Project Information
FIVE EASY PIECES FOR THIS PROJECT:
Curriculum Unit Designed by:
Hetty Roessingh
Date:
August 30,2011
Theme Title:
Endangered Gorillas
Rationale:
This topic was chosen to facilitate dicussions and comparisons of family units, family interactions, and social actions.
Student Profile of Target Group:
Age:
Division Three (ages 12-14)
Proficiency:
General Proficiency
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Core Objectives:
Language
Vocabulary
gorilla 6
adaptation
environment
celebrations
relationships
Endangered species & related information
Forms
5 w's + h questions (who, what, when, where, why, how)
Conditionals with if... would: If I had a million dollars, I would ...
Present progressive/continuous verbs e.g. walking
If I had a million dollars, I would ...
Present progressive/continuous verbs e.g. walking
Compounds with some, any, no: Someone, anyone, no one
continuous verbs e.g. walking
Simple present tense e.g. walks, runs, jumps, puts
synonyms
Adjectives/modifiers (size, colour, shape)
adverbs
Possessives: 's
Nouns, nouns, nouns! nouns to do with sports, hobbies, disasters, love stories, my life before..., faces you should know.
Idiomatic expressions
Functions
stating factual information
summarizing
making suggestions
questioning
sequencing communication
Core Objectives:
Strategies
Advance organization:Previewing the main ideas and concepts of the material to be learned, often by skimming the text for the organizing principle.
Selective attention:Attending to or scanning key words, phrases, linguistic markers, sentences, or types of information.
Self-evaluation:Judging how well one has accomplished a learning task.
Resourcing:Using reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, or textbooks.
Note taking:Writing down key words and concepts in abbreviated verbal, graphic, or numerical form.
Grouping:Classifying words, terminology, numbers, or concepts according to their attributes.
Imagery:Using visual images (either mental or actual) to understand and remember new information or to make a mental representation of a problem.
Cooperation:Working together with peers to solve a problem, pool information, check a learning task, or get feedback on oral or written performance.
Advance preparation:Rehearsing the language needed for an oral or written task.
Self-monitoring:Checking one's comprehension during listening or reading, or checking one's oral or written production while it is taking place.
Summarizing:Making a mental or written summary of information gained through listening or reading.
Core Objectives:
Concepts
Concepts List:
Relationships
Structures
Organization
Rituals/traditions
Rights/responsibilities
Individual/community
Social conventions
Content Specific Concepts:
The gorilla family unit,
Comparison of human/gorilla familial rituals,
tradtions,etc.,
Examination of gorillas' position in the wild,
Possiblities for individual social action,rights and responsibilities,
Challenges and opportunites,Adaptations
Comparison of human/gorilla familial rituals,
tradtions,etc.,
Examination of gorillas' position in the wild,
Possiblities for individual social action,rights and responsibilities,
Challenges and opportunites,Adaptations
Material Content
Realia Information:
photographs,
map of zoo
map of zoo
Audio information:
movie: "Gorillas in the Mist"
Text Information:
The Gorilla Family and the Zoo (adapted from M. Johnston's book),
re-written news articles (3), referenced use of Sy Montgomery's book,
Walking with the Apes, 'The Calgary Zoo' (article from referenced website).'Light Shining through the Mist'(National Geogrpahic Book)by Tom Matthews
re-written news articles (3), referenced use of Sy Montgomery's book,
Walking with the Apes, 'The Calgary Zoo' (article from referenced website).'Light Shining through the Mist'(National Geogrpahic Book)by Tom Matthews
1. A Look At Families- family collage, background knowledge, sharing,
2. Family Trees -'Kakinga's Family'(article) graphic organizer and Frayer model, accessing background knowledge
3. The Gorilla family and the Zoo - article,modified cloze,questioning levels, compare/contrast chart, verb tenses, suffixes, synonyms, word search 4. "It's Girl!" - adapted article,modified cloze, personal writing, vocabulary development(synonyms), 5 W's,Transition to adaptations, second article,use of QAR,computer search 5. What happens in the Wild?" - use D. Fpssey's photobiography"Light Shining through the Mist', listening practice, LEA, create and work through a research outline on gorillas, 6. A Behind and a Look Ahead - coze assessment, synonyms, extracting information from resources, bibliography creation,report writing, 7. How would I interact with Gorillas if I could? - working with the conditional, writing poetry oral sharing pratice, writing a letter of concern, Video viewing "Gorillas in the Mist" 8. Fossey's Family Flourishes -Adapted text, word cycles,idioms, imperatives,representing 9. A Trip to the Zoo - Gorilla Jeopardy,adverbials, map reading, creating an action plan,collaborative writing, community contact assignment, role playing, 10. The Endangered Species Project - Panel of Experts, components of report writing,planning and preparing a hyperstudio project,portfolio assessment
2. Family Trees -'Kakinga's Family'(article) graphic organizer and Frayer model, accessing background knowledge
3. The Gorilla family and the Zoo - article,modified cloze,questioning levels, compare/contrast chart, verb tenses, suffixes, synonyms, word search 4. "It's Girl!" - adapted article,modified cloze, personal writing, vocabulary development(synonyms), 5 W's,Transition to adaptations, second article,use of QAR,computer search 5. What happens in the Wild?" - use D. Fpssey's photobiography"Light Shining through the Mist', listening practice, LEA, create and work through a research outline on gorillas, 6. A Behind and a Look Ahead - coze assessment, synonyms, extracting information from resources, bibliography creation,report writing, 7. How would I interact with Gorillas if I could? - working with the conditional, writing poetry oral sharing pratice, writing a letter of concern, Video viewing "Gorillas in the Mist" 8. Fossey's Family Flourishes -Adapted text, word cycles,idioms, imperatives,representing 9. A Trip to the Zoo - Gorilla Jeopardy,adverbials, map reading, creating an action plan,collaborative writing, community contact assignment, role playing, 10. The Endangered Species Project - Panel of Experts, components of report writing,planning and preparing a hyperstudio project,portfolio assessment
3 level questioning,
vocabulary development,
scaffolding,Frayer model concept understanding, developing research strategies, developing and rehearsing communicative skills, practice grammar structures,develop and increase vocabulary for science,introduce idioms, practice oral presentations,
vocabulary development,
scaffolding,Frayer model concept understanding, developing research strategies, developing and rehearsing communicative skills, practice grammar structures,develop and increase vocabulary for science,introduce idioms, practice oral presentations,
- comprehension questions,
- cloze exercizes,
- retell/recall,
- oral presentations, poetry,portfolio samples, collage, personal family tree, research presentation adn representation,informal, anecdotal notes, formative and summative assessment/evaluations
