WEB TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS – FINAL PROJECT

                                                              2009 – First Semester

       Title: To Do or Not To Do

       Team Members:  Alba Cobra and Cláudia Farias

       Level:  Juvenile 5

       Time Frame:  2 classes of 50 minutes

       Overview of the Lesson Plan:

This lesson plan is about the book  Creative English 3, Unit 2, Lesson 4B.- Juvenile 5. The objective of this planned Lesson 4B is  

to   wrap up the previous Lessons 3A, 3B, and 4A. The theme of lessons 3A and 3B is “Home Rules”, using “HAVE TO”, "CAN", "NOT HAVE TO", and “CAN´T” to express OBLIGATION and PERMISSION. The theme of lesson 4A is “School Rules”, using MUST " and  “MUST NOT” to express OBLIGATION AND PROHIBITION. Lesson 4B will allow the students to practice and use these modal verbs.

      Learning Outcomes:

By the end of these classes, Ss will be able to use certain modal verbs in a meaningful way, that is, they´ll be able to talk and  share ideas  about their own home and school rules by correctly expressing what are obligations, permissions, prohibitions, and  even not necessary actions in these settings.  Moreover, they´ll be able to use them while building up cultural awareness by researching different behaviors behaviors and rules from other countries.

      Technological Resources/ materials:

Blog:  http://edutasks.blogspot.com

CTJ E-Folder:  http:///www.thomas.org.br/activities/Juvenile5_Unit2_arquivos/frame.htm    

                            http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/musthavt.htm

                           http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/musthaveto/exercise5.swf

Voice Thread: http://voicethread.com/#u422566.b563268.i3012978

Wiki:  http://ctjjuvenile-culturewiki.wikispaces.com/

       Procedures (tasks):  

1.   Ss will go to the computer lab to access http://edutasks.blopgspot.com and check the post “Home and School Rules.” They will follow the instructions and click on the links from CTJ e-folder previously selected in order to practice the modals and their specific uses in relation to home and school rules: 

E-Folder - Task 1

E-Folder - Task 2

E-Folder - Task 3

2.    Ss will continue following instructions on the same  blog post and talk to their partners about their own lives regarding home and school rules, as follows:

- What they can do at home.

- What they can´t do at home.

- What they have to do at home.

- What they don´t have to do at home.

- What they must do at school/ at CTJ.

- What they must not do at school/ at CTJ.

3.   Still on the same post, Ss will follow the next instructions that will guide them to write some sentences based on the examples they have just practiced in pairs. They will use all modal verbs from the previous activity.

4.    Ss will now move to the next post, “Home and School Rules II”, where they will have the chance to record on Voice Thread the authentic examples they have written. They should click on the link below and follow the teacher´s directions.

       Voice Thread

      Assessment: 

ThiThiss lesson will offer Ss the opportunity to practice modals using the four skills through specific steps to guide them.  First, they'll do exercises in order to fix the structures by recognizing the situations in which to use the appropriate modal(s).  Then, they will be able to talk to each other about their own lives and also write some of these examples, personalizing the grammar point.  After that, they will record their authentic, meaningful examples on Voice Thread. Finally, they'll be able to listen to themselves and their peers, which can help improve their learning process.

      Extension:

      Juvenile 5 Wiki Project

Ss will build a wiki. They should look up information about rules and behaviors in different countries regarding laws, school rules, social     behaviors, family habits, working issues, housing, and anything else they can think of, and use the appropriate modal verbs when  they      are  describing those situations. This wiki will also be useful in Juveniles 6 and 7 when they compare students´ lives  as well as social       issues regarding housing and work conditions in different countries.

     Juvenile 5 Wiki