Angela Ripley
December, 2000
TITLE: Outdoor Activities around the World
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE: Recreation and Travel
AGE: Grade 7
LEVEL: Intermediate
TOPICS TO BE DEVELOPED:
*Discussion of outdoor activities
*Discussion of the places to do outdoor activities
*Information relevant to the area (climate, dangers, costs transportation, laws)
*Comparison of places for particular activities
EXPERIENTIAL GOAL:
Students will present a poster briefly describing one outdoor activity (i.e. sea kayaking) in 3 areas around the World. (each area being from a different continent).
STEPS:
1. Students will explore and discuss the objectives for the unit and discuss the final experiential goal. Students will discuss areas in which they have done activities in the past.
2. Students will brainstorm in small groups all the nature activities that they can think of doing. (Graffiti this on flipchart paper to be put up around the classroom).
3. Students will decide on one activity (only one activity per person) and research it for information regarding description, hazards, equipment needed, safety measures - i.e. guides required.
4. Students will look at a World map or atlas individually and focus on places that they would like to go and do their activity. The students will have to chose one place from 6 continents (6 places in total).
5. Students will watch the movie "endless summer" to analyze the different cultural perspectives of each area while following one activity in various areas.
6. Students will pick their 3 top destinations to do their activity in. Have the students research further for ideas such as; times of the year to go there, costs to get them from the New Brunswick, transportation means once there (is the area rural or urban), the dangers of the area relevant to the activity, what to expect, safety measures needed to take etc.
7. Students will begin to construct their posters following the rubric as a guide.
8. Students will present their posters to their classmates describing their activity and the advantages/disadvantages and relevant information regarding the area in which they would like to do the activity.
9. Students will respond to one activity not their own and explain why they liked it and if they would go there to do that activity and why.
OBJECTIVES:
COMMUNICATIVE:
1. Students will orally present key information related to their poster.
2. The students will discuss with their classmates why they chose the activity they did and why they chose the areas in which they did to do that activity.
EXPERIENTIAL:
1. Students will prepare a poster related to outdoor activities.
2. Students will conduct searches in such areas as; the internet, magazines, outdoor centers/stores, television, outdoor educators, and library for information on the activity, and on destinations to do the activity.
CULTURAL:
1. Students will research areas to be able to compare and contrast the cultural differences within those destinations. (For example, climate, dangers, laws, transportation means, costs)
2. The students will gain an insight on cultural perspectives posed in the movie "endless summer".
GENERAL LANGUAGE:
1. Students will use resources such as "lonely planet" books in conjunction with a dictionary/thesaurus to gain information on areas/destinations of interest.
2. Students will be able to look at a photo to help them understand what the area is like (landscape, climate).
3. Students will use a picture dictionary to learn how to pronounce activity words and key words.
4. Students will use and create a word bank dictionary throughout the unit.
5. Students will use a rubric as a guideline for preparing their poster.
LANGUAGE:
1. Students will create a list of key words related to outdoor activities.
2. Students will listen and view a video for ideas on key words and their definitions.
ASSESSMENT:
Students will be given a poster marking rubric, and be given an example of a word bank dictionary. These evaluation tools will be discussed, with the marking scheme towards their evaluation be included.
Poster description - Students will include on their poster why they have chosen the particular activity and what the advantages/disadvantages and differences are of the chosen area.
Class participation, level of effort and cooperation will also be evaluated.
ESL LESSON PLAN
Class 2
Theme: Outdoor Activities Around the World
Age: Grade 7
Level: Intermediate
Goal: Brainstorming nature activities, narrowing to top 3 choices.
Class Time: 50 minutes
Objectives:
1. Students will brainstorm nature activities in small groups.
2. Students will use/consult a picture dictionary for activity names and pronunciation of names.
3. Students will list activities on graffiti paper they barnstormed.
4. Students will write new or useful vocabulary (key words) regarding outdoor activities in their word bank dictionaries.
5. Students will compare the differences between activities done in the outdoors (tennis/basketball) and nature activities (hiking, sea kayaking).
6. Students will add key words to their word bank dictionaries.
Pre Activity (20 minutes)
Students will be given a definition of an outdoor "nature" activity (i.e.rock climbing)
Students will be put in groups of 3 or 4, and each group be given a picture dictionary
Students will brainstorm nature activities within their groups and write them on graffiti paper
Students will use a picture dictionary to name their activities
Activity (25 minutes)
Students will present their activities listed on the graffiti paper in front of the class. Each group member will say at least one activity.
Students will write down all the activities in which were presented to them from all the groups.
All other activities not listed will be brought to attention (From the class or the teacher)
Students will write key words in their word bank dictionaries
Students will choose their top 3 choices for their activities they would like to research
Post Activity (5 minutes)
Students will develop their top 3 choices for their activities they would like to research
and share with a student in class what activities they would like to do and why.
Evaluation (Done throughout the lesson)
Students will be evaluated on their addition to their word bank dictionaries (their spelling of the words and the number of additions)
Students will be evaluated on their group work (participation, level of effort, cooperation)
ESL LESSON PLAN
Class 4
Theme: Outdoor Activities Around the World
Age: Grade 7
Level: Intermediate
Goal: Students will gain an insight on the destinations area for their selected activity, students will have an area from each continent on where they could do their activity
Class Time: 50 minutes
Objectives:
1. Students will brainstorm relevant places in which they would like to do their chosen activity.
2. Students will conduct searches with classroom resources (such as lonely planet books, picture dictionaries, magazines, books) and the internet on what kind of areas are needed to do their activity in (for example, cliffs for rock climbing, ocean for sea kayaking)
3. Students will add key words to their word bank dictionaries
4. Students will be able to look at a phot tho hip them understand what the area is like (landscape, climate)
5. Students will use an atlas, maps and geography magazines and text books to see where their chosen area is (in order to get one place from 6 continents)
6. Students will add key words to their word bank dictionaries
Pre Activity (20 minutes)
A class discussion will be given on activities and where those activities must be done (rock bluffs for rock climbing).
The students will write down where each of their activities might take place (the type of landscape, not actual destinations, for example ocean - for sea kayaking)
Students will discuss the 7 continents and use a map to locate them
Activity (20 minutes)
The students will research the activity to see what kind of area is needed (cliffs, ocean, lake). Research will be done in class using the classroom resources (magazines, books, the internet)
Students will have to pick at least on place from 6 continents in which they would like to do their chosen activity.
Students will add key words to their word bank dictionaries
Post Activity (10 minutes)
Students will narrow down their places that they would like to do their activities in to 6. One place from each continent.
They will write these places down and present to the class where their destinations are (by using the World map at the front of the class), and submit their destinations in writing to the teacher at the end of class.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on their additions to their word bank dictionaries
Students will be evaluated on their choice of their destinations relevant to their activity
ESL LESSON PLAN
Class 5
Theme: Outdoor Activities Around the World
Age: Grade 7
Level: Intermediate
Goal: Students will see different areas that an activity can be done in. They will gain a sense of the different cultural aspects that might come from the different areas.
Class Time: 50 minutes
Objectives:
1. Students will watch excerpts from the movie endless summer to gain different cultural perspectives posed from 3 different areas.
2. Students will follow one activity in 3 separate areas in the movie
3. Students will add key words presented in class or the movie to their word bank dictionaries.
4. Students will be able to compare and contrast the cultural and physical difference within the movie (landscape, culture, climate, dangers, safety measures taken)
Pre Activity (10 minutes)
Students will discuss how areas might be different - physically and culturally - these responses will be written on the board by the teacher.
Activity (30 minutes)
Students will watch excerpts from the closed captioned movie endless summer
Students will take notes on comparing/contrasting cultural and physical differences presented in the movie.
Students will respond to questions posed by the teacher during the movie on physical and or cultural differences seen in the movie.
Students will write down any key words in their word bank dictionaries
Post Activity (10 minutes)
Students will compare and contrast cultural and physical differences presented in the movie by orally responding to the teachers questions. Students will answer questions such as; what were the different types of climate in the different areas presented in the movie, How were the landscapes similar in the different areas, what were the different dangers presented in the 3 areas?
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on their additions to their word bank dictionaries.
Students will be evaluated on their participation from questions posed during the movie.
RESOURCES
Richard-Amato, Patricia. (1996) Making It Happen: Interaction in the Second Language Classroom. 2nd Edition, New York: Addison - Wesley.
Lecture Notes - ED 3561 - Paula Kristmanson
NCFS - guidelines to developing a multidimensional unit
Multidimensional Unit - Done by a former student, Title: World Destinations, Field Of Experience: Travel
Movie - Endless Summer
Internet Sources
www.travel.roughguides.com (Information on travel)
www.travel.iafrica.com (Information on travelling to Africa)
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations (A guide to any country)
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel (A guide on landscapes, countries, with great links)
www.gorp.com/default.htm (Great outdoor recreation pages)
www.indo.com/distance/ (Information on the distance between any 2 cities in the World)
www.enn.com (The environmental news network - weather, conditions, dangers)
http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_cultures/Cultures_and_Groups/Cultures
(Information on the culture in different areas)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resource/ngo/maps
Or
www.maps.com (Countries maps, facts, statitiscs, travel zones, travel alert information)
www.maps.com/explore/timeclock
(Tells a traveller what time it is in many different areas in the World)
http://media.maps.com (Tells a traveller on the weather/climate to thier destination)
www.myteam.com (Great outdoor education site)
www.infoplease.com/countries/html
(Information on anything one might need about a particular country)