Author Topic: Lesson 1: My School is Special (Read 7284 times)

sheila · « **on:** February 27, 2014, 01:11:15 PM »

This is a thread for any lesson material for J.L. Haas (2014 edition) Middle School English 2 Lesson 1: My School is Special. Please share your contributions here. Be sure to explain exactly what you are posting and please do not post multi-level materials in this thread. Also, any review lessons or materials should be posted in the review section for this grade. If you can't find what you're looking for here, be sure to check the previous edition of the book. Best of luck in your lesson planning!

iamrhart · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2014, 02:45:59 PM »

Lesson 1. Powerpoint.

Has lots of pictures. if it doesnt load, let me know
i have also provided a Lesson Vocabulary sheet, which covers the entire book. along with a couple 'choice' vocabulary words (from the book).

**added, week 2, Vocabulary Test.
could be used Before the Story. or after the Story

KilaniDrive · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2014, 02:14:28 PM »

I just made this lesson today. I haven't done this with a class yet, so fair warning. I also made a crossword puzzle for the warm up with some terms and transportation words we use in the lesson. I can't link it, but it's easy to find a puzzle creator on line if you want to do that. Thank you iamhart and full credit to you for the last slide of my powerpoint; I hate adding actions to slide and I can't image doing that many. If you want further info on how I plan to do this lesson, just post here. Good luck.

Kingeudey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2014, 06:18:48 PM »

Quote from: KilaniDrive on March 03, 2014, 02:14:28 PM

I just made this lesson today. I haven't done this with a class yet, so fair warning. I also made a crossword puzzle for the warm up with some terms and transportation words we use in the lesson. I can't link it, but it's easy to find a puzzle creator on line if you want to do that. Thank you iamhart and full credit to you for the last slide of my powerpoint; I hate adding actions to slide and I can't image doing that many. If you want further info on how I plan to do this lesson, just post here. Good luck.

Yours looks pretty dynamite as well. I hope to upload mine soon this evening. Thanks for the work!

Kingeudey · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2014, 10:36:44 PM »

Quote from: Kingeudey on March 03, 2014, 06:18:48 PM

Quote from: KilaniDrive on March 03, 2014, 02:14:28 PM
I just made this lesson today. I haven't done this with a class yet, so fair warning. I also made a crossword puzzle for the warm up with some terms and transportation words we use in the lesson. I can't link it, but it's easy to find a puzzle creator on line if you want to do that. Thank you iamhart and full credit to you for the last slide of my powerpoint; I hate adding actions to slide and I can't image doing that many. If you want further info on how I plan to do this lesson, just post here. Good luck.
Yours looks pretty dynamite as well. I hope to upload mine soon this evening. Thanks for the work!

I was just looking at mine and it is so location specific (my island) that I don't know that it would do anyone any good. I teach on an island west of Gwangju / Mokpo and so time and distance is important here (though I don't think the students give a ****.)

But all the questions and answers would be from my location. Unsure I'm going to upload it as I think everyone would have to eliminate a *lot of slides.

iamrhart · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2014, 09:46:02 AM »

Quote from: KilaniDrive on March 03, 2014, 02:14:28 PM

I just made this lesson today. I haven't done this with a class yet, so fair warning. I also made a crossword puzzle for the warm up with some terms and transportation words we use in the lesson. I can't link it, but it's easy to find a puzzle creator on line if you want to do that. Thank you iamhart and full credit to you for the last slide of my powerpoint; I hate adding actions to slide and I can't image doing that many. If you want further info on how I plan to do this lesson, just post here. Good luck.

thanks for the feedback.
actually, the last slide was the most fun. didnt take too long either. :) i just inserted the pictures like a grid. and chose one, moved it to the center, attached an action and noise. chose a different picture, moved it to the center, attached an action and noise, etc. etc.

royggarcia · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2014, 09:50:26 AM »

I received this new book last week. Here are the first two lessons that I have planned for this chapter. I have attached the PPTs and all accompanying documents. Please let me know if you have any questions. I have not taught these lessons so I cannot speak to what modifications need to be made. Hope they help!

ross.d · « **Reply #7 on:** March 04, 2014, 04:42:13 PM »

Being the opening week I'm taking it pretty easy on the students and myself.
Focusing on places - Vocabulary
Transport and the expressions: ride, by, on foot
Also the article 'The,' although its impossible to explain

Page 12 of the textbook

With a bingo game to follow.

Next week we'll go through the questions - how long, where, etc.

RHall · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2014, 04:46:35 PM »

Hey guys and gals out there. Here is lesson 1 A of the new book. This lesson goes over the "How do you go to school" phrase. I added some clarification on how else to say it because this sounded a bit unnatural to me. Ive also included a mine sweeper game at the end of the powerpoint.

If your not familiar how to play the game, one students asks the "How do you get to..." and picks a picture from the list of rows on the left, then another student answers by picking a picture from the columns. Click the box. Points. Bombs. Fun times... Ill be finishing 1B soon this week and ill post then.

Cheers everyone.

RHall · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2014, 02:39:36 PM »

Hey all,

Here is my G2L1B Lesson, going over the "How long does it take to go to...". Feel free to add some more practice slides if you wish. Also including a 'Price is Right" game to play as well. All pretty straight forward.

Cheers

Aqvm · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2014, 10:53:24 AM »

For the record, it takes about 4 days to go to the moon. Not 5 minutes, not 9 hours.

KilaniDrive · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2014, 01:26:49 PM »

I know it takes 4 days for humans to get to and land on the moon. I will explain that, but I thought that was too similar an answer to 3 days to drive across the US (which is only true if you never sleep or stop for anything). 9 hours is how long it took a exploration vessel to get to and pass the moon's obit.

ross.d · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2014, 05:54:03 PM »

and 145 days by car driving at motorway speed...

gleathers87 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2014, 06:22:17 PM »

Does anyone have to do the "Think and Write" portion of this chapter? I've been assigned the task and I'm somewhat stumped on what to present material on. First time teacher having difficulties! So far.. I have material on why your school is special i.e. field track, tennis courts, etc. Then I have a few slides regarding "If you visit my school, I will show you..."

I considered going beyond visiting my school, and turning it into visiting my city, country, but I prefer to stay within the school category.

Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks!

Angelica · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:10:39 PM »

Week 1
I have to present listen & talk 1 &2 this week
As I have always gotten so much from this site I hope this helps others.

Week 2
Review & using "if"
Borrowed and created my own content.
For code breaker... I printed out small slips and gave to all my students. I can't find the original file but it should be easy to retype for y'all.

behrensk · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2014, 12:13:45 PM »

Here are the materials I used and will use for my class. First week focused on "How do you get to..." Second week will focus on "How long does it take..." Thanks to the creator of the minesweeper game. I did not create the bingo generator..the credits are included in the document. For the bingo game...you can use the generator to create random choices. Students then have to make sentences in their teams. "How long does it take to get to Seoul? It takes 32 seconds to get to Seoul" Then mark that space on their bingo card. Happy teaching!

KilaniDrive · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2014, 10:39:36 AM »

I'm playing a review game this week. Feel free to use it. You can kill some time at the beginning of class by having them move their desks and make team names. I'll also attach a word search I used as a warm up for my low-level students. I didn't make the game template.

Mousasaurus · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2014, 04:16:13 PM »

This is the lesson for our second week on the lesson. I modified and added some slides to a mashup of previous posts.

franpan08 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 25, 2014, 03:01:17 PM »

I like to throw in cultural lessons here and there and this one fits very well with the lesson. This is a True and False PP about American schools. My kids are very low-level, so my co-teacher was hands on during the lesson often translating things. But I don't think this would have been a problem is she was not there. I got them awake with easy school words, and then went right into the lesson.

This PP got my kids asking a lot of questions about schools. They could not really believe what I told them about Prom or about how early we started the day. If you have a chatty class, this will easily fill up a period. If not, Q&A drilling will make it the whole class as well. Hope this help!

Also sorry for the weird HS pictures of myself. My kids love them

shostager · « **Reply #19 on:** March 26, 2014, 05:47:16 PM »

Here's what I did for the second week teaching this (speaking and listening parts only) - note that I taught the expression "I take a/the X to X" the week before, so I'm trying to reinforce that in this lesson.
There's a bit of review, a listening activity (Sinatra song), and then Battleship (with explanation). I just printed out the boards with the places/methods of transportation already filled in, since I didn't have enough time to have the students make their own boards, but if you have that kind of time, more power to you.

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