Sequence Information Sequence: Climate change English Junior High School 3rd Grade Description: Kitsou Sophia, Papageorgiou AngelikiKeywords: English Lesson plan, Climate Change
Subject: English
Audience:K6-12, 3rd Grade of Junior High School
Run time: Approx 45-90 minutes
Delivery Mode:Blended Learning
Resources: Video, images, game-based learning platform (Kahoot)
Outline of Activities: Students watch a video on Climate Change and discuss its causes, effects, and potential solutions
Activity 1
Warm-up activity (speaking)
• to activate Ss’ relevant content schemata and prior knowledge of the topic of climate change,
• to encourage students to talk about climate change using visual stimuli (pictures)Activity 2 (watch a video and fill in a graphic organizer/mind map)
Overall aim of the activity: to develop students’ listening skills and raise their awareness on the complex issue of climate change
Objectives /Expected outcomes:
Students will be able
• to understand the content of a video concerned with the contemporary problem of “climate change” in which particular stances or viewpoints are adopted (CEFR B2 Level)
• to understand the complex issue of climate change, its causes and its effects and possible solutions (CEFR B2 Level)
• to display their understanding of the video content by organizing and categorizing key information through the use of a mind map (cause and effect links, solutions)
• to use their critical thinking and problem solving skills
• to interact orally with their peers (informal discussion) and collaborate within a group to reach a consensus and produce work by selecting appropriate information to fill in or create a mind map
• to account for and sustain their opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments (CEFR B2 Level)Activity 3
Overall aim of the activity: to develop students’ speaking skills by discussing the potential impact of climate change at a national/regional/local level/to talk about scenarios in the future using appropriate grammatical structures
Objectives/Expected outcomes:
Students will be able
• to talk about hypothetical situations/scenarios in the future i.e. the potential impact of climate change at a national/regional/local level/ using the 2nd type of conditionals or other appropriate grammatical structures i.e. modalsActivity 4 (online quiz)
Overall aim of the activity: to assess students’ knowledge on climate change, raise their awareness on their personal impact on the environment and discuss possible solutions
Objectives/Expected outcomes:
Students will be able
• to assess their knowledge and personal impact on the environment
• to discuss practical ways in which they can integrate solutions into their daily routines, making sustainable practices a part of their lifestyle
• to propose potential solutions or adaptive strategies to address the problem of climate change
• to take an active part in informal discussion, commenting, putting a point of view clearly, evaluating alternative proposals and making and responding to hypotheses (CEFR B2 Level)Activity 5 (exit slip)
Overall aim of the activity: to assess students’ understanding of the topic discussed
Objectives/Expected outcomes:
Students will be able
• to summarise and reflect on the information learned
• to express their overall opinion on the problem of climate change and support it with logical and concisely expressed arguments (CEFR B2 Level)Author view:
Audience: Middle school High school Subjects: Language and Linguistics Language: English LAMS Version: 4.6 License: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
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Date: 07 January 2024 03:41 AM User Comments on Climate change English Junior High School 3rd Grade sequence
Bravo!
The scenario is very engaging!Σχολιασμός και Αξιολόγηση
Η συγκεκριμένη ακολουθία αποτελεί πρότυπο μαθητοκεντρικής σχεδίασης, καθώς αξιοποιεί τη διαφοροποιημένη μάθηση και τον εξατομικευμένο ρυθμό εργασίας μέσω του LAMS με τρόπο που η παραδοσιακή διδασκαλία αδυνατεί να επιτύχει. Η ευφυής χρήση της Πύλης (Gate) και των παράλληλων μονοπατιών εξασφαλίζει την ουσιαστική εμπλοκή των μαθητών, προσφέροντας μια ολοκληρωμένη εμπειρία που συνδυάζει τη διαμορφωτική αξιολόγηση με τη δημιουργική παραγωγή έργου.Πάρα πολύ χρήσιμο μάθημα σε Climate change English Junior High School 3rd Grade
Πάρα πολύ καλά δομημένη και επίκαιρη μαθησιακή ακολουθία για την κλιματική αλλαγή. Συνδυάζει υποδειγματικά την οπτικοακουστική κατανόηση, τη συνεργατική εννοιολογική χαρτογράφηση και τη γραμματική σε αυθεντικό πλαίσιο (υποθετικοί λόγοι). Ίσως ο όγκος των δραστηριοτήτων πιέσει ασφυκτικά τον διδακτικό χρόνο.