Teacher’s Competition | Smiles for UKRAINE | 2018

STORY Lesson Competition details:

Dates: 15/02/2018 – 21/04/2018 Submission deadline: 1 4 /06/2018

The assignment should be sent by email to epucontests@gmail.com

PreparationDownload the Smiles for Ukraine 1 leaflet with Module 3 inside (My Pets). Look through the whole module. Pay attention that you are going to work ONLY with lesson 6 (pages 46-47). Use the criteria below to choose at least 3 tasks that you feel might work for this lesson.Criteria: level, interest, format, length.

Story’s audioscript1. Mr Mouse: I’ve got a lot of food!2. Mr Mouse: Oh no!3. Mr Mouse: Oh, Mr Rabbit! Give me some food, please.4. Mr Mouse: Thank you, Mr Rabbit!5. Mr Mouse: Oh, Mrs Parrot! Give me some food, please.6. Mr Mouse: Oh, Mr Tortoise! Give me some food, please.7. Mr Mouse: Now, we’ve got a lot of food!8. Mr Mouse: Wow! This food is all for my friends!

Summary: The field mouse is taking some food to his baby mice, but he doesn’t realise that there’s a hole in his sack. By the time he arrives home, there’s no food left. The field mouse is very upset. He asks for food from Mr Rabbit, Mrs Parrot and Mr Tortoise. His friends give him food and now there’s a lot of food for the field mouse and his baby mice. The field mouse wants to show his gratitude to his friends. Next summer, he gathers food to give back to them to thank them.

WritingUse the bulleted points as headings in your assignment.

Rational for the lesson. Provide a rationale for the story lesson to explain how it is connected with real life.

Rational for task 1 (receptive). Design a task that you could use to practice listening skill. Provide a rationale for task to explain why it is effective for the story and how it facilitates practice of listening skill. In the rationale, mention the following criteria: length of task, what makes task engaging, degree to which the task reflects ‘real life listening’ to the story, order of tasks from general to specific and any other relevant features. Attach the task as appendices to the assignment. You must submit this task as you would give it to students.

Rational for task 2 (receptive). Repeat above for task 2.

Teacher’s Competition | Smiles for UKRAINE | 2018

STORY Lesson Rational for task 3 (productive).

Design one task that you could use to practice speaking skill. Provide a rationale for the task to explain why it is effective for the story and in what way it is connected with real life. Attach the task as an appendix to the assignment. You must submit all tasks as you would give them to students. Tasks should be professionally presented, appropriately referenced and should include the answers.

Word limit: 700-1000 words. Please include your word count. Word limit does not include materials in the appendices.

Appendices:Task 1 (with answers)Task 2 (with answers)Task 3 (with answers)Lesson Plan Outline (submit a 35-minute lesson indicating clearly the sequence of activities you might use).

Assessment Criteria:

1. Suitability for age – Are the tasks relevant for young learners? (1st Grade)2. Clear language targets / outcomes – Are the language outcomes clear? 3. Effectiveness – Does the activity practice the skills mentioned?4. Clarity of instruction – Are all the instructions comprehensible?5. Ease of preparation – Are the tasks time consuming or not?6. General applicability – How easy will it be to adapt the tasks for high levels?7. Originality – Are the tasks original?8. Inclusiveness – Are all the students involved in the task?9. Social skills – Do the tasks build strong social skills? 10. Fun – Are the tasks engaging?