Unit 2 Quests week 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Quests

       

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Language Acquisition

Unit #: 2

Learner Profile: ....

Communicator

ATL: ....

Creative thinking skills

Related concepts: ....

Word choice and functions

When choosing words writers must be aware of their audience and purpose. 

Function- we are going to study the art of storytelling. 

Key concept: ....

Communication

In this unit we will study the theme 'quests' as a way to communicate ideas.  

 Statement of Inquiry: One of the functions of storytelling is to communicate 

a sense of time and space and this can be achieved through word choice. 

Global context: ....

Orientation in space and time

We will study the meaning of 'where' and 'when'. 

Overview unit 2: Quests

Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
What are the functions used in the story "the moth and the star'.	What are the important elements of a quest story?	What and how does a video communicate the theme of a quest?	SA preparation Listening Speaking Reading Writing	Summative Assessment

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Introduction: Percy Jackson and the Olympians.	What ideas does a quest story communicate ?	Formative speaking skills.	Creating a quest story from a picture.	Formative writing - creating a quest story from a picture.

Today

• What do you know?
• Lesson goals
• Instruction
• Get to work
• Reflection / check lesson goals

The reasons to search for the important object

Setting off

The journey

Problems along the way

An ending with a moral

The finding of the object

A fight or an argument

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Goals 

At the end of the class:

• you can review your own writing while using the MYP rubric
• you can find implicit and explicit information in a simple text

Understanding rubric: writing

Rubric writing

Evaluate your final draft  

How was writing this quest connected to learning?

thinking

communication

research

social

self-management

Can a story have more than one meaning?

Creative thinking skills

Creative thinking skills

Possible answers 

Creative thinking skills

The father did not agree with the father's ambitions because he thought..

1. the moth was not working hard enough
2. the moth wanted te get burried
3. the moth should be doing the same as everybody else
4. he disliked his brothers and sisters

As an adult the moth thought the star was..

1. four and one third light years away
2. next to the street lamps
3. in the top of a tree
4. twenty five trillion miles away

When the moth was very old he..

1. said he had wasted his life
2. believed he had achieved his ambition
3. missed his brothers and sisters
4. told everyone about the star

The moral of this story suggests that we should ...

1. always run away from unhappiness
2. not follow our parents' advice
3. always try, even if the dream is impossible
4. not tell the truth about our achievements

Creative thinking skills

Goals 

At the end of the class:

• you can brainstorm to generate ideas
• you know how to collaborate on communicating ideas
• you can find information in simple texts

How was today's lesson connected to the ATLs?

thinking

communication

research

social

self-management

Do you know any fables from your home country? Write down the summary here.
What is the: a. the conflict, b. the climax, c. the resolution of your fable

Goals 

At the end of the class:

• you can review your own writing while using the MYP rubric
• you can find implicit and explicit information in a simple text