The History of Timekeeping Devices

Module 4:

Investigate and report on timekeeping devices/Science video

Teacher’s name:

Date:

Grade: 11

Number present:

absent:

Theme of the lesson:

The History of Timekeeping Devices

Learning objectives

11.4.2 - understand specific information and detail in extended texts on a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar general and curricular topics

11.5.2 - use a wide range of vocabulary, which is appropriate to topic and genre, and which is spelt accurately

11.1.1 - use speaking and listening skills to solve problems creatively and cooperatively in groups

11.2.3 - understand the detail of an argument in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including talk on a growing range of unfamiliar topics

11.3.5 - interact with peers to make hypotheses and evaluate alternative proposals on a range of familiar and some unfamiliar general and curricular topics

11.1.6 - organize and present information clearly to others

Lesson objectives

All students will be able to:

• To watch the video and answer for the questions.

• To read the text and give a short summary of the text

To practice their speaking skills by using subject specific vocabulary.

Most students will be able to:

• To watch the video and answer for the questions correctly, at least 4 correct answers.

• To read the text and give a short summary with no more than 4 grammar mistakes.

To practice their speaking skills by using at least 4-5 subject specific vocabulary.

Some students will be able to:

• To watch and answer for all questions correctly

• To read the text and give a summary without any grammar mistakes.

To practice their speaking skills by using at least 6-7 subject specific vocabulary.

Assessment criteria

Students can give an opinion of the module, introduce key vocabulary, talk about timekeeping devices

Language objectives

Ancient, flow, sundial, clepsydra etc.

Cross curricular links

History, world literature

Value links

Respect different points of view

Plan

Planned timings

Teacher’s activities

Student’s activities

Resources

Beginning

5 min

T greets students.

T asks them to predict what is the topic of the lesson.

Four pictures and one topic. After students’ suggestions T shows the topic and sets the learning objectives.

S greets teacher.

Ss suggest what they mean

PPT Slide 1

Middle

Warm-up.

5 min

T asks students to discuss in pairs:

1. What is time?

2. Do you know any theories related to time?

3. Is it possible to travel in time?

Ss discuss offered questions in pairs

Slide 5

Pre listening task.

5 min

Differentiation by task. Formative assessment.

T gives a list of words and asks more able students to write sentences and asks less able students to look up these words in their dictionaries and write defintions.

T monitors and assists less able students and checks if more able students have made any mistakes.

Ss do the task

Listening task

Listening task

10 min

T distributes handouts and asks to read them questions first and predict the answer.

After T asks them to exchange their papers and assess each other.

Students watch the video and write answers

Listening task

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKbkS_LOu4&t=545s

Pre-reading. 4 min

T explains the task and give Ss enough time to match the pictures

Students do the matching task and assess themselves.

Ex 1, p.49 SB (Aspect)

Reading.

10 min

Post reading.

Differentiation by task. Formative assessment.

T divides them into 3 groups and distributes texts.

T asks more able students to make questions for the given text and less able students to summarize to toher groups.

T asks Ss to discuss in pairs which of the timekeeping devices they find most interesting. Remind SS to justify their answers.

• Monitor the activity around the class

• Ask various Ss to tell the class

Words of wisdom

• Give Ss time to read the quotation and discuss, in pairs, what they think it means.

• Monitor activity around the class offering help if necessary.

• Ask various Ss to tell the class.

Ss read the texts in groups

Ss speak about the timekeeping devices

Ss discuss in pairs the quotation

Reading task

Speaking task

p. 49 SB

End

1 min

• Reflection: a minute paper

Fill in the following reflective car

Ss write

Additional information

Differentiation

Assessment

Cross-curricular links: world literature

• prompt less able students to engage in whole class checking and group activity with supportive questioning

• challenge more able students to come up with a strategy for effectively recording different types of vocabulary presented in this lesson

Through questioning, observation and praising words check pronunciation of new words and reinforce with drilling where necessary

Assessment criteria:

Students can present their ideas about places in Kazakhstan which could inspire them to write their novels in 7-10 sentences

Reflection (self-assessment)

cross curricular links: languages [world literature]

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

What have I learned from this lesson about the class or individuals that will inform my next lesson?