Mary Grace Cavallaro
Create a classroom discussion on patriotism, stimulate ideas from visuals, and get students thinking and brainstorming ideas in English.
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For a pronunciation sample see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52dfJnLkEd4&feature=related
Lesson plan
Class:
• Level: intermediate/upper-inter/advanced learners
• School: Italian Scientifico/Linguistico 3 or 4th year capable to have a classroom discussion
Prerequisites:
• None
Lecture organisation:
• Time: from 15 to 50 mins according to the liveliness of the conversation
• Additional tools needed: Overhead projector, whiteboard
NB: Suggested structure:
• Image: elicit information from students on visual shown.
• Context: set cultural context/background
• Reading: elicit meaning of difficult words from context and then explain in context. Social and historical information is crucial at this point ofLP.
Texts:
• Text: to be read in class• Further readings: provide essential bibliography on the history of the pledge of allegiance and possibly history of the US flag (to be done as the following lesson).
Objectives:
• stimulate ideas from visuals
• get students thinking and brainstorming in English
• create a classroom discussion on patriotism.
 The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States_Cavallaro | [Scarica la lezione in formato .doc] | 39 kB |
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