Planning Marilu Rodriguez 2013

Rodríguez María Lucía Metodología de las Lenguas Extranjeras2013

Topic: My alter Ego

Trouble:

Topic: My alter ego Questions Tasks

Trouble 1: What is an

alter ego?

What are some famous

alter egos?

Can anyone have an alter

ego?

What is an alter ego?

Pre task: Ss will expose the knowledge

they already have about alter egos as

the teacher writes (a mind map) on the

board. The class, altogether will come

to a conclusion about the meaning of

“Alter Ego”

Ss will be engaged in a discussion to

reflect upon superpowers, if it's

necessary for an alter ego to have them

or not. Ss will think about Snoop Dog,

Eminem, Madonna, The White Duke

(famous singers’ alter egos)

Task 1:

Ss will watch a video presentation so as

to learn more about Alter Egos and

they'll tick the names of the characters

appearing in the video. They’ll watch the

video one more time if necessary. Ss

will share the information gathered.

Task:

In pairs, Ss will complete a chart with

details about the Alter Egos in the video

presentation.

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Task

Game time: Who is who? Ss will form

groups of 4. One member of a group

will describe the superhero or villain in

the card without, saying the name. The

rest of the group members will have to

guess who your classmate is talking

about.

Extra task:

Ss will discuss orally and reflect upon

the fact that comics are not just

American, they can also be Japanese

like Manga, or Argentinian like Super

Hijitus.

Trouble 2: What’s the

importance of

imagining myself in

somebody else’s

shoes?

What does it mean to be

in somebody else’s

shoes? (Aim to reflect

about empathy)

Task:

In pairs Ss will discuss what they would

be like if they had superpowers so as to

place themselves in an alter ego's

shoes. Answers will be shared and Ss

will vote for the most popular ideas.

Ss will write their ideas in your folders

so they can use them in the following

tasks.

Pre Task

Brainstorming:

Ss will imagine what problems they

would solve and share their ideas to

form a mind map.

Task:

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How can I imagine myself

as a different person with

different qualities or

personality?

Can my alter ego be a

villain?

The class divided into 2 groups will

discuss and complete a chart about

possible solutions for the problems

written on the blackboard. One

secretary from each group will copy

their ideas on the blackboard. And they

will rank them according to importance.

Pre Task

Ss will write the best and worst aspects

of their personality in a chart following

the example about the teacher as a

model.

Task

Ss will swap the charts with their

classmate, read and answer if those

characteristics belong to a good

superhero or a supervillain. Then, they'll

share their answers and conclude how

many villains there are in 5to 1ra.

Task.

Ss will discuss orally about the concept

of good and bad, following the example

of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. They will

reflect upon good and bad coexisting

within a person.

Pre Task

The whole class will discuss orally

about superpowers. If it is necessary for

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an alter ego to have them. Ss will

identify alter egos with or without

powers like: Batman, Madonna, Snoop

Dog, Wonder Woman.

Task

Ss will choose some characteristics

from tasksheet 4 to create their own

alter ego and write 3 sentences to

describe it following the description of

the teacher's alter ego as a model.

Then they will invent a name for it.

Task

Ss will draw their alter ego according to

the characteristics they’ve already

chosen. Then everybody shows their

creations including the teacher. Next the

class reflects on the fact that their alter

ego is a superhero or a villain, also on

the importance of doing to good to

others.

Pre Task

Ss will brainstorm and discuss about

superheroes dark past. About sad

events in the past, like the story about

Batman.

Task

Ss will watch a video presentation about

Batman's past so as to join sentences

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about Bruce Wayne and Batman in a

tasksheet.

Trouble 3: Do I get

anything from the fact

that I imagine myself

having an alter ego?

What resolutions can I

get from reflecting about

unreal situations?

[DCLE knowing

processes or techniques

(derived from problem

solving activities)]

Can I grow from the

experience of thinking

about who I could

potentially be?

[DCLE – Intercultural

reflection, respect for

others irrespective of

their age, sex, culture or

any other characteristic

(Ss attitudes towards one

another)]

Pre Task

Ss will brainstorm orally about comics.

The teacher will introduce comics as a

genre and guide a discussion about wh

at comics talk about, famous

characters and themes.

Task

Ss will create their own comic strip,

following Batman's comic as a model.

They will tell a story about solving one of

the problems of their choice already

discussed in class.

Task

“The wallpaper blog” Comic strips will

be displayed on the walls of the

classroom. Walking around the

classroom, Ss will read and comment

on the comics, if they like them, if they

think the alter egos should have acted

differently and suggest possible

solutions. Then Ss will tell which comic

strip is the most interesting one.

Narrative goals:

In this unit we will describe what alter egos are. We are going to identify and interpret famous

cases of alter egos (stories like Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde) comics like (Superman, Spiderman,

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Hulk) We are going to produce unreal situations where we are in somebody else's shoes to try to

imagine ourselves being somebody else with different qualities or personality. In order to do so a

comic strip will be created with different characters representing our alter egos and telling a

story. In those comic strips some hypothetical situations with different outcomes will be

described. Then we are going to discuss and share those possible scenarios so as to construct

different hypotheses which will help us reflect about our potential self and our dreams.

Content

Linguistic:

Grammar

FUNCTION FORMS EXPONENT

Talking about unreal

situations

2nd Conditional

If I were… I would…

If I had …. I would….

And other past participles.

If I had an alter ego I would

throw spider webs like

Spiderman. /

If I had superpowers, I would

time travel.

Talking about the past before

the past

(Events that motivate alter

egos to solve problems)

Past Perfect:

I had (past participle) before I

(past simple vb)

I (past simple vb) because I

(past participle)

Time Expressions: Before, in

1974, since, for.

Bruno Diaz’s parents had

been to a concert before they

were murdered. /

Bruno Diaz became Batman

because he had had

nightmares about bats when

he was a child. /

He had never been a

superhero until he became

his alter ego: Batman.

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Lexis

Talking about appearance: Strong, superhuman strength, athletic, heavy, skin colour (e.g.: green), to master technology devices or have a powered suit.Superman has superhuman strength. / Ironman has a powered suit.

Talking about personality: Awesome, reckless, fearful, timid, sarcastic, to have a strong moral code (risk your own life in the service of the good without expecting anything in return) To be responsible, to have a personal vendetta, to volunteer, to have a dual life (alter ego) a secret identity. Weaknesses, secret identity. To be dark, taciturn.Ironman is sarcastic. / Spiderman is responsible. / Batman has a personal vendetta. / Superman volunteers to help humans.

Describing superpowers: To see through walls, throw spider webs, to become invisible, to shoot lasers.Invisible Woman can become invisible and project energy shields. / Spiderman can shoot spider webs and has arachnid abilities. /

Talking about problems: Floods, Air pollution, Crime waves, robberies, lack of values and moral, poverty, corruption, public hazards, terrorism.We would clean the city to prevent floods. / We would fight criminals to reduce robberies.

Process:

Introduction:

Time: 2 minutes aprox.

Hi! My name is Marilu, I’m a student of the teaching training course (Profesorado) at Lenguas

Vivas and I’ll be your teacher during the next couple of weeks as well as after the winter holidays.

I want to thank you all for this opportunity, I’m very happy to be here and I hope you have a great

time with me.

We are going to embark on a project to produce our own comic strip! You’ll have the chance to

express yourselves, be creative. Draw. It’s going to be very entertaining. And of course we are

going to learn a lot. Well, to do so we will have to go step by step so let’s get started!!!

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Pre task:


Dynamics: The whole class

Resource: Blackboard.

Brainstorming time:

I will draw a mind map on the board and write some names of famous characters such as Hulk,

Mr. Hyde, Batman and I will ask Ss “Do you know any famous superheroes like these ones?”

(They will say Spiderman Wonderwoman, etc) Then I will add Thor, CThru, Fridge, TwoFace

and Super Hijitus and ask “What do they have in common?” (They may say customs, weird

names, superpowers, etc) I would guide them towards the concept of “secret identity” if they

cannot come up with that answer I would say “Aren’t these secret identities?” (Ah yes! I didn’t

know… etc) “Secret identities are also called – and I write in the middle of the mind map – “Alter

egos”

Next I will ask them “Whose secret identities are these? Do you know?” (No/ Yes) And I write the

alter egos’ real names like: Bruce Wayne (Bruno Diaz), Dr Jekyll, Bruce Banner, Hijitus.

Task

Time: 5 to 7 minutes.

Now I ask “What do they look like? What’s their personality like?” While they answer strong,

beautiful, athletic and I translate some of the words they ask me in Spanish, I will also add some

extra details as well like: superhuman strength, super fast.

Extra question: “Do they need to have superpowers or can they be real people? Look at this.”

And I add to the map Snoop Dog, Eminem, Madonna, The White Duke. “Do you know whose

alter egos they are? (No, yes) and I add “Calvin Broadus, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Marshal

Mathers and David Bowie”

“Copy in your folders, please, so we can go back to this information later on”

Blackboard:

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Video watching task:

Task

Time: 10 to 20 minutes (if video replay)

Video time: 5.34 minutes

Dynamics: Individually.

Resource: My computer , task sheet and blackboard.

Video (uploaded in Google Drive)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLV2Q1SXBQWXBZNzA/edit?usp=sharing

I will tell Ss “Now we will watch a video presentation so as to learn more about “Alter Egos” but to

do so we need to use a handout.” I hand the task sheets out. “It says ‘Tick the alter egos that

appear in the video’ Is it clear?” (Yes, If not: Can anybody explain what the instruction says? 1

student explains to the class) “So let’s check the alter egos that appear on the video”

Task sheet: (Task sheet n°1)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLOWFBa3FMbkNYNG8/edit?usp=sharing

Batman ____

Hulk ____

Super Hijitus ____

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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLV2Q1SXBQWXBZNzA/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLOWFBa3FMbkNYNG8/edit?usp=sharing


TwoFace ___

Wonder woman ____

Etc.

So next I play the video and while they are watching I write the same names from the task sheet

on the blackboard. “So let’s share what you have, one at a time please” and I tick the names on

the board as well.

Task

Time: 10 – 15 minutes.

Pair work.

Resource: task sheet

“Now, in pairs, let’s complete the following chart with everything that you remember we’ve been

talking about. Let’s put all the information together”

Once they have finished, we are going to watch the video again. “Now, let’s watch the video

again and I’m going to pause it so we correct the exercise altogether, yes?”

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLYmN3SlJpdnJVMnc/edit?usp=sharing

Alter Egos

Name Appearance Personality

Superman Superhuman strength Volunteers to help humans,

he is responsible.

Spiderman Shoots spider webs. Has

arachnid abilities.

Responsible

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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLYmN3SlJpdnJVMnc/edit?usp=sharing


Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Language focus:

Resource: blackboard.

I will explain “The words we used to describe alter egos are adjectives” I will write on the board

new adjectives like (impulsive, awesome, sarcastic, scary, etc) and say “Which character can I

describe with these adjectives? (Batman! Superman! Ironman! Etc) Continue completing the

chart with these words”

Blackboard:

Task


Game time: Who is who?

Resource: cards with pictures.

“Let’s get together in groups of 4 and play a game”

With a card in my hand I will explain “This is the game Who is who? One member of the group

will describe the superhero or villain in the card without, without, saying the name. The rest ofthe group members will have to guess who your classmate is talking about. For example, you

guess: (I describe my card) He comes from a different planet, he is tall, has brown hair, wears a

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red and blue custom, he can fly and his weakness is kryptonite!” (spiderman!, hulk!, no idea!

superman!) Good. Let’s play! (And I hand the cards out)

Cards: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLeld3b1ZoYnVFQms/edit?usp=sharing

Task (optional information)

Time: 10 minutes.

Extra question: Do you know that there is a famous alter ego in Japanese Manga? Yes, his name

is Ichigo Kurosaki and his alter ego is Hollow Ichigo. Let me show you a picture. So you see that

alter egos are not necessarily cartoons like Superman but can also be Manga. If you like Manga I

recommend you to Google him”

TaskTime: 5 minutes + 7 minutes (discussion) + 5 minutes to vote.


Resources: blackboard

I will say to Ss “Let’s pretend we are Batman, Superman or any other alter ego that we’ve been

talking about” Once they place themselves in their shoes I will ask them “Can you discuss with

your partner next to you (and I just write the following question on the board) “What would you be

like if you had superpowers?” When they finish, I say “Let’s share your answers, which idea is

the most popular?” (While Ss share their answers I write the concepts on the blackboard.) “Let’s

vote”

Blackboard:

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Task

Time: 5 minutes.

Dynamics: Pair work

“Now, in pairs, write your ideas like the example on the board”

Blackboard:

Time: 10 minutes

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Language Focus:

“Now, take a look at this word… does it sound familiar? (I circle the word If) (Ss may be aware

of this because they have been working with the 1st conditional) I Ss do not remember, which

may probably happen, I will write on top of the example a sentence in the 1st conditional.

Blackboard:

“Let’s compare the two sentences, can this happen in real life? (I point to the 1st example) (Yes,

no, I don’t know) and this one? (I point to the 2nd example) (Yes, no, I don’t know)”

“So the most common use for the 1st conditional is to talk about real situations, , and the 2nd

conditional for unreal situations – like the ones on the blackboard”


Language practice

“Let’s make sure we understand. Read the sentences in the task sheet and identify if they are

first or second conditional, ok?” (I hand the photocopies out)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLRS1TSUk1ZHVoVW8/edit?usp=sharing

When finished, we check.

Time: 10 minutes

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Pre task:

Dynamics: All the class

Brainstorming:

I will draw a mind map and say “So… let’s imagine we are living a superhero’s life (and I write the

title) ‘What kind of problems would you solve?’ For example, (and I write in the mind map) in your

school, your neighbourhood... Where else? (I don’t know, Argentina!, our country!, on the

streets!) Ok and what type of problems? (floods! Insecurity!, robbery! – I can also translate

some of the answers from Spanish to English) Copy the mind map in your folders please.

Blackboard:

Time: 10 minutes.

Task

Dynamics: 2 big groups.

“Now let’s form 2 big groups: you 7 and you 8. You will complete the chart while you discuss

possible solutions for the problems on the blackboard, ok? (I hand out the task sheets) Followthe example as a model.”

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Alter Egos solving problems

Possible scenarios:

Example: We would clean the city to prevent floods.


When they finish I erase the board and divide it into 2 sections.

“I need one secretary from each group to copy your ideas in the blackboard. Thank you.” And

orally: “Which one do you think is the most important problem? Then?” and we rank according to

importance.

Time: 5, 7 minutes.

Pre Task

Dynamics: Individually

I will hand out a new task sheet (n° 5) and ask them to read the example about myself. “Read the

chart and take some minutes to think about yourselves to write the best and worst aspects of

your personality – like the example about me” (supposedly they would be using the vocabulary

learnt from the previous exercise or ask me to translate some words).

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLbWMtYi04SHZZRnM/edit?usp=sharing

The best of me The worst of me

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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLbWMtYi04SHZZRnM/edit?usp=sharing


Time: 5 minutes

Task

Dynamics: Pair work

I will ask Ss to swap charts with the classmate sitting next to them “Let’s do the following, give

your chart to your classmate like this (do the gesture with my hands while I say) you “swap” it. “

“Now read your classmate’s chart and answer (and I write the question on the board) Are these

characteristics of a good superhero or a supervillain?” Then we share our answers. “Let’s start

with my description, am I a superhero or a supervillain? What do you think? (the class gives their

opinion about me) And what about your answers? How many villains do we have in 5to 1ra?”

Time: 5 minutes.

Task

Dynamics: All the class. Discussed orally.

Then, I’ll comment “Remember from the video Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde? (and I show a picture

from my computer so they can remember) Was he good or bad? Can we say that good and bad

can coexist within one person? What do you think?

Time: 5 to 7 minutes maximum

Pre Task

Dynamics: All the class. Discussed orally.

Resources: Blackboard.

I ask the class “Is it necessary for an alter ego to have powers?” And I write on the board names

like Batman, Madonna, Snoop Dog, Wonder Woman. “Which alter egos have superpowers?”

(Not all of them)

Blackboard:

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Time: 10 minutes, 15 minutes max.

Task


“Going back to the personality chart (task sheet n° 5) let’s choose some characteristics to create

our own alter ego and write 3 sentences (or more, optional) describing our alter ego. (I hand out

a new task sheet n° 6) But first I want to share my alter ego description, “Marilu’s alter ego” you

can read with me.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLMHg3ZE9oT2R2eXc/edit?usp=sharing

When finished, I will ask Ss “What’s the name of your alter ego”? Write the name as a title of

your text.

Time: 5 minutes.

Then “Let’s share what you just wrote. The name of my alter ego is ‘Mali Boo’ – not Stacy Malibu

like The Simpsons…. (haha) What about yours?” (And the Ss read their texts)

I keep all the task sheets to myself.

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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLMHg3ZE9oT2R2eXc/edit?usp=sharing


Time: 30 minutes (if I include drafting, maybe less, maybe more)

Task


Resources: Ss’ colour pencils and markers

Art attack: I will ask Ss to draw their alter ego according to the characteristics they’ve already

chosen.

I show my alter ego’s drawing. And I describe her.

When Ss finish I will ask Ss to show their pictures to eh rest of the class and say “Is your alter

ego a superhero or a supervillain? Or both?, Are you in favour of doing good to others? (Yes No)

Is it important for you? (Yes, no)

Video watching

Pre Task

Time: 5 minutes – to 7.

(I write a chart in one half of the board and explain)

“Do you know that superheroes have a dark past? A past full of sadness and they want to make

justice. To do that, they create a secret identity, an alter ego, and they fight crime, protect the

citizens and solve problems in their neighbourhood.

“For example, do you know any superhero, superheroine or supervillain whose past is full of sad

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events? (No, I don’t know, Spiderman, (more or less, he has a sad present rather than past...

nothing happened when he was a child) Wonder Woman! (hmmmm nope...) Batman (Yes!)

If Ss do not answer Batman I will ask “Do you know Batman’s story?” (Yes, no)

Bruce Wayne and his alter ego Batman. (and I write a chart on the other side of the board).

“Well, instead of telling you the story let me show you” And I play the video.

Blackboard:

Task


Time: 15 minutes aprox (including video replay)

Video: 4.39 minutes

Resource: My computer , task sheet and blackboard.

Video (uploaded in Google Drive)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLT0thSGlHbEtVcDg/edit?usp=sharing

“Now we’ll watch a video presentation so we can match the sentences about his past” (and I

hand out a new task sheet n° 7)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLU0hiakllWFY2b2s/edit?usp=sharing

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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLT0thSGlHbEtVcDg/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-zmReAlCmzLU0hiakllWFY2b2s/edit?usp=sharing


We check the answers all together.


Language Focus


“Let’s do the following, do you see the pictures here? (I show them task sheet n° 8) they are

pictures representing Batman’s story. Please put the words in order to make sentences which

explain the picture”

For example, let’s try this one together: Let’s put the words in order to make a sentence.

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The answer is “Superman had lived on the planet Krypton before his parents sent him to Earth to

save him.”

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLSC1NWlNxNHRaNDQ/edit?usp=sharing

And we check.

"So let's read the sentences again, do you see that there are 2 actions described in each

sentences, yes? Well one action happened before the other. Can you tell me which one?" (uhhh

it's very difficult/ I don't know!/ Ok)

The first one: what happened first? "Bruce Wayne's parents had been to a concert" and then?

"before they were murdered" and the second? "he had had nightmares about bats" and then?

"Bruce became Batman" and the third? "He had never been a superhero" and then? "he became

The Batman" Very Good!

"So you see? We have 2 actions in the past. The most recent event in the past is in the Past

Simple (like "Bruce became Batman") and the event that happened before is in the Past Perfect.

(like "he had had nightmares about bats")"

Pre Task

Time: 5 minutes.

Resources: Original comic strip. (realia)

Introducing Comics as a genre

Dynamics: All the class. Discussion Orally.

“By the way, what does the photocopy look like? (I point at the comic strip) (I don’t know, silence,

a comic book, a comic strip). Look at this one (I show a real comic) does it look like Batma’s

comic strip? (Yes!) Good, do you read comics? (No, Yes) Which ones? (Superman, Manga,

Xmen) What do comics tell? (I don’t know, a story) Yes, a story. And generally what are these

stories about? (Love, death, fighting, fights, crime) They are about solving problems, right? Or

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protecting the city from the enemies…”

Time: 5 to 7 minutes

Language Focus Analysis.

Dynamics: All the class. Discussion orally.

“Comics also have flashbacks. Do you know what a flashback is? (Yes, no) A flashback tells avery important event that had happened before something else happened. Like the example

about Batman. Read the photocopy again. Can we use the Past Perfect in a Flashback? (Yes,

no)

Check the example on the board.

Can you copy from the blackboard please?

So “He had nightmares about bats” This is the Past Perfect (I circle “had had”) And below the

example I write.

This is the rule: “Can you help me? Let’s do it together, what comes first?”

Affirmative: “Past Perfect: Subject + had (the auxiliary) + vb in the “past participle” (the famous

“3rd column than you can find anywhere, in a book, on the internet)

Negative: Subject + had not/ hadn’t + vb in the past participle.

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And questions: Had + Subject + vb in the past participle + ?

Time: 30 minutes (including drafting)

Task


“What if we create our own comic like the one we saw about Batman?” I give back the tasksheet with their alter egos and a new one with empty comic frames (task sheet n° 9)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLM1dtUUJGcHFJM2s/edit?usp=sharing

Comic Strip:

Time: (thinking, choosing the problem 7 minutes aprox)

So I tell Ss to pick/choose a problem and a possible solution, like the ones we did before (task

sheet n° 4 “Alter egos solving problems”) “Draw your alter ego telling that story (solving the

problem). You can draw as many characters as you need.”

While they work I monitor and guide them in case they need help (since Ss have different levels)


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Task

Dynamics: Group work

“The wallpaper blog” I will stick some cardboards on the walls and I will ask Ss for their comics

and stick them on those cardboards – including my own comic strip. Then I will ask Ss to stand

up and start walking around the classroom to read their classmates comic strips.

“Read your classmates comics and write (with some colour pencils that I’ll provide) if you like the

story told or if you think the alter ego should have acted differently and suggest possible

solutions”.

Once everybody is finished, we will vote for the most interesting one. We congratulate the winner

with a huge round of applause for his/her hard work.

Posters stuck on the wall.

Calendar:

Mondays Tuesdays

June

3 Pre task + video watching 4 Linguistic task + who’s who? game

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10 No lessons 11 Putting in a superhero’s shoes + linguisticfocus.

17 Problem Solving as if we weresuperheroes.Creating possible solutions.

18 Mind map – the best and the worst of me.

24 Video watching (Batman) + Linguisticfocus: introducing past perfect.

25 Finish with Past Perfect language Focus.Creating our own alter ego and start writingsentences to describe it.

July

1 Jornada NES. No lessons 2 Share our descriptions And work on 1stDraft of our alter ego character.Sharing our doubts for the test.

8 TEST. 9 > HOLIDAY: Independence Day

15 > WINTER BREAK 16 > WINTER BREAK

22 > WINTER BREAK 23 > WINTER BREAK

29 > Mesa de examen (no hay clases) 30 > Mesa de examen (no hay clases)

August

5 Jornada NES (no hay clases)Jornada para la construcción de la NuevaEscuela Secundaria. (DGEGE, DFD, DEA yDGEGP)

6 Resume lessons.Revision. Make up test if necessary.

Our alter ego’s past task.

12 Not sure if there are lessons in theafternoon shift. I will check!

Start drawing a 1st draft copy of our comicstrip with dialogues included. (Problemsolving task)

13 No lessons3.er Espacio para la Mejora Institucional consuspensión de clases. Trabajo institucionalsobre la construcción de la Nueva EscuelaSecundaria. (DGEGE, DFD, DEA y DGEGP).

19 Feriado No hay clases 20 Finish comic strips show them to the restof the class.

26 Wall paper blog. Close of the practicelesson.

Total: 26 periods.

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Test Follow up:Quiz on students’ performance:(Estaire and Zanon, 1994:47)

Nombre:Comentarios sobre tu examen:

1. ¿Comprendiste todas las palabras que estaban en el examen? (Sí, No, ¿Cuáles no? Escribí

tus dudas)

Cuando escribiste en inglés:

2. ¿Cómo te fue con la ortografía?

3. ¿Pudiste usar el vocabulario que querías para expresar tus ideas?

4. ¿Cómo te fue con la Gramática?

5. ¿Te quedaron dudas? (No, Sí, ¿Cuáles?)

6. En general, ¿cómo pensas que te fue?

Pre Task (Icebreaker)Time: 5 minutesPair work

Hi! Ss, Did you have fun in your winter holidays?; Where did you go?Well, after two weeks, we are now back to school and it would be important to revise a bit.In pairs, check your binders and talk to your classmate naming the topics we discussed beforethe winter holidays.

TaskTime: 5 minutesResources: Cards

Ok, now that you remember, let’s do the following: you have to find the missing half of thesentence I’m giving you. To do that, you have to walk around the classroom asking yourclassmates if they have the missing piece. And we check.

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15 sentences, 30 Cards.

Superman wears a red cape and a blue suit with

an “S” in the middle.

Talking about appearance.

Describing superheroes.

If I were Wonder woman I would use my indestructible

Golden bracelets to protect

myself.


situations

Bruce Wayne's parents had

been to a concert before

they were murdered. Talking about the past

before the past

Green Lantern wears a green suit. Talking about appearance.


If I were as popular as Batman I would have my own

Batsignal.


situations

Bruce Wayne became

Batman because

he had had nightmares about

bats when he was a child.

Talking about the past

before the past

Wonder Woman wears a red suit with Golden bracelets Talking about appearance.


If I were Flash I would run as fast as the

speed of sound.


situations

Bruce Wayne had never been he became his Alter Ego: The Talking about the past

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a superheroe until Batman. before the past

Flash wears a red suit with a Thunder in

the middle.

Talking about appearance.


If I had Batman’s money I would help the people in

Gotham city.


situations

Peter Parker had been a

photographer until

a spider bit him and he

became Spiderman.


before the past

Batman wears a black suit and cape. Talking about appearance.


If I were Robin I would improve my

superheroe suit.


situations

Robin had worked in a circus

before

he decided to work with

Batman as his partner.


before the past

(The examples were taken form the tests and tasksheet n° 8.)

TaskTime: 2 minutesResources: cards

Now that you have the sentences, check inside. You will find an extra piece of paper. Thatexplains when to use these sentences. But watch out! All of them are wrong! You have to walkaround asking your classmates if they have the correct answer.

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Task (Follow up)Time: 2 minutesResources: Blackboard.

I draw a timeline on the blackboard with a star at the end saying “Final project” and say: “Let’swrite all the things we can do so far. Check your “red cards” which one goes 1st?So, this is what we are going to do today (I write “today” on the blackboard) and next week wewill start working on our final project: The comic strip. (I write “next week”)

So, going back to the superheroes and superheroines world. The last topic we worked on wasBatman’s dark past…..

Our alter ego’s past task

Pre Task:Time: 5 minutes – to 7Orally

Do you remember what happened to Bruce Wayne when he was a child?So, is that story part of his dark past?

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Did that event change him?Do you agree that his parents’ murder was the cause of the creation of his alter ego?Good, now tell me, do you remember the word used when we go back and talk about the past?If not, Do you remember the word "Flashback"?Ok, so you created you own alterego, but we have to explain why.

Task:Time: 20 minutes aprox.Resource: tasksheethttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmReAlCmzLcEx5V0d5ejZOX28/edit?usp=sharing

Complete the "Flashback" sheet about your alter egos dark past.

Final Task Pictures

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