This is a thread for any lesson material for Middle School English 2 Lesson 2: Welcome to the Show.  Please share your contributions here~!

Hi Knickknack, how were you able to insert the music videos directly into the powerpoint? Thanks!

I notice that some of you are planning music related content for this lesson. There's a song called 'Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva that's all about being invited to a show. Simple lyrics and lots of repetition. The video for the song might also provide good content.
cheers.

I did a similar ppt as the one posted below but had the students say what they thought about the music/actor/sports star/dance/book/movies.  They get into groups of 4-5 and discuss with their group first, then one group shares their group thoughts for each slide. 

The second lesson with this chapt. I have them create their own shows (very similar to the cut out puppets) and have the groups again share their thoughts of the students shows.  They are in the same group as the prior lesson, so they have a chance to take time outside of class to really make a good show.

I have attached the ppt below! 

What do you think of ___? Board Game

Adapted from somewhere. I used this with the textbook and also made sure that I elicited a lot of adjectives before we started. Change it however you want. Usually takes about 20 minutes if the students are diligent.

Not so fantastic, but it was the only way I could think of getting students to repeat this one A LOT.

@Lianne474:
I'm really sorry but when I just tried to re-embed the links, they didn't work.  :(
I guess you'll just have to use youtube for each video. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Here's what I've been using:

I used the ppt to warm them up (I copied some pictures from one of the first ppts on here - thanks), then went into my own version of hot or not. I couldn't remember exactly how to play it so I improvised. The rules are on the slide. My students surprisingly got really creative and pulled out adjectives I didn't even know they knew and it went on for a long time. They really enjoyed it, too.

Then I used the Mario Pass the Ball template from Daejeon and made a quick game for them. They also really liked that.
I have the OK GO This too shall pass video on the ending slide in case there is extra class time, but some classes didn't even get through the Hot or Not so it's more than enough for a class period.
Enjoy!

 :D i was just planning this for next week, great work, will use them in my class!!

@ hankmcmasters - my "ball" is a wadded up piece of paper that I swipe out of the recycling before class...

Hello all!

I just thought I'd share an easy activity idea that I just used in my class for this lesson.

After teaching the core expressions, I played this I agree/I disagree game:

I printed out 2 sheets of paper: 1 that read "I agree." and 1 that read "I don't agree."

I posted the sheets on opposite sides of the classroom and instructed students to listen as I read a number of opinion statements.  For each statement, I instructed students to move to the side of the classroom that represented their opinion.  Then, I used a piece of chocolate as an incentive and chose one student to answer the follow-up "What do you think about..." question with their own opinion. 

I've attached the word doc with the sentences I used in my class.This game was very successful and students got really into the activity! Probably lasted about 20-25 minutes? Good luck everyone!