torsdag 20. oktober 2016

Activity 1

Second World War Flashcards
Grade level: 6th and 7th graders

Language objectives:
  • Students will be able to practice and use the grammar structure of past tense such as; he was, they were, and it happened when.
  • Students will write factual sentences about World War II.
  • Students will be able to select information to put on their online flashcards.
  • Students will retrieve key information from their notes.


Content objectives:
  • Students will be able to include facts about the Second World War in their flashcards.

The activities cover at least two competence aims after year 7:
  • Students will use digital resources and other aids in one`s own language learning.
  • Students will be able to narrate about people, places and events in English-speaking countries
    (Udir, 2016)

This is a remembering activity with the power words select, retrieve and memorize.

Into:
In the into-activity the students will go over their notes and select key information, in English, about a specific topic that is relevant for their history lessons.

Through:
The technology used in the activity is called StudyBlue. It is a way to make flashcards online for free, which makes it easier for the students to bring the flashcards home with them. Another benefit of the online flashcards is that it is easy to share among students. This could be harmful for a student if he or she doesn’t make their own cards, and only copy someone else. On the other hand, that student will at least have some cards to practice with, which is better than no cards. In the through-activity the students will, in pairs, make the flashcards at www.studyblue.com. Working in pairs will hopefully give them more facts to work with, and make it easier for the students who are struggling with the language.   

Beyond:
This is after they have made the flashcards online. The students will be able to practice their factual knowledge in the same pairs at school, so that they can fact check each other based on what they agreed upon when they made the cards. This way the students get to both quiz each other in pairs, and later log on to StudyBlue when they get home and practice on their own. This is a great activity to summarize a topic and prepare for a quiz.

The teacher can assess the success of the learning activity by walking around the classroom and listen in on students quizzing each other.



Sources:

StudyBlue (downloaded 16. October 2016)


Utdanningsdirektoratet. (downloaded 15. October 2016). English subject curriculum.  http://www.udir.no/kl06/eng1-03/Hele/Kompetansemaal/kompetansemal-etter-10.-arstrinn/?lplang=eng

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