Friday, May 23, 2014

Web Based Lesson Plan

Virtual Animal Kingdom

Level  : Intermediate to Advance (Form 4)

Background Knowledge: Students have learnt about adjectives in the previous lesson

No. of students: 25 students

Time   :  30- 45 minutes

Aims   : To find specific information online; identifying adjectives related to the chosen animals

Technical Requirements

     1.     A computer and a set of headphone for each student
     2.     A stable internet connection and a Web Browser


Preparation:
  1.  Find suitable audio to be used for the individual activity
  2. Locate sites related to the topic
  3. Prepare a worksheet, JCross




Procedures:
1.    Individual Activity I
a)    Each student will be given a worksheet which contains an excerpt with blanks (Worksheet 1)
b)    Each student will be asked to fill in the blanks with the right answer by referring to the clues provided in the JCross worksheet which they will need to download from the link given by the teacher
c)    Once they have completed the crossword puzzle, they may transfer the answers to the blanks in the first worksheet


2.    Individual Activity II
a)   Students are asked to complete (Worksheet 2) which will be given to them
b)   Students are required to go online and follow the link given by the teacher – which will direct them to a video on youtube - 5 unusual facts about Penguins
c)    Students are asked to listen and watch the video
d)    Students are asked to finish the worksheet based on the video


3.    Follow-up Activity  
a)    Students are assigned into groups of 3 to 4
b)    Each group is assigned with one topic, one animal
c)    Students have to go online and find relevant information about the animal
d)    Students are to present on their findings in the next class
e)    The topics/ the animals that they will be assigned with are:

                                      I.        Deer
                                    II.        Panda
                                   III.        Rabbit
                                  IV.        Horse
                                   V.        Puppy

f)     Some of the websites that will be suggested by the teachers:

                            -  http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/
                            -  http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Horse
                            -  http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/pets/rabbits
                            -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy