Better Community, Better Life: Teachers' Lesson Plan Competition Template
* Compulsory fields – you may use as many pages as you need. Lesson plan title*: Cheng Huang Temple Exploration Better Community – Better Life theme*: Theme 2 - Community Culture Curriculum area*: Suggested cross-curriculum links: Integrative Activities Social Studies Arts and Humanities Information Technology Education Suggested level / age*: Lesson length*: Grade 5-6 / 11-12 12 classes（480 minutes） Learning objectives*: 1.By visiting Cheng Huang Temple and data collecting, students may understand the god, architecture, temple ornaments, and worshipping of Cheng Huang Temple, and explore the culture “Be good, don’t be bad.” 2. By doing project, students can introduce the characters of Cheng Huang Temple or publicize “Be good, don’t be bad” in our daily life. Links to previous learning / curriculum fit: Social Studies Grade 4 / The environment of our hometown：historical sites、historic streets、temples Arts and Humanities Grade 5 / The Architecture Appreciation of SIAO-NA Cheng Huang Temple Resources*: 1.Book： （1）台灣的城隍廟（黃柏芸，2006） （2）Project-Based Learning Handbook（Thom Markham, John Mergendoller, John Larmer & Jason Ravitz, 2007） 2.Website：http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw（Search：台灣府城隍廟、台灣城隍廟列表） Starter / Introduction Timing Groupings Activity I. BCBL Explaination and Theme Decision 1. Teachers introduce BCBL activity and how to take part in it. 34students 2. Teachers discuss with students what spots near our 40 minutes Whole class community that we can explore the culture of Taiwan? 3. Students decide the most expected theme from those they have mentioned before to explore. II. Initially searches of Cheng Huang Temple and Orientation of visitation. 1. Teachers introduce the god of Cheng Huang Temple and its architecture to create the basic concepts of Cheng Huang Temple and give the hints to the 34students 40 minutes students to focus on when they go visiting Cheng Whole class Huang Temple. 2. Teahcers explain the route, the learning point and the further information, ex. teachers who go along with, belongings, taboo and so on. The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland).
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III. Visit to Cheng Huang Temple 1. Teachers guide the architecture of temple to students, students take notes and pictures. 2. Teachers lead students into the temple, introduce the ornaments and their meanings, students take notes and pictures. 3. Teachers introduce the god of Cheng Huang Temple and how to worship, students take notes and pictures. Main activities* Activity I. Concepts Integration and Questions Confirmation Questions Guiding: How to transfer the culture of Cheng Huang Temple to concrete works and share its meaning of culture with the people of the world? 1. According to the questions that mentioned by teachers, students try to discuss the concepts of the culture of Cheng Huang Temple, and teachers help them to construct the mind map. 2. Teachers discuss with students the concepts of mind map, and confirm their meanings. II. Face and Solve the Problems 1. According to the mind map, students choose the main concept that they want to present, and bring up the methods to show the concrete meaning of Cheng Huang Temple. Teachers give them some suggestions. 2. Every student chooses a method to present their work. They can do it individually or work together by 2-4 people. III. Works 1. Students spend 4 classes to do their works, and hand in before presentation and feedback. 2. According to the method that present by students, teachers are assigned to instruct. The contents of instruction include the operation of information technology, the suggestions of work presentation, and English expression. 3.Teachers give the assessment rubrics to the students, students have to make sure that if they fit in with the assessment rubrics.(The assessment rubrics as attachment) Plenary / Summary Activity I. Presentation and Feedback 1. Teachers classify students’ works according to their method of creation and give the feedback in written form in advance. 2. Students spend 3-5 minutes to present their works in order. 3. After presentation, teachers give oral feedback and give them the written form to revise. 4. After finishing the activity, students can revise their works according to the feedback and hand in them again.
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Student’s Multiple Product Rubric（Cheng Huang Temple） Item
The theme and content of the work can present the cultural meaning of Cheng Huang Temple. The theme and content of the work provides with the multiplicity of culture. It can show the respect, tolerate, care and practice of the earth citizen.
The content of the work has creativity, and it can involve different materials to present.
Weighting
Weighting proportion
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4
3
2
1
×5
Over 80% of the content presents the Cultural of the Cheng Huang Temple.
About 60%-80% of the content presents the Cultural of the Cheng Huang Temple.
About 40%-60% of the content presents the Cultural of the Cheng Huang Temple.
About20%-40% of the content presents the Cultural of the Cheng Huang Temple.
Below 20% of the content presents the Cultural of the Cheng Huang Temple.
×4
Over 80% of the content presents the Cultural multiplicity.
About 60%- 80% of the content presents the Cultural multiplicity.
About 40%- 60% of the content presents the Cultural multiplicity.
About 20%- 40% of the content presents the Cultural multiplicity.
Below 20% of the content presents the Cultural multiplicity.
The work has the creativity extremely.
The work has “much” creativity.
The work has “some” creativity.
The work has “few” creativity.
The work has “no” creativity.
Use 2 kinds of materials to present the work.
Use only 1 kind of material to present the work.
Use only 1 kind of material to present the work.
Use only 1 kind of material to present the work.
About 50％-80％ information is from the first-hand. The second-hand information has to be indicated the source.
About 20％-50％ information is from the first-hand. The second-hand information has to be indicated the source.
Blow 20％ information is from the first-hand. The second-hand information has to be indicated the source.
50％-80％ express in English correctly.
20%- 50% express in English correctly.
below20% express in English correctly.
×5 Use over 3 kinds of materials to present the work.
The material of the work is originality, if the information is second - hand; students have to indicate the source.
×3
The information is totally first-hand.
The information over 80% is firsthand. The secondhand information has to be indicated the source.
Students can use correct English to describe the work.
×3
Express in English completely correctly.
Over 80% express in English correctly.
Total／Suggestion
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