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Submitted by: Ian K, Neijiang Teacher’s College
Materials: Download Original Plan for photocopying & Grading Sheet for Mock Trial
Class Size: 30-65
Duration: Series of 1.5 hour lessons totalling at least 2 class sessions but probably more
Week 1
Introduction to American Legal System (Pages 2-3)
-What is the American Legal System
-What is a mock trial? Mock trials in America
-Structure of a trial
-Key Vocabulary
-Evidence
-Different types of questions – open and closed
-Objections
-Guilt/Innocence
-Students will form teams of 11-15 people and decide roles
Over the weekend, students should read and understand pages 4-7
Submitted by: Scott P, Sichuan College of Education (Chengdu)
Class size: 40-70
Duration: 2 Class Periods
“A ship in the harbor is safe; but that is not what ships were built for.” – Outward Bound
Goal and Context of the Lesson: This lesson is part of a larger unit on using narrative writing to examine the meaning of happiness. In the previous two meetings, students held a “Happiness Auction” where they bid in groups on a number of items they would like to have in their lives (Download the “Happiness Auction”). After choosing 5 items, the students wrote a fictional biography of a superhero who possessed those 5 items, but used them to benefit others, for moral purposes. As a conclusion to the unit on narrative writing, the lesson below on writing a children’s book for children who are patients in a local hospital, encourages students to use their language skills, both in Chinese and English, for good, for a moral purpose of helping others. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by: Scott P, Sichuan College of Education (Chengdu)
Materials: Pieces of butcher paper or posters (one for each group of 3-4); markers; also you can make a list of hometowns as you take roll and then put up a piece of paper around the room with the name of each place.
Class size: 40-70
Duration: 90 minutes
Objective:
The following lesson aims to give a class of 40 – 70 students practice in giving and receiving directions in English in class through celebrating the home towns from which each student comes. The lesson aim is to get everyone talking in English the entire 90 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
Submitted by: Scott P, Sichuan College of Education (Chengdu)
Materials: See “Printing and Material Preparation” – Download these materials
Class Size: 20 – 80 students
Ideal Tiime Period: 90 minutes
Lesson Overview and Goals:
Baldicer is a simulation activity where students assume the role of the leader of a country in an informal “United Nations”. It is student-centered in that the activity allows students to learn from their own experience. The goal of the activity is to have students work together to reflect on the issue of World Hunger. The simulation allows for students to interact with each other (if they don’t their country will starve!). The simulation, of course, helps the class reflect on global issues; but Baldicer is a fantastic way to get students to practice their English with urgency in the role of an advocate. Read the rest of this entry »
