The Tense (Present and Past)

Unit Portfolio PresentationUzma Gul

Curriculum-Framing QuestionsEssential Questions

Does time matter in our life?

Unit Questions

How do you express the passed events?

How do you communicate at different time levels?

Content Questions

How can we state events with the use of past tense?

What is a present tense? How we use it in our daily

surroundings?

Unit Summary Students are divided into two groups and given different

tasks. The first group is asked to write a dialogue and the

second group is asked to write a story. A research task

will be given to students to study about past and present

tense using internet and books. They will review the

written work under the light of their research. During all

these activities, they will collaborate through wikis and

blogs. At the end they will perform a role play.

The Tense ProjectThis project will help my students develop 21st century

skills by:

Collaborating with peers

Analyzing data about present and past tense and

drawing conclusions to answer Unit Questions

Solving problems and making decisions about their

research

Communicating with others through wikis and blogs

Gauging Student Needs AssessmentPurpose of the Assessment

To gather information about what students already know about

Present and Past Tenses and how would they apply them in real

life context.

What I want to learn from my students?

I want to find out what they already know about the Unit

Questions and what they know about setting a role play.

How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking?

I asked students to research the Tenses and draw conclusions

about them.

How the assessment information helps me and my students

plan for upcoming activities in the unit?

If students have misconceptions about how to set up experiments,

I can provide scaffolds. If students have different level of

understanding about the concept of Present and Past Tense, I can

provide various resources. We will revisit this assessment

throughout the unit for students to add their knowledge.

What Feedback or additional ideas I’d like?

I would like help on my assessment. I think I need to elicit more

higher-order thinking.

My Goals for the CourseFind ways to get my students more interested

in learning English

Learn about different kinds of technology my

students and I can use

Share ideas with other teachers

Goals for my StudentsTo learn how we use tenses in our

surroundings.

To become more independent learners

To come up with their own critical and

creative thinking

Request for FeedbackPlaces I could find a classroom in different

climate for my students to work with

Ideas for helping students take more

responsibility for their own learning

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