Animal Rights
Elementary&Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about animals rights in the context of mistreatment and cruelty to animals in circuses
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a presentation in the context of animal rights
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a presentation in the context of animal rights
Procedure (29-41 minutes)
Teacher introduces herself and shows a few photos for encouraging students to think of the target topic. The teacher asks them to find the common point of the photos presented and lead them to discuss the main problems that animals face.
Before getting the students read the text in detail, the teacher asks them to skim it and find the correct title among the given options.
The teacher asks Ss doing popcorn reading. Before using the stated technique, as teacher will give them some time to skim the text, the students will feel more comfortable while reading aloud. The teacher picks the students and uses a bell for each time she asks the previous student pause reading. During the reading aloud activity, the teacher might help clarifying the text and ask questions for ensuring the comprehension
After reading the text, the Teacher asks the written questions for a better understanding. It's going to be a whole-class discussion so that the T will get them involved and get the opportunity for a better observation atmosphere. This after reading task will be followed by an individual activity with "true-false" questions.
The teacher groups the students and handouts colored paper sheets with required materials for preparing a poster. She asks them to find a slogan about one of the animals' problems and illustrate the poster accordingly. The teacher will observe them and make error corrections if it is required. The volunteered groups will present their poster.
If time allows, the teacher will ask the Ss come to the board and participate the vocabulary game. This smartboard game covers some of the adjectives and words which Ss might have already learned and also it targets getting the Ss differentiate some of the antonyms and synonyms.