Assessment for Learning Resource Bank

Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity – A Lesson for Jack

 

Learning Targets for Key Stage 2 :

ESb - to respond to characters and events in imaginative and other narrative texts through oral, written and performative means
ISb - to converse about feelings, interests, preferences, ideas, experiences and plans
KSb - to interpret and use simple given information through processes or activities such as labelling, matching, sequencing, describing, classifying; and to follow simple instructions

Learning Objectives:

Text Types

Vocabulary

Language Items and Communicative Functions

Language Skills

Attitudes

Generic Skills

- stories

N.A.

- use the simple past tense to talk about past events

- develop sensitivity towards language use in the process of communication

- develop sensitivity towards language use in the process of communication

- communication skills
- collaboration skills

Related Basic Competencies:

L3-R-3-P6BC: Showing a basic understanding of simple and familiar texts by reading aloud the texts with comprehensible pronunciation and generally appropriate pace, stress, rhythm and intonation
L3-R-5-P6BC: Using a range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of simple texts with the help of cues
L3-W-3-P6BC:
Writing and/or responding to simple texts with relevant information and ideas (including personal experiences, imaginative ideas and evaluative remarks) with the help of cues
L3-W-4-P6BC: Writing simple texts using a small range of vocabulary, sentence patterns, cohesive devices and verb forms fairly appropriately with the help of cues despite some spelling and grammatical mistakes
L3-W-5-P6BC: Constructing short and simple texts on familiar topics with little guidance to communicate one's own ideas and experiences intelligibly
L3-S-3-P6BC: Providing and/or exchanging (asking and answering) simple information and ideas (including personal experiences, imaginative ideas and evaluative remarks), and attempting to provide some elaboration with the help of cues

Activity

Description

Duration

(mins.)

For students'self-access

Part 1

An interactive activity: A Lesson for Jack
While reading the interactive story, learners are given opportunity to respond to the characters and events throughout the story.

15

Part 2

 Activity Plan

A classroom activity: Let’s Act the Story!
Learners first read aloud and then act out the story. After that, they are going to evaluate their own performance according to the success criteria shared with the teacher before the role- play.

30

Part 3

A classroom activity: An Email to a Friend
Learners write an email to a friend after the incident. They need to summarize the incident briefly and clearly and to talk about their feelings. After that, they are going to evaluate their own performance according to the success criteria shared with the teacher before the writing task.

30