Better Community, Better Life: Teachers' Lesson Plan Competition Template
* compulsory fields – you may use as many pages as you need. Lesson plan title*: A Progressive and Sparking City- Kaohsiung Better Community – Better Life theme*: Better YouChang – Better Life: Young ＆ Colorful Curriculum area*: Suggested cross-curriculum links: English History, Geography Suggested level / age*: 13-14 years old Lesson length*: 90 minutes one period 10 periods Learning objectives*: Explore what the characteristics of Kaohsiung are. Explore what the characteristics of Youchang are. Investigate how Youchang has developed over time. Investigate how such developments have enabled Youchang to transition. Links to previous learning / curriculum fit: English: Personal Profile-How to introduce my personal information History: the history of Taiwan ＆ the history of Kaohsiung Geography: the geograpgy of Taiwan ＆ the geography of Kaohsiung Resources*: 1. 7 personal computers 2. Smart Board interactive whiteboards 3. Kaohsiung City http://www.kcg.gov.tw/EN/Index.aspx 4. Youchang Yuanshuai Temple http://www.jcps.kh.edu.tw/web/tem_bright/cyberfair/cyberfair97/chinese/index.htm 5. World Games 2009 http://www.worldgames2009.tw/wg2009/eng/index.php 6. National Stadium http://www.nssac.gov.tw/english/index.aspx 7. Youchang http://www.yocjh.kh.edu.tw/releaseRedirect.do?unitID=183&pageID=3048 8. National University of Kaohsiung http://intro.nuk.edu.tw/eng/main.htm
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Starter / Introduction Timing 1st class 2nd class 3rd class 4th class
Groupings 7 groups Group A1 Group A2 Group B1 Group B2 Group B3 Group C1 Group C2
Activity Present 1. Tell the students what we are going to do this semester 2. Show an example of self-introduction 3. Ask every students to write down their won selfintroduction 4. Show students how to draw a mind map Main activities*
Timing 5th-6th class 7th-8th class 9th-10th class 11th-12th class
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7 groups Group A1 Group A2 Group B1 Group B2 Group B3 Group C1 Group C2
Timing 13 -14th class 15th-16th class
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7 groups Group A1 Group A2 Group B1 Group B2 Group B3 Group C1 Group C2
Activity Practice 1. Revise and summerise self-introduction to make a PPT and make a self-introduction with the PPT 2. Divide students into seven groups accroding to their own abilities. Give each group an article about Hong Kong and let them practice classifying and organizing the information by drawing a mind map. 3. Surf the English website of Youchang Junior High School. Give some questions about the history of Youchang Junior High School and let them find out the answers. 4. Let each group decides the subtopic they want to do to attend the BCBL competition Group A1- From The Earth to Youchang, Kaohsiung Grpug A2- Kaohsiung (Past, Present, and Future) Group B1- Zouying- Beautiful Lotus Pond Group B2- Introduction of Youchang Junior High School Group B3- National Statium in Youchang Group C1-Youchang Youashuai Temple Group C2- Tasty and Pretty Kaohsiung 5. Serch imformations and photos on the internet for their own topics and get the ideas from their life in school or in our community Plenary / Summary Activity Produce 1. Generalize the ideas and information with the concept of mind mapping. 2. Each group produces a PPT of their topics and makes a presention
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