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Each of these sections contains activities. At the beginning of each lesson is a list of the topics covered in that lesson. At the end of each lesson are remedial and extension activities, which you may complete if time allows.
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YEAR PLAN
LESSON 1: News of the day
LESSON 2: Space archaeology
LESSON 3: Magical and mythical creatures
LESSON 4: Lights, camera, action!
LESSON 5: It’s a mystery …
LESSON 6: Food, glorious food!
LESSON 7: Mad Middle Ages
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LESSON 8: Forest friends
LESSON 9: Things that go bump in the night …
LESSON 10: Be happy to be you!
LESSON 11: Gorillas
LESSON 12: All hands on deck!
LESSON 13: The Owl House
LESSON 14: Animal heroes
4 LESSON 15: Women who changed the world
LESSON 16: Puppet theatre
LESSON 17: Invented by accident
LESSON 18: Time to slow down …
UNIT 3: Weeks 1 – 2
LESSON 10:
Be happy to be you!
In this lesson you will:
• do a listening comprehension
• take part in a discussion
• read an information text
• summarise the text
• complete a comprehension activity
• follow prompts to complete a form
• revise collective nouns
• learn about noun clauses and adjectival and adverbial clauses
• revise abbreviations: initialism, acronym, clipped words, and truncation
Sample
Stop comparing yourself to others – your friends, celebrities, models, etc. Do you sometimes feel that you need that new phone or pair of designer shoes, not because you really want it, but because you feel like you should have it – that people will like you more if you do? It is very easy to get caught in this web, but remember you do not have to have (or even want) everything that others have. You are different people with different lives. So, do your best to stay focused on your own life, and forget the rest. In the end, what everyone else is doing has little to no impact on your success and happiness.
Be happy with who you are and learn to be grateful each day. It may seem difficult when you see others being successful or popular and you may think that you are not enough. That is simply not true – who you are is more than enough. Try this, before you go to sleep at night think of at least five things you are grateful for whether it is your family, or great marks on a test, spend some time thinking of all the things that made you smile.
This technique diverts your attention from all the things you do not have or the embarrassing moments of the day like your hair having a mind of its own or the pimple that decided to show up on school photo day and instead makes you remember all the things (both big and small!) that you should appreciate. Instead of falling asleep obsessing over the ‘cool kids’ and what they will be wearing to the school dance, rest easy thinking about all the positives in your life. Rather doze off thinking how adorable your dog is or how lucky you are to have a room of your own. There is no better way to end the day.
We all want more or to look different or run faster. And, to some extent, that is a good thing. But, if you spend every spare moment only thinking about all the things you do not have or wish you did, you are setting yourself up for a life of stress and discontent. Learn to be happy with what you have and who you are and what you look like right now. BE HAPPY TO BE YOU!
There are many characters in literature and film who are not perfect, and yet, they manage to shine and even become heroes. This shows us that we do not need to be perfect to be valuable to others or that having an imperfection makes us less than others. Literature not only helps us feel seen but also teaches us about others’ experiences. Read about these characters and find some inspiration in their stories.
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Quasimodo from the novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.
Quasimodo: I never realised till now how ugly I am because you are so beautiful ... I am not a man! I am not a beast! I am about as shapeless as the man in the moon! I am deaf, you know, but you can speak to me by signs.
Esmeralda: Why did you save me?
Quasimodo: You ask me why I saved you? Oh, I tried to carry you off, and the next day you gave me a drink of water and little pity.
Quasimodo is the classic symbol of a courageous heart beneath a grotesque exterior. He was the bell ringer in the Notre Dame cathedral, society’s outcast because he was deformed and hunchbacked. Considered a monster, he led a solitary life; all contact with society came in the form of laughter, ridicule, and painful humiliation. Yet beneath his misshapen body was a heart whose love was matched by no other. Born into poverty and despair, Quasimodo let none of that affect him. He shows us that it is not the circumstances in which we live that determine who we are and that a person’s true nature is on the inside.
Edward Scissorhands from the movie by Tim Burton.
Kim: Well ... a long time ago, an inventor lived in that mansion. He made many things, I suppose. He also created a man. He gave him insides, a heart, a brain, everything. Well, almost everything. You see, the inventor was very old. He died before he got to finish the man he invented, so the man was left by himself ... incomplete and all alone.
Granddaughter: He did not have a name?
Kim: Of course, he had a name. His name was Edward.
Edward is an inventor’s greatest creation, the first near-complete replication of a person, but the creator dies before Edward’s hands have been completed and Edward is left with scissors for hands. He learns that his hands are good for something like cutting hair and hedges and soon people learn to like him. Edward Scissorhands is an untraditional hero. He is intensely shy and socially backwards. Edward has nothing but good intentions and does his best to act on those intentions. He is at the mercy of a world that does not understand him. So, acting on those intentions in a world filled with enemies makes him heroic.
Forrest Gump from the novel by Winston Groom.
Jenny: What is wrong with your legs?
Forrest: Um, nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.
Forrest was born with strong legs but a crooked spine. He was forced to wear leg braces which made walking difficult and running nearly impossible. He also had a relatively low IQ of 75, which nearly prevented him from being accepted into public school. Despite his physical and mental challenges, Forrest’s mother told him not to let anyone tell him he was different, telling him ‘stupid is as stupid does.’ Forrest is often bullied because of his physical disability and marginal intelligence.
Sample
‘The things that make me different are the things that make me.’ — Piglet
Piglet is the tiniest of Winnie the Pooh’s friends. He is a great role model because he wants to prove himself and this often shows us that size does not matter all that much.
There are many things we can learn from Piglet.
1. He tries to be brave, despite being afraid.
Piglet is terrified of most things. But he never lets that stop him from doing what he needs to do. He tries incredibly hard to overcome his fears and be brave, despite wanting to run away and hide.
2. He is passionate. He is not just a friend when things are going well. Piglet values the relationships he has with others as the most important things.
3. He battles his insecurities. All of them, every day. Despite being embarrassed by some of them, he still makes it a priority to overcome them in the best way he can.
Piglet from Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
4. He cares for others.
All Piglet wants is for those around him to be happy, and he feels disappointed when he cannot make it happen for them.
5. He never judges his friends. It does not matter to him that Eeyore is depressed and a bit of a downer or that Pooh often overlooks everything he does for him. He loves all of them, despite any flaws, and stands by them no matter what.
6. He proves it is all right to be afraid. Despite being ashamed and embarrassed about his insecurities, Piglet proves over and over that it is all right to be afraid. The lesson he teaches is that if you work hard to overcome your fear, it is all right to be nervous or worried.
7. He stutters.
Here is a major literary character with a speech impediment and yet his friends accept him for who he is and do not make fun of him for it. Remember, being less than perfect is perfectly all right!
8. He ignores fashion trends!
In the original stories, Piglet is often dressed in a long green jersey. In the Disney versions, he is always in a magenta striped bodysuit. These may not be the most ontrend items, but Piglet does not care. He is a pig who knows his style!
From these characters’ stories, we can see that what you look like makes no difference to who you are. You are unique and the world needs your talents, your voice, and your quirkiness. Go out there and JUST BE YOU, not a flimsy version of someone else!
Further reading
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Find the Adrian Mole series online or at the library and enjoy the humour, adventures, and broken heart of the boy aged 13 ¾.
Wednesday, January 14th
Joined the library. Got Care of the Skin, Origin of Species, and a book by a woman my mother is always going on about. It is called Pride and Prejudice, by a woman called Jane Austen. I could tell the librarian was impressed. Perhaps she is an intellectual like me. She didn’t look at my spot, so perhaps it is getting smaller. About time!
Mr Lucas was in the kitchen drinking coffee with my mother. The room was full of smoke. They were laughing, but when I went in, they stopped.
Mrs Lucas was next door cleaning the drains. She looked as if she was in a bad mood. I think Mr and Mrs Lucas have got an unhappy marriage. Poor Mr Lucas!
None of the teachers at school have noticed that I am an intellectual. They will be sorry when I am famous. There is a new girl in our class. She sits next to me in Geography. She is all right. Her name is Pandora, but she likes being called ‘Box’. Don’t ask me why. I might fall in love with her. It’s time I fell in love, after all, I am 13 3/4 years old. Activity 136: Do a listening comprehension
Listen to the information text your facilitator reads to you. Follow on the form as your facilitator reads.
Surname
First names
Date of birth ID number Title
Details of employee
Email address
Banking details
Name of bank: UFIRST BANK
Account holder: SJ WALKER
Account number: 7131 495 865
Branch code: 003255
Type of account: SAVINGS
Next of kin: JONATHAN WALKER Telephone:
Activity 137: Talk about the uses of forms
There are many different types and uses of forms. Talk about the form below which is often seen on your cellphone and could be used to create an account or set up a social network. What other forms can you think of that we complete often? Think about school registration forms, medical information forms, loyalty programmes at retail shops, etc.
Activity 138: Have a panel discussion
Sample
New York, 4 October 2018: Cast on stage at the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child panel during New York Comic Con at Jacob Javits Center.
• A complete guide with all the texts (contemporary and classic) for comprehension exercises, speeches, and reading included.
• Contains tips for better writing, critical reading and understanding.
• Lays the foundation for literary studies in higher grades.
• Interesting and fun themes to inspire curiosity and enrich general knowledge.
• Various levels of questions and activities to develop language skills and critical thinking.
• Complete explanations on grammar and syntax.
• Practical examples of writing tasks.
• Encourages independent reading and research and broadens vocabulary.
• Use in school or at home.
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