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More is Less or Less is More?!

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Carmen Avrouskine

Summary

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost – introducing the communicative concept of negotiation, connecting to English language use in classroom, using experimental explanatory teaching methods.

Learning Objectives

1. Interests vs opinions
2. Inquiry & acknowledgment vs advocacy
3. Ladder of inference – data, interpretation, conclusion
4. Focusing on the goal – win-win
5. Expressing empathy before offering solution

Lead-in / Preparation

• Choose the English center for this activity – it has two entering doors.
• Prepare signs for the doors to choose either one to enter – path one & two.
• Prepare two different boxes of sweets – toffies & candies.
• Ask students to choose and open one of the boxes.
• Handout worksheets with HOTS literature concepts.
• Handout vocabulary list of negotiation vocabulary/chunks/fill in sentences.
• Handout sheet to choose a summarizing activity – reflection/video clip/flashcards.

Estimated Class-Time Required

• 90 minutes-lesson for pre-activity, basic understanding and summarizing.
• 45 minutes-lesson to prepare post-activity.
• 45 minutes-lesson to present in class.

Description of Activities

1. Meet students at English center and ask to choose a door to enter.
2. Ask them to choose a box to open and pick a sweet.
3. Handout WS to write process of decision – small groups.
4. Switch candies – negotiation skills – inquiring, acknowledgement, advocacy.
5. Relate to HOTS and ladder of inference – data, interpretation, conclusion.
6. Start preparing the portfolio with WS.
7. Read the poem.
8. Answer LOTS questions from Literature book.
9. Prepare flashcards with negotiation concept vocabulary/questions/chunks.
10. Plan final assignment – post activity – reflection/video clip/poster/dance, etc.

Key Vocabulary / Phrases

• New vocabulary – HOTS, poem, negotiation.
• Asking questions chunks – interview, inquiry.
• Reflection vocabulary.

Assessment

• Completing a Literature portfolio as per inspectorate request.
• Creating a video clip.
• Interviewing a family member/friend on a personal dilemma.
• Building similar activity for youth movement activity/dancing drill/sports drill, etc.
• Preparing a slam poem on the topic.

Reflection

• Creating an activity using the skills of inquiry, acknowledgement and advocacy.
• Presenting it in class.
• Mentioning three new skills gained from this activity.

Comments

This activity is planned for 11^th graders 4 points students, medium level of English.

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