Tai Po Old Market Public School (Plover Cove)

Using readers as the organizing focus for curriculum planning

Using readers as the organizing focus for curriculum planning

04.12.2004

New Welcome to English Bk 4A2003-04

  Module 1 : Me and my friends readers

Unit 1 Getting to know you *N-O Spells NO!Unit 2 Good mannersUnit 3 Getting fitter

  (Students write about their Katie, give advice to her and compare themselves with her.

Students find out about their family and friends and make comparisons.)

Module 2 : Me and my family 

Unit 4 Record holders *This is my familyUnit 5 About my family *Berenstain Bear & too much pressure

Unit 6 Every day Unit 7 Lazy Lizzie

(Students complete a project on ‘This is my family’. Students do a radio play for a scene in ‘Berenstain Bear’)

Module 3: Food and drink 

Unit 8 Shopping for foodUnit 9 Cooking class

 (This is for self-study as students are very familiar with the module. Students make a dictionary on food.)

‘Reading to learn’ culture & rich

learning experiences --- +language arts

materials

Curriculum planning & organization ---

thematic modules for integrated work

Module: Me and my family

Unit 5: ‘About my family’

Focus: using adverbs of frequency, comparatives & superlatives to describe family members

My father (a given piece of writing for students to model on)

Expected

product:

Modeled writing

from workbook

R & W

How do we mark this piece of work?

What are we looking for?

My mother I think my mother is

the kindest person in my family. She always helps people. She usually helps with my homework too. (Student A)

My sister I think my sister is the most

helpful person in the family. She always helps people. She often helps me do my homework too.

(Student B)

Expected

product

Modeled writing

Students’ work---the best …

- Most words and ideas from the given lists

- Standard length and content

My mother I think my mother is th

e most hard-working person in the family. She always does the housework. She usually cooks the dinner to for us too.

(Student C)

My brother I think my brother is the funniest person in the family. He always plays tricks. He often tells me funny jokes with me.

(Student D)

Expected

product

Modeled writing

Students’ work---the not so good ones with more mistakes …

How big is the difference?

What can we expect?

This is my family This is my family by GINA and MERCER MAYERby GINA and MERCER MAYER Golden Books Publishng Company, Inc. Golden Books Publishng Company, Inc.

Evidence of learning

attitude, writing style, content,

feelings, presentation, skills

language ……

This is my family

By GINA & MERCER MAYER

Follow-up task book

-develop reading &

writing skills

, vocabulary

repertoire

and application

of language learnt

-develop positive

attitudes & values &

appreciation for story

Reflection on learning-teachingReflection on learning-teaching use of various strategies:

task-book

reading aloud

dictation

sharing

oral presentation……

consolidation

sharing

support

This is my family Lots of adjectives describing people:active, warm, fun, funny, special, cute, naughty, busy, tired, happy, cheerful, sad, miserable, angry, lucky, lazy, polite, lovely, troublesome, noisy, boring, nice, clever, smart, dynamic, hard-working, careless, careful, silent, neat, greedy, depressing, tired, sleepy, angry, rude, curious, stupid, naïve, kind, loving, caring, friendly, helpful, afraid, hardhearted, scared, tricky, serious, stubborn, simple, unreliable, has responsibility, awkward, fierce, lonely, pretty, good-looking, beautiful, handsome, ugly, disapproving, exhausted, interested, problem, strange, shy, dirty, different, good, fat, thin, strong, weak, young, old,  Biggest likes: family, baby, sister, toys, pets, doing homework, be a good critterBiggest dislikes: sister hurts my toys, baby cries, help dad do housework, housework, cat Father’s job: officer, office worker, manager, clerk, computer operator, boss, owner of factory, writer, typewriter (typist), the story no speak What I love her (mother) most: take care of us, sit up with me when I’m sick, make me feel better when I hurt myself, her personality, tolerant, make us cakes Sister’s job: student, go to school, no job

This is my family Lots of adjectives describing people:active, warm, fun, funny, special, cute, naughty, busy, tired, happy, cheerful, sad, miserable, angry, lucky, lazy, polite, lovely, troublesome, noisy, boring, nice, clever, smart, dynamic, hard-working, careless, careful, silent, neat, greedy, depressing, tired, sleepy, angry, rude, curious, stupid, naïve, kind, loving, caring, friendly, helpful, afraid, hardhearted, scared, tricky, serious, stubborn, simple, unreliable, has responsibility, awkward, fierce, lonely, pretty, good-looking, beautiful, handsome, ugly, disapproving, exhausted, interested, problem, strange, shy, dirty, different, good, fat, thin, strong, weak, young, old,  Biggest likes: family, baby, sister, toys, pets, doing homework, be a good critterBiggest dislikes: sister hurts my toys, baby cries, help dad do housework, housework, cat Father’s job: officer, office worker, manager, clerk, computer operator, boss, owner of factory, writer, typewriter (typist), the story no speak What I love her (mother) most: take care of us, sit up with me when I’m sick, make me feel better when I hurt myself, her personality, tolerant, make us cakes Sister’s job: student, go to school, no job

Summary of vocabulary used

& ideas expressed

Open-ended tasks diversities: language, skills & attitudes

Not to mention the project …

Assessment for learning: teachers’ feedback

Students’ project on ‘My family’Students’ project on ‘My family’The best work from the same student in the

first piece of modeled writing

What evidence of learning can we gather What evidence of learning can we gather from our students’ projects? from our students’ projects?

How do students perform in general?How do students perform in general?

Differences between students’ work in Differences between students’ work in modeled writing and project on ‘My family’modeled writing and project on ‘My family’

• design of worksheet/task• requirements of conventional worksheet vs project work

• input & support

• length, attitude

• content, feelings, style

• language use (patterns, vocabulary …..)

• skillsFactors leading to the differences

Do we assess and analyse students’ projects iDo we assess and analyse students’ projects in a different way? How and why?n a different way? How and why?

Very positive attitude taken from Critter

Attitude/ values

towards family

(copying + enrichment)

Strong perso

nal

feelings

Strong personal fe

elings with a sens

e of humour

Writing style

Authentic / purposeful use of target

language : ‘always, sometimes, never’

What evidence of learning can we find What evidence of learning can we find from weaker students’ work?from weaker students’ work?

How do we interpret their learning?How do we interpret their learning?

Projects from weaker students

Simpler sentences and ideas …..

Use of isolated sentences

Use of mind-map and fact file

Use of mind-map and fact file

Feedback on student learning

Catering for learner diversity & promoting learner

independence ‘variation in

style and presentation’

Tai Po Old Market Public School (Plover Cove)

Assessment Form for English Projects

Impact of reader

Strong personal

touch

Impact of reader

Reflection on Reflection on curriculum planningcurriculum planning

the use of readers

the beauty of integration

from reading to writing