I. 3 Growing up in slavery Lead-In Teachers shows the headline and newspaper article about Harriet Tubman being the new face of the $20 bill: “Look at this extract of an (online) newspaper article from April 21, 2016 and find out what it’s about.” Transition “Look at the facebook icon: it has been shared a…
I.2 Music of the American South Lead-In Alternative 1: Teacher shows pictures of Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley and asks students what they remember about them and what is special about their music. Alternative 2: #MoveYourClassroom Teacher plays a modern, but typical RnB song, e.g. by Rihanna. Students can move and dance if they like…
I.1 The American South Lead-In Teacher displays poster of Madison Young, the protagonist of Unit 5 in English G21 A4 *1. “What do you remember about her?” → main information: she is from Atlanta, Georgia. Transition “What do you know about Georgia?” → collect students’ answers “Georgia is in the South of the USA, which is…
In order to promote (fictional) reading, especially in a foreign language, our students have to read a novel or at least a series of short stories every year. The English book we use in grade 8 deals with the USA and tries to give some insights into the American way of life in different states,…
Aufgabe: Schreiben einer Zusammenfassung (Summary) Klassenstufe: 8 Vorwissen: kleinere Aufgaben zu Regeln und Aufbau gelernt, wiederholt und angewendet Problemfrage: wie kann ich einer ganzen Klasse gleichzeitig Feedback auf so viele summaries geben? → Die Lösung: titanpad.com 😎 Vorgehen: Die Schüler haben den Text als PDF erhalten und dann zwei Fenster nebeneinander geöffnet, sodass sie Text und…