at can dra& t/eir attention of t/e students1 ,tudents 4oice and c/oice @ 2/e students &ill c/oose t/e aspect of t/e mentioned country as t/eir researc/ 7uestion1 Researc/ and 6n7uiry @ 0ased on t/e stimulus !t/e indi4idual product$, t/e students can try to generate somet/ing ne& about t/e specific country for additional information1 #1 st Century ,.ills @ 'ultiple intelligence, creati4e and critical t/in.ing s.ills, and tec/nology s.ills &ill be applied if possible1 Reflection and Re4ision @ As t/e learners are going to present t/eir findings, eit/er in &ritten form or spo.en form, online or offline, t/e learners &ill be gi4en opportunity to re4ise t/e errors of t/eir peers, except teac/ers1
5o' 'ill %tudent% ,enefit from "artii"ation in t)i% "ro#et/ Basic: All s.ills, but more into reading and &riting 21 st century: Communication, collaboration and critical t/in.ing Other: %earn about t/eir friends in a distant country and t/us t/ey &ill respect more ot/er cultures1 2/ey &ill be engaged in an international pro5ect, &/ic/ is important for building t/eir confidence and selfesteem1
Part #: %earning Cb5ecti4es
6. Lan$ua$e +e&elo"ment: Identify t)e lan$ua$e fou% of t)e "ro#et. Lan$ua$e 7(ill%: %"ea(in$8 li%tenin$8 readin$8 'ritin$8 $rammar8 &oa,ulary8 "ronuniation All, !focus onto &riting and reading, and at t/e end of t/e product, it &ill in4ol4e spea.ing and listening$, grammar, 4ocabulary !t/ere are some specific terms only found in a particular country$1
Core &oa,ulary to ,e learned: Culture and countryspecific 4ocabulary, Vocabulary related to tourism, Vocabulary related to demonstrating and presentation1
D'alaysia>s learners are mainly in rural areas, so translation and code mixing &ill be needed to introduce certain 4ocabularies1
9ain $rammar "oint% and:or %entene frame% to ,e learned: ) 2enses !Present and Past 2ense$, ,e7uencing
;. .)at are t)e learnin$ o,#eti&e% 'it) mea%ura,le outome% of t)e "ro#et/ 2.)at 'ill %tudent% ,e a,le to do at t)e end of t)e unit and )o' 'ill you mea%ure t)at/3 E!am"le o,#eti&e %tatement: 0Gi&en t)e follo'in$ &oa,ulary8 t)e %tudent% 'ill ,e a,le to inlude it in a oral de%ri"tion of t)eir fa&orite meal 'it) <=> auray.1 At t/e beginning of t/e pro5ect, preteens students &ill be pro4ided &it/ information on t/e country, suc/ as demograp/ic and geograp/ic location !&it/ about *"" &ords$1 A reading compre/ension &ill be as.ed and t/ey are expected to ans&er t/e text &it/ 9"E of t/e ans&ers are correct1 A similar 7ui- !per/aps in t/e form of t/e contest$ may be organi-ed in t/e end of t/e pro5ect, &/ere at least F"E accuracy is expected1 At t/e end of t/e pro5ect, &it/ all t/e materials and stimulus pro4ided about t/e specific country, t/e learners &ill be expected to present t/eir findings !suc/ as mind map, poster or po&er point$ in oral form, &it/ 9+E accuracy !in any topics t/at t/ey found interesting about specific country$1 0y t/e end of t/e pro5ect, t/e students &ill be able to ans&er !productbased$ reading compre/ension in content or context &it/ ;+E accuracy1 0y t/e end of t/e pro5ect, t/e students &ill be able to ans&er !processbased$ presentation about a country t/at t/ey select !not t/eir o&n country$, in t/e mind map, poster or roleplay in 1" minutes &it/ ;"E accuracy1
Part ): %earning Acti4ities G Assessment
?. Le%%on Plan%: Describe /o& students &ill learn t/e .no&ledge and s.ills identified in your ob5ecti4es1 6nclude t/e steps and timeline !sc/edule$ of implementing eac/ p/ase of your pro5ect1
@our le%%on "lan% %)ould inlude t)e follo'in$:
2opic %esson goals8ob5ecti4es !3xample ob5ecti4e statement: HGi4en t/e follo&ing 4ocabulary, t/e students &ill be able to include it in a oral description of t/eir fa4orite meal &it/ F"E accuracy1I$ %ist of materials needed ,teps8brief description of acti4ities1 !6magine t/at you &ill be teac/ing t/is 5ust from &/at you>re reading in t/e plan$ 6dentify t/e grouping for eac/ acti4ity: indi4idual, pairs, small groups, &/ole class 6nclude t/e timing of eac/ acti4ity 6nclude all /andouts8materials8&eblin.s t/at you design to go &it/ t/e acti4ities1 3xplanation of &/at8/o& &ill you assess t/e student success !rubric, c/ec.list, obser4ation, etc1$
91 Jo& you &ill a%%e%% t/e learners> progress bot/ during and at t/e end of t/e pro5ectK !6nclude any materials you design for t/is purpose1$
* ;1 =/at )allen$e% do you anticipate you>ll face in implementing t/is pro5ect, and /o& &ill you address t/ose c/allengesK
Part *: 3xample Product by indi4idual
<1 3ac/ group member is re7uired to produce /is or /er o&n example product and submit it for grading and peer feedbac.1 2/e example product is for students t/at are going to be in4ol4ed in t/e pro5ectbased learning experience1 Alt/oug/ t/e product is based on t/e learning experience described abo4e, eac/ group member s/ould tailor t/e example product for t/eir o&n learners and en4ironment, so t/at t/e group member can actually use it &it/ /is8/er class !es$1 + APP3ND6L 1: %3,,CN P%AN 1: Le%%on Plan A1 ;? minute% To"i: ,erbia @ 0et&een 3ast and =est Le%%on $oal%:o,#eti&e%: Pro5ect goals !#$: 2o get students ac7uainted &it/ anot/er to&n8city8country Pro5ect goals !)$: 2o impro4e #1st century s.ills Pro5ect goals !9$: to impro4e students: recepti4e s.ills t/roug/ reading texts and &atc/ing 4ideos about t/e particular country !countries$ and t/eir producti4e s.ills t/roug/ t/e product created indi4idually and8or collaborati4ely %esson ob5ecti4es: Gi4en t/e text of a fara&ay country ad5usted to t/eir le4el, students &ill be able to do reading compre/ension acti4ities !<"E or more$1 (sing t/e text and definitions of t/e less .no&n &ords from t/e text, students &ill be able to do 4ocabulary practice @ matc/ing t/e &ords &it/ t/eir definitions !<"E or more$1 Ja4ing done all t/e planned acti4ities and being familiar &it/ all t/e &ords in t/e text, students &ill be able to list at least t/ree most interesting facts about ,erbia !1""E$1 Li%t of material% needed: Computer &it/ t/e 6nternet connection !alternati4ely, a geograp/ic map$M /andouts 7te"%:,rief de%ri"tion of ati&itie% I. .arm-u" 21= minute%3 %ead in to generate interest and set context As. students to list t/e names of t/e continents !Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica$1 ,/o& students national flags of 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia and as. if t/ey can recogni-e t/e countries1 3licit t/e name of t/e country, and t/e continent &/ere t/ese countries are located1 (sing Google 3art/ !alternati4ely, a map of t/e &orld$ as. t/em to find t/ese countries and as. t/em /o& far t/ese are from t/eir o&n country1 As. t/em to find out t/e capitals of t/ese countries1 0rainstorm ideas about 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia1 Nou may refer to t/e geograp/ical location, natural features, culture, famous people, etc1 Nou may lin. t/e content to t/e reallife context, e1g1 Do you have a relative/neighor/ac!uaintance "ho visited that part of the "orldK II. 9ain ati&ity 26= minute%3 9 General features of ,erbiaM strengt/ening reading compre/ension s.illsM 4ocabulary building and impro4ement (sing t/e /andout created for t/is lesson, 2 instructs c/ildren about t/e follo&ing acti4ities1 Part 1 +iretion%: Read t/e text about ,erbia1 ?ind t/e names of t/e ,erbian to&ns in t/e text1 ,tudents &ill be ac7uainted &it/ t/e text about t/e country t/at t/ey mig/t not /a4e .no&n a lot1 2/e text contains t/e names of se4eral to&ns and cities1 ,tudents s/ould recogni-e t/e ,erbian ones1 ?irst, students do t/e tas. indi4idually and t/en t/ey c/ec. t/e ans&ers in pairs1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part * +iretion%: 2/ere are fi4e paragrap/s !A3$ in t/e text1 'atc/ t/e follo&ing /eadings to t/e paragrap/s !A3$1 2/ere is one extra /eading1 2/is is a typical acti4ity for reading for gist1 As. students to read t/e text 7uic.ly and t/en t/ey may c/ec. t/e ans&ers in pairs1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part 6 +iretion%: Read t/e text again and decide if t/e follo&ing statements are true !2$ or false !?$1 2/is is a typical acti4ity for reading for detail1 Ad4ise students to underline t/e .ey parts of t/e sentence8paragrap/ t/at /elp t/em decide if t/e statement is true or false1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part ; +iretion%: %oo. at t/e numbered &ords in t/e text and matc/ t/em to t/e definitions belo&1 2 c/ooses ten &ords and p/rases t/at may be unfamiliar to students1 6n order to boost cooperation, you may as. students to &or. toget/er and compose t/ree or more sentences using t/e gi4en &ords1 As. students if t/ere are ot/er &ords t/ey do not understand1 'a.e a list of t/ese &ords on t/e board1 As. students to &or. out t/e meaning toget/er1 2/ey may use online dictionaries or paperbac. editions1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part ? +iretion%: =atc/ t/e follo&ing 4ideo about 0elgrade, t/e capital of ,erbia1 =rite do&n famous tourist attractions s/o&n in t/e 4ideo1 C/ec. your list &it/ your partner1 =atc/ t/e 4ideo again1 ; 6n addition to t/e text and factual information, students &ill get a 4isual impression of ,erbia>s capital1 2/e 4ideo is s/ort but it lists tourist attractions 7uic.ly1 2/e ,erbian names of t/e building may sound strange to students1 6f needed, play t/e 4ideo t&ice1 After t/e first !or second$ &atc/ing, pair students up and as. t/em to compare t/eir lists1 Play t/e 4ideo again1 Alternati4ely, in case of una4ailability of t/e 6nternet connection and t/e li.e, you may distribute t/e pictures of t/ese buildings ta.en from Google 6mages1 Pro4ide a list of t/e names and as. students to matc/ t/e name of t/e building &it/ its picture1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 III. Clo%ure 2? minute%3 Getting students in4ol4ed in t/e pro5ect experience As. students &/at t/ey find t/e most interesting about ,erbia1 2ell students t/at t/ey &ill form groups of t/ree or four for doing /ome&or.1 2/ey &ill &or. collaborati4ely for /ome&or.1 2ell students t/at it is necessary t/at all members of t/e group contribute and gi4e ideas for t/e 7uestions1 < APPENDIX A 1. Read the text about Serbia. Find the names of the Serbian cities in the text. A. Serbia is a landlocked 1 country located at the crossroads of Central and South-East Europe. Some symbols of Serbia include plum, oak, ajkaa Serbian traditional peasant ! hat" and sla#a patron saint celebration". $. %he capital of Serbia is $el&rade, a beautiful city built on the 'anube. $el&rade is the third-lar&est in South-East Europe after (stanbul, %urkey and Athens, )reece. (t is the bi&&est Serbian city and its cultural and economic center. *ther major cities are +o#i Sad, +i and ,ra&uje#ac. Almost all Serbian cities boast - lon& and famous history and at least one important medie#al .
battle. Some of those historical moments can be cau&ht in castles and fortresses scattered / throu&hout the land. C. %he citi0ens of $el&rade, +o#i Sad and other lar&er to1ns in Serbia like all sorts of thin&s2 pleasant con#ersations and lon& 1alks, drinkin& their mornin& coffee or days off 1ork, they also lo#e it 1hen they find freshly baked 1arm bread in the local bakery. %hey like bein& in motion 3 so the streets, 1alk1ays, cafes and restaurants are al1ays filled 1ith people. '. *ur &uests can see the natural hospitality 4 and 1armness of the hosts 1hen stayin& in a Serbian #illa&e. A tourist 1ill not be made to feel like an outsider in any #illa&e in Serbia5 he or she 1ill be accepted by the host like a close relati#e. E. %oday, Serbs are a precious part of &lobal community and 1orld herita&e 6 . %hey li#e just as anyone in 7SA or else1here. %hey use i8hones, 1ear +ike and Adidas, buy 9ay-$ans, eat at :c'onalds, dri#e )erman or ;apanese cars, listen to :ichael ;ackson and 1atch $ruce <illis mo#ies. *ne of the fe1 thin&s that make them different is the tradition = the customs > and the beliefs. ?ookin& for better jobs, they settled 1@ all around the 1orld, some of them maybe in your #ery o1n nei&hborhood. Aind them and &et to kno1 them better. Fast Facts Population4,.>6,@@@ !apital$el&rade5 1,/43,@@@ Area44,.4. sBuare kilometers !>,>1- sBuare miles" "an#ua#eSerbian F Reli#ion*rthodoC Christian, :uslim !urrenc$'inar "ife Expectanc$4. %DP per !apita7.S. D!,!@@ "iterac$ Percent>3 %aken and adapted from2 'ino ?in&o = ?an&ua&e ?earnin& Sets for ,ids http2EEdinolin&o.comEblo&E!@1!E11E1>Eserbian-famous-places-and-fun-facts- serbian-culture-for-kidsE <ikipedia = %he Aree Encyclopedia http2EEen.1ikipedia.or&E1ikiESerbia +ational %ourism *r&anisation of Serbia http2EE111.serbia.tra#el %ourist *r&ani0ation of $el&rade http2EE111.tob.rsEenEindeC.php &. 'here are fi(e para#raphs )A*E+ in the text. ,atch the follo-in# headin#s to the para#raphs )A*E+. 'here is one extra headin#. 1. :odern trends in Serbia F.. !. Serbian cities F.. -. A 1arm 1elcome in Serbian #illa&es F.. .. Go1 to tra#el to Serbia F.. /. ?ifestyle of people in Serbian cities F.. 3. )eo&raphic location of Serbia F.. .. Read the text a#ain and decide if the follo-in# statements are true )'+ or false )F+. 1. Serbia has the eCit to the sea. !. $el&rade is the lar&est city in South-East Europe. -. 8eople in Serbian cities ha#e interestin& social life. .. Hou should ha#e relati#es if you 1ant to #isit a Serbian #illa&e. /. %oday, Serbs are modern people like Americans and other nations. 3. %here are a lot of Serbs li#in& outside Serbia. 1" /. 0ocabular$ "oo1 at the numbered -ords in the text and match them to the definitions belo-. a" to ha#e somethin& &ood, interestin& or important FF b" &enerous and friendly treatment of &uests and #isitors FF c" to mo#e to a place and make it your o1n home F.. d" traditions, results and objects that are part of the history of a &roup or nation F.. e" surrounded by land and 1ithout eCit to the sea F.. f" of or relatin& to the :iddle A&es F.. &" to mo#e around F.. h" a farmer5 a person 1ho li#es in a #illa&e F.. i" traditional actions and beha#ior amon& people in a re&ion or country F.. j" to be in different places FF %aken and adapted from2 :erriam-<ebster 'ictionary http2EE111.merriam-1ebster.comEdictionary ?on&man *nline 'ictionary of Contemporary En&lish http2EE111.ldoceonline.comEdictionary 2. Follo-*up acti(it$ 3atch the follo-in# (ideo about 4el#rade5 the capital of Serbia. 3rite do-n famous tourist attractions sho-n in the (ideo. !hec1 $our list -ith $our partner. 3atch the (ideo a#ain. %he link to the #ideo2 Iladimir Jiroki $lo& http2EEen&lish#asa.1ordpress.comEcate&oryE#ideoE or Hou%ube https2EE111.youtube.comE1atchK#Le',%l?-9a>c 11 ANS3ER 6E7 1. $el&rade, +o#i Sad, +i, ,ra&uje#ac !. 1E, !$, -', .eCtra headin&", /C, 3A -. 1A, !A, -%, .A, /%, 3% .. a" -, b" 4, c" 1@, d" 6, e" 1, f" ., &" 3, h" !, i" >, j" / /. ,ne0 :ihailo#a Street, %era0ije SBuare, %he Iictor, the *ld 8alace, %emple of St Sa#a, the +ational $ank of Serbia, the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, :irosla#Ms )ospel, %he $eo&radjanka, $el&rade Arena 1# APPENDIX 4 89,E39R6 In #roups of . or / ma1e a list of :uestions related to one of the follo-in# aspects of Serbia. 7ou -ill send the :uestions to $our peers in Serbia. 'r$ to find the ans-ers on the Internet. 1. Serbia = its location in Europe and relations 1ith other European nations !. An ordinary day in the life of a person li#in& in a Serbian to1n -. An ordinary day in the life of a person li#in& in a Serbian #illa&e .. +atural features of Serbia /. Symbols of Serbia 1) APP3ND6L #: %3,,CN P%AN #: Le%%on Plan A* ;? minute% To"i: 'alaysia 2ruly Asia ?esti4als Le%%on $oal%:o,#eti&e%: Pro5ect goals !1$: 2o promote multiculturalism Pro5ect goals !#$: 2o get students ac7uainted &it/ anot/er to&n8city8country Pro5ect goals !)$: 2o impro4e #1st century s.ills Pro5ect goals !9$: 2o impro4e students: recepti4e s.ills t/roug/ reading texts and &atc/ing 4ideos or presentation about t/e particular country !countries$ and t/eir producti4e s.ills t/roug/ t/e product created indi4idually and8or collaborati4ely %esson ob5ecti4es: Gi4en t/e slide s/o& of a fara&ay country ad5usted to t/eir le4el, students &ill be able to do reading compre/ension acti4ities !9"E or more$1 Ja4ing done all t/e planned acti4ities and being familiar &it/ all t/e &ords in t/e text, students &ill be able to list at least 1 out of * festi4als found on t/e text, and ) supporting statements !date, &/o celebrate it, and purpose$ in spo.en form, &it/ +"E accuracy or more1 Li%t of material% needed: Computer &it/ t/e 6nternet connection !alternati4ely, a geograp/ic map$M Po&er Point ,lide ,/o& !or pictures and manila cards about festi4als$, /andouts 7te"%:,rief de%ri"tion of ati&itie% I. .arm-u" 2? minute%3 %ead in to generate interest and set context As. students to list t/e names of t/e continents !Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica$1 ,/o& students national flags of 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia and as. if t/ey can recogni-e t/e countries1 3licit t/e name of t/e country, and t/e continent &/ere t/ese countries are located1 (sing Google 3art/ !alternati4ely, a map of t/e &orld$ as. t/em to find t/ese countries and as. t/em /o& far t/ese are from t/eir o&n country1 As. t/em to find out t/e capitals of t/ese countries1 0rainstorm ideas about 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia1 Nou may refer to festi4als celebrated at your country1 Nou may lin. t/e content to t/e reallife context, e1g1 #hich festival is celerated y only you and your friends$ Do you thin% &alaysia have such festivals$ 1* II. 9ain ati&ity 26? minute%3 General festi4als celebrated in 'alaysiaM strengt/ening reading compre/ension s.illsM 4ocabulary building and impro4ement (sing t/e /andout created !or po&er point$ for t/is lesson, 2 instructs c/ildren about t/e follo&ing acti4ities1 Part 1 2Refer to 7etion A3 +iretion%: 2/ere are four parts in t/e text1 Read and list t/e festi4als suc/ as &/at t/ey celebrates, &/o, &/ere and &/en t/ey celebrate in 'alaysia1 ,tudents &ill be ac7uainted &it/ t/e text about t/e country t/at t/ey mig/t not /a4e .no&n a lot1 2/e text contains t/e names of special festi4als1 ,tudents &ill try to pronounce in 'alaysian context by using t/eir language1 ,tudents do t/e tas. indi4idually and t/en t/ey c/ec. t/e ans&ers t/roug/ discussion1 2/is is a typical acti4ity for reading for gist1 As. students to read t/e text 7uic.ly and t/en t/ey may c/ec. t/e ans&ers in pairs1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part * 2Refer to 7etion A and 43 +iretion%: 2eac/er &ill go t/roug/ t/e slide and ans&er t/e 7uestions lies in t/e last t&o slides !,lide 1* and 1+$1 '&easure O(ective 1) 2/is is a typical acti4ity for reading for detail1 Ad4ise students to underline t/e .ey parts of t/e sentence8paragrap/ t/at /elp t/em decide t/eir ans&er1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part 6 2Refer to 7etion C3 +iretion%: 0ased on t/e situation card, present your findings in #) minutes1 '&easure O(ective 2) 2eac/er pro4ides a list of situation cards, &it/ # or ) groups are s/aring t/e similar situation of a role play1 2eac/er pro4ides t/e general &ays to present based on t/e role play card1 ,tudents &ill &or.s in pairs or groups to present t/eir information publicly1 ,tudents &ill be gi4en + minutes to prepare1 ,tudents &ill present t/eir findings in front of t/eir friends1 3ac/ group &ill only present in #) minutes1 Depends on t/e time, teac/ers can as. for ot/er groups to present if t/ere is any extra1 Procedure: Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 III. Clo%ure 2? minute%3 1+ Getting students in4ol4ed in t/e pro5ect experience As. students &/at t/ey find t/e most interesting about 'alaysia festi4als1 ,tudents &ill try to find ot/er information about 'alaysia festi4als ot/er t/an t/e four listed, or &it/ additional information about t/e four listed festi4als, suc/ as origins, and additional information1 2ell students t/at t/ey &ill form groups of t/ree or four for doing /ome&or.1 2/ey &ill &or. collaborati4ely for /ome&or.1 2ell students t/at it is necessary t/at all members of t/e group contribute and gi4e ideas for t/e 7uestions1 19 APPENDIX A 1; 1< 1F #" #1 ## Adapted from 'ourism ,ala$sia http;;tourism.#o(.m$; 0isit ,ala$sia &<1/ http;;---.(m$&<1/.com; $ 9EA'(+) C*:89EGE+S(*+ #) ADD9N 'eacher can encoura#e the students to ma1e a table based on their abilit$. 'his is to encoura#e the students to do and ma1in# notes -hile read the text. ANS3ER 6E7 SE!'I9N 4 1. Gari 9aya 8uasa, Chinese +e1 Hear, %adau ,aamatan and )a1ai Aesti#al, 'eepa#ali. #* !. :alays or :uslims -. Gar#est Aesti#al .. Aamily reunion feasts and open houses and children recei#e Nan& po1sN or little red money packets from the elders /. Chinese +e1 Hear and Gari 9aya 8uasa. 3. ,olam 4. Chinese +e1 Hear 6. Gari 9aya 8uasa SE!'I9N ! )'EA!8ER ,A7 D=P"I!A'E IF NEEDED+ 'eacher informs the students that there are some specific information that the$ need to follo-. 'o ma1e sure the$ are on the ri#ht trac15 teacher -ill emphasi>e the duration of role pla$ and also preparation time5 as -ell as -hat the$ are expected to inform durin# the role pla$. )'his can be added based on class le(el+ A 'ourist %uide 4 'ourist As a tourist #uide5 tr$ to tell $our tourist about a special festi(al that celebrated b$ 3est ,ala$sia. A ,ala$sian 4 Friend in another countr$ 'ell $our friend about a festi(al that celebrated nation-ide. A ,ala$sian 4 Forei#ner 'he ,ala$sian -anted to 1no- about a specific festi(al for the purpose. 'ell him; her about the difference of a festi(al that celebrated in $our countr$5 and not in ,ala$sia. #+ D F9""93 =P 'he information in the handouts are not detailed enou#h. !ould $ou ma1e them into more detailed5 -ith ori#in or some other specific purposes? 9r $ou 1no- there are some other festi(als celebrated in ,ala$sia but not mentioned here? And can $ou include a festi(al celebrated in Serbia and =>be1istan? Feel free to ma1e $our o-n info chart@ For example 1. 3esa1 Da$ &. 'haipusam .. !hristmas /. 8ari Ra$a 8aAi 2. ,ala$siaBs national da$ #9 APP3ND6L ): %3,,CN P%AN ): Le%%on Plan A6 ;? minute% To"i: UB,e(i%tan @ Republic of Oara.alp.astan city Nu.us Le%%on $oal%:o,#eti&e%: Pro5ect goals !1$: 2o get students ac7uainted &it/ anot/er to&n8city8country Pro5ect goals !#$: 2o impro4e #1st century s.ills Pro5ect goals !*$: to impro4e students: recepti4e s.ills t/roug/ reading texts and &atc/ing 4ideos about t/e particular country !countries$ and t/eir producti4e s.ills t/roug/ t/e product created indi4idually and8or collaborati4ely %esson ob5ecti4es: Gi4en t/e text of a fara&ay country ad5usted to t/eir le4el, students &ill be able to do reading compre/ension acti4ities !<"E or more$1 (sing t/e text and definitions of t/e less .no&n &ords from t/e text, students &ill be able to do 4ocabulary practice !<"E or more$1 Ja4ing done all t/e planned acti4ities and being familiar &it/ all t/e &ords in t/e text, students &ill be able to list at least t/ree most interesting facts about ,erbia !1""E$1 Li%t of material% needed: Computer &it/ t/e 6nternet connection !alternati4ely, a geograp/ic map$M /andouts 7te"%:,rief de%ri"tion of ati&itie% I. .arm-u" 21= minute%3 2/is matc/ing acti4ity /elps students to remember t/e capital cities of numerous countries1 2/e class is split into groups of t/ree1 3ac/ group is /anded a set of cards1 2/e students separate country cards !blue$ and capital cards !blac.$ into t&o piles1 2/e t&o card piles are t/en spread out face do&n on t/e table1 2/e first student c/ooses one card from eac/ pile and s/o&s t/e t&o cards to t/e group1 2/e student t/en ma.es a sentence using t/e t&o cards, e1g1 0ang.o. is t/e capital of 2/ailand1 6f t/e statement is true, t/e student .eeps t/e t&o cards1 6f it is not true, t/e student puts t/em bac. in t/e same place t/ey came from1 2/e students must try to remember t/e location of t/e cards in order to &in t/e game1 2/e student &/o /as t/e most pairs of cards is t/e &inner1 #; #< II. 9ain ati&ity 26= minute%3 General features of Oara.alpa.stanM strengt/ening reading compre/ension s.illsM 4ocabulary building and impro4ement (sing t/e /andout created for t/is lesson, 2 instructs c/ildren about t/e follo&ing acti4ities1 Part 1 +iretion%: 2eac/er introduces about t/e country Oara.alpa.stan &/ic/ is situated in (-be.istan1 ,tudents &ill be ac7uainted &it/ t/e text about t/e country t/at t/ey mig/t not /a4e .no&n a lot1 2/e text contains t/e names of se4eral to&ns and cities1 ,tudents s/ould recogni-e t/e (-be. and Oara.alpa.1 ,tudents &ill be ac7uainted &it/ t/e text about t/e country t/at t/ey mig/t not /a4e .no&n a lot1 2/e text contains t/e names of special festi4als1 ,tudents &ill try to pronounce in 'alaysian context by using t/eir language1 ,tudents do t/e tas. indi4idually and t/en t/ey c/ec. t/e ans&ers t/roug/ discussion1 2/is is a typical acti4ity for reading for gist1 As. students to read t/e text 7uic.ly and t/en t/ey may c/ec. t/e ans&ers in pairs1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part * +iretion%: 3ac/ student is gi4en an identity card1 Cn t/e card is a traditional name, country and national language1 ,tudents &al. around and introduce t/emsel4es to t/eir classmates1 2/ey as. eac/ ot/er 7uestions and &rite do&n t/e information t/ey find out on t/eir &or.s/eet1 2/is is a typical acti4ity for reading for gist1 As. students to read t/e text 7uic.ly and t/en t/ey may c/ec. t/e ans&ers in pairs1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part 6 +iretion%: Read t/e text again and students complete a list of sentences by &riting t/e name of t/e country1 An ans&er .ey is pro4ided. Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part ; +iretion%: As. t/e class to name as many Asian countries and Pacific 6slands as t/ey can1 'a.e a list on t/e board1 As. students to t/in. of someone to inter4ie& about &/at it is li.e to lea4e a /ome and start o4er some&/ere else1 Jand out t/e s/eet &it/ some sample inter4ie& 7uestions and a description of t/e assignment1 ,tudents s/ould be clear &it/ t/eir inter4ie& sub5ects about t/e purpose of t/e inter4ie&1 2/is s/eet s/ould also outline t/e .inds of basic information t/at students s/ould gat/er before t/e inter4ie&1 ,uccessful inter4ie&s rely on good preparationM students s/ould t/in. about &/at t/ey already .no& about t/e person t/ey &ill inter4ie& and try to learn #F more rele4ant information before t/e inter4ie&1 3xplain to students t/at before an inter4ie&, t/ey s/ould t/in. about t/e .inds of 7uestions t/ey &ant ans&ered1 Ja4e students brainstorm some of t/e 7uestions t/ey mig/t as.1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 III. Clo%ure 2? minute%3 Getting students in4ol4ed in t/e pro5ect experience As. students &/at t/ey find t/e most interesting about Oara.alpa.stan1 2ell students t/at t/ey &ill form groups of t/ree or four for doing /ome&or.1 2/ey &ill &or. collaborati4ely for /ome&or.1 Ja4e students &rite an assignment about t/e inter4ie& experience1 2/is essay s/ould focus on t/e inter4ie& experience rat/er t/an t/e content1 2ell students t/at it is necessary t/at all members of t/e group contribute and gi4e ideas for t/e 7uestions1
Karakalpakstan (Karakalpak: Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikas ( ); Uzbek: Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi (ooro ) is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. t occupies the whole northwestern end of Uzbekistan. The capital is Nukus (Karakalpak: No'kis (He)). The Republic of Karakalpakstan has an area of 160,000 square kilometres (62,000 sq mi). ts territory covers the classical land of Khwarezm, though in classical Persian literature the area was known Geography Karakalpakstan is mostly desert and is located in western Uzbekistan near the Aral Sea, in the lowest part of the Amu Darya basin t has an area of 164,900 km [ and is surrounded by desert. The Kyzyl Kum desert is located to the east and the Kara Kum desert is located to the south. A rocky plateau extends west to the Caspian Sea )"
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)) APP3ND6L *: %3,,CN P%AN *: Le%%on Plan A; ;? minute% To"i: 'a.ing a tra4el broc/ure Le%%on $oal%:o,#eti&e%: Pro5ect goals !1$: 2o promote multiculturalism Pro5ect goals !)$: 2o impro4e #1st century s.ills Pro5ect goals !9$: 2o impro4e students: recepti4e s.ills t/roug/ reading texts and &atc/ing 4ideos about t/e particular country !countries$ Pro5ect goals !;$: 2o impro4e students: producti4e s.ills t/roug/ t/e product created indi4idually and8or collaborati4ely Pro5ect goals !<$: 2o gi4e students international audience and t/us ma.e t/em /a4e a sense of o&ners/ip %esson ob5ecti4es: (sing t/e function list students &ill be able to use p/rases for agreeing and disagreeing !1""E$1 Assign t/e role of t/e note ta.er &/o &ill .eep a record of t/e fre7uency of t/e use of t/e gi4en p/rases1 (pon completion of t/e 7ui-, students &ill be able to design t/eir tra4el broc/ure according to gi4en re7uirements !F"1""E$1 Ad/ering to t/e rubric, c/ec. /o& successful is t/e students> product !/a4ing at least four out of fi4e categories graded &it/ *$1 Li%t of material% needed: Computer &it/ t/e 6nternet connection !alternati4ely, a geograp/ic map$M /andouts 7te"%:,rief de%ri"tion of ati&itie% I. .arm-u" 21= minute%3 %ead in to generate interest and set context As. students &/ic/ countries t/ey /a4e been learning about in t/e pre4ious classes1 3licit 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia1 Pair students up and as. t/em to brainstorm as muc/ information as possible under t/e categories !nature, music, customs, ot/er$ for eac/ country1 'a.e sure you /a4e a large piece of paper or, ideally, an outline map of t/e &orld !or Asia and 3urope$1 6f possible, you may use online outline maps !for example, =orldatlas /ttp:88&&&1&orldatlas1com8&ebimage8testmaps8maps1/tm$1 As. students to find 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia1 6nstead of inserting t/e place name, t/ey s/ould &rite do&n a typical &ord8item for t/ese countries or stic. a p/oto1 )* II. 9ain ati&ity 26= minute%3 'a.ing a tra4el broc/ure (sing t/e /andout created for t/is lesson, 2 instructs c/ildren about t/e follo&ing acti4ities1 Part 1 +iretion%: ,/o& students some tra4el broc/ures or your product1 2ell students t/at you li.e tra4elling and t/at e4ery time you tra4el you consult 4arious sources primarily tra4el broc/ures1 ,/o& students t/ese tra4el broc/ures1 2ell t/em t/at t/ey are going to present information about t/e countries t/ey /a4e been learning about to t/eir friends and family1 As. t/em &/at t/ey are most interested in &/en t/ey tra4el1 =/at about t/e people t/ey .no&K 2ell t/em to tal. about t/eir preferences1 3licit some categories, e1g1 location, cities, climate, /istoric sites, entertainment, food, etc1$ Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part * +iretion%: ,/o& students t/e broc/ures again1 As. students &/at t/ey li.e about t/e broc/ures1 As. t/em to pay attention to t/e content and 4isual features !pictures, grap/ics$1 Nou can as. t/em t/e follo&ing: *o" many pages/slides are there$ +s the te,t connected or in ulleted lists$ Are the sentences long or short$ +s the language too formal$ #hat vocaulary is used$ Are there any !uotes of the locals or visitors$ Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Pair&or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part 6 +iretion%: Decide /o& muc/ t/e information in t/e tra4el broc/ure is important1 As. students about t/e role8function about t/e tra4el broc/ure1 Clarify t/at it is informati4e and s/ould ma.e people c/oose t/e destination1 As. students to &or. on gi4ing reasons for accepting or re5ecting t/e fact &/ic/ &ill be included in t/e tourist broc/ure1 Pro4ide students &it/ t/e function list !6 agree 8 disagree$1 ,tudents &ill discuss t/e reasons in groups1 3ac/ group s/ould /a4e a note ta.er &/o &ill record /o& often t/e gi4en p/rases are used1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Group &or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part ; +iretion%: =rite 2rue !2$ or ?alse !?$ next to eac/ statement1 2ell students t/at t/ey &ill do a s/ort 7ui- about tra4el broc/ures1 2/ey &ill &or. in groups1 After CC? as. t/e note ta.ers /o& many correct ans&ers t/eir groups /a4e1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Group &or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 )+ Part ? +iretion%: Consider and discuss t/e 2ra4el 0roc/ure Rubric1 As. students &/at t/e re7uirements for t/e pro5ect must be1 3licit t/e categories of t/e rubric1 ,/o& t/em t/e final rubric1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Group &or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 Part C +iretion%: Distribute t/e /andouts containing t/e information about 'alaysia, (-be.istan and ,erbia, and8or t/e replies from your students> pen pals1 ,tudents may use t/e p/otos from t/ese countries or searc/ for images on t/e 6nternet1 6n groups students &or. on t/eir tra4el broc/ures in t/e form of t/e &allpaper or Po&erPoint presentation1 'a.e sure you assigned roles appropriate for P0%1 6deally, form groups of six &/ere t/ere &ill be t/e follo&ing roles: Group %eader, Note 2a.er, Researc/ Runner, Cbser4er, 2ime.eeper and Presenter1 Procedure: 6ndi4idual action @ Group &or. @ Cpenclass feedbac. !CC?$ 6nteraction: 2,s, ,s,s, ,s2 III. Clo%ure 2? minute%3 Getting students in4ol4ed in t/e pro5ect experience 'a.e a display of students> products1 2/is can be done as a display of &allpapers or students can upload t/eir presentations on t/e blog or else&/ere on t/e internet1 3ncourage students to as. tra4el agencies to publis/ t/eir broc/ures1 )9 APPEN+ID 1 E FUNCTION7 LI7T Adapted from %ongman 3ssential Acti4ator, %ongman 1FF; !pp1 <<*, <<+$ AGREEING .)en you a$ree %tron$ly .)en you a$ree .)en you a$ree ,ut not %tron$ly AbsolutelyP Nes1 2/at>s a really good idea1 6 suppose so1 3xactlyP 6 .no&1 6 guess so1 6 couldn>t agree more1 6 agree1 2/at>s rig/t1 8 Nou>re rig/t1 +I7AGREEING .)en you di%a$ree ,ut you 'ant to ,e "olite .)en you di%a$ree %tron$ly 6 .no&, butQ No, it isn>t1 6 see your point, butQ 2/at>s not true1 6 .no& &/at you mean, butQ 6 disagree &it/ you1 6>m not so sure about t/at1 6 completely disagree &it/ you1 ); APPEN+ID * E FUIG =rite 2R(3 !2$ or ?A%,3 !?$ next to eac/ statement1 11 Nour tra4el broc/ure s/ould /a4e a sentence t/at &ill get your audience to read t/e rest of your broc/ure1 #1 2ra4el broc/ures are intended only for people &/o tra4el a lot1 )1 Al&ays try to include indept/ detail of t/e location1 *1 Nou s/ould list main features of t/e location in bullet points1 +1 Nou s/ould &rite s/ort sentences1 91 Nour tra4el broc/ure s/ould /a4e correct spelling, grammar and punctuation1 ;1 2/e 4isuals !p/otos, grap/ics$ are not so important for t/e tra4el broc/ure1 <1 6f you ta.e information from textboo.s or &ebsites, you s/ould document t/e source1 F1 6f you &ant to s/are t/e information about t/e place t/at you got from your pen pal, you do not need to &rite do&n /is8/er name because /e8s/e is not a famous person1 1"1 Nour tra4el broc/ure s/ould /a4e practical information suc/ as &eat/er conditions, local food, transportation or entertainment1 HE@: 11 2 #1 ? )1 ? *1 2 +1 2 91 2 ;1 ? <1 2 F1 ? 1"1 2 )< APPEN+ID 6 Making A Brochure : Travel Brochure Rubric Teacher Name: Student Name: ________________________________________ CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Writing - rgani!ation Each section in the travel brochure has a clear format and layout. Almost all sections of the travel brochure have a clear format and layout. Most sections of the travel brochure have a clear format and layout. Less than half of the sections of the travel brochure have a clear format and layout. "ontent - Accurac# All facts in the travel brochure are accurate. 99-90% of the facts in the travel brochure are accurate. 89-80% of the facts in the travel brochure are accurate. Fewer than 80% of the facts in the travel brochure are accurate. $ources Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 95- 100% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 94- 85% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 84- 75% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. Sources are not documented accurately or are not kept on many facts and graphics. %ocabular# an& 'ra((ar The travel brochure contains correctly used several new words. There are no grammatical mistakes in the text. The travel brochure contains correctly used a few new words. There are no grammatical mistakes in the travel brochure after feedback from a teacher. The authors try to use some new vocabulary, but may use 1-2 words incorrectly. There are a few grammatical mistakes in the brochure after feedback from a teacher. The authors do not incorporate new vocabulary. There are several grammatical mistakes in the brochure even after feedback from a teacher. 'raphics)*ictures Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text- heavy". Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. Date Created: +un ,-. 2,14 ,2:2/ p( 0"1T2 )F *"