Friday, August 7, 2020

Review of the Reading Passage (Using Keywords)

-Textbook/Chapter: 동아(윤) 3rd Grade Lesson 5. The Team Behind the Tea

-Topic/Lesson Title: Review of the reading passage “Hidden People in Sports!”

-Learning Objectives
  • Students will be able to categorize the keywords of the passage.

  • Students will be able to explain the content of the passage by using keywords.


-Procedure

[Preview] Wordcloud
  • T makes a Wordcloud by using the text.

  • T asks Ss to guess what that "Wordcloud" refers to.


[1st Activity] Categorizing Keyword
: Since the text is divided into three part, T could let student categorizing keywords into proper categories. You can choose either one of the two suggested options!
(Using Padlet)
  • T mixed up the keyword cards and let Ss move the keyword cards into right categories on Padlet.
(Using Worksheet)
  • T cuts the keyword cards and distributes them to Ss
  • T asks Ss to categorize the keyword and put them in order as they appeared in a text.

[2nd Activity] Petit Bac
  • T introduces Petit Bac activity by showing a video of the Korean TV show ‘The Brainiacs’ ( https://youtu.be/ctsnCNBf7Dw)
  • T teaches some rules of Petit Bac
- The word should start with the consonant suggested by a teacher.
- The word should be appropriate to the categories.
(It should be related to the categories and text.
If not, a team cannot get a point and the turn goes to other teams.)
- The word should be one word.
- If a team finish writing words, say "Petit Bac"
- After saying "Petit Bac", no one can write down anything.
- (How to Score)
1) If other teams wrote the same word, other teams can get the point.
2) If no other teams wrote the same word, a team who says "Petit Bac" can get a point.
  • PLAY IT!

[3rd Activity] Collaborative Puzzle
  • T cut the question cards into 4 pieces and distribute them to the teams.
  • In a team, each student should get 1 piece of the question card.
  • T asks Ss to fill in the blanks.
  • T asks Ss to collect every letter in a triangle shape and put them in order from the first one in <A> to the last one in <D>
  • Then Ss can find another sentence
  • [REMARK] Since this is a group work, if there is a student who finishes early, then T should ask him/her to help other teammates.

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Song Resources

Information and Resources for using songs to teach English and content-based lessons


Song Sites & Resources

Clean Song Playlists

Example Songs & Lessons


History Song
We Didn't Start the Fire (1989) by Billy Joel
Video
Annotated Lyrics
Lesson



Descriptive Language

Tom's Diner (1987) by Suzanne Vega
A woman walks by a diner and describes things.
Video
Lyrics
Lesson


Adjectives

Logical Song (1979) by Supertramp
Deep existential thoughts, lots of adjectives and adverbs
Lesson



Songs that Tell a Story

Billy, Don't Be a Hero (1974) by Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
As a young soldier heads off to war, his sweetheart warns him not to be a hero in order to stay alive. Not a happy ending.
Video
Lyrics

Don't you Want Me (1981) by The Human League He Said/She Said about about a relationship and break-up
Lyrics


Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp
Teen love story
Devil Went Down to Georgia (1979) by Charlie Daniels Band 
The Devil and Johnny have the ultimate fiddle battle - for a golden fiddle or a country boy's soul.
Video
Lyrics

Fast Car (1988) by Tracy Chapman 
A gritty realistic story of a working poor woman trying to escape the cycle of poverty.
Video
Lyrics

You're So Vain" Carly Simon
Thoughts about an arrogant ex-lover
Video
Lyrics


 "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin (1974)
A father that’s too busy to spend time with his son eventually gets a dose of his own medicine. 
Video
Lyrics

Mr. Wendal by Arrested Development
Thoughts about a homeless man
Video
Lyrics

Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers
A meek country boy gets revenge on those who did very bad things.
Video
Lyrics


Speak Now (2010) by Taylor Swift
Wedding crasher ex-girlfriend decides to speak now and not hold her peace.


Half Breed (1973) by Cher
A woman who is half-Cherokee and half-Caucasian describes the rejection she felt from both races while growing up.


 Wildfire (1975) by Michael Martin Murphy
A lost horse on a snowy night, a tragic search, and the loss of the woman he loved.


Space Oddity (1969) by David Bowie
An astronaut is floating in space and feels alienation from the world he left behind.

 Sympathy for the Devil (1969) by The Rolling Stones
The Devil recounts evil acts throughout human history.


The Gambler (1978) by Kenny Rogers
Over a game of cards, an older gambler provides a stranger some free advice.


Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1976) by Gordon Lightfoot
Based on a true story, a ship sinks with its crew during an early winter storm on the Great Lakes



One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) (1973) by Coven
The warlike Valley People covet the hidden treasure of the peaceful Mountain People so they invade their territory. The found treasure but not what they expected.
Video


Taxi (1972) by Harry Chapin
A taxi driver picks up a woman and realizes she is an old lover
Taxi Sequel (Part 2)
Video
Lyrics


Jolene (1974) by Dolly Parton A woman's concern about another women stealing her husband's heart