YEAR 12 ENGLISH COMMUNICATION TERM 3, 2015

UNIT: PAY IT FORWARD

Focus: The focus of this unit is to teach students how to give back to their community-school or wider and appreciate the altruistic nature of community organisations. This should be through utilising student interests and current needs in the community. Students will be involved physically in assisting an organisation or cause through either making physical resources, fund-raising, giving their time to assist with an activity etc

Weeks: 3- 4 weeks ASSESSMENT: Journal entries 300-400 words Report for school newsletter /Facebook page

LEARNING GOALS / SUCCESS CRITERIA / RESOURCES
Learning Goal: To explain set quotations/clipabout “paying it forward” and define key terms.
DK: terms- altruistic, humanitarian philanthropiccharitable, benevolent, compassionate, generous, sympathetic , empathetic, considerate
PK: Define= term+ category+ special
Feature
Explain=show understanding by providing the meaning and reasons for something / TEEL paragraph explanation (collaboratively as a class)
Glossary –mix and match correctly / Pay it forward sayings
Glossary-ask students to place terms in alphabetical order and match with the definitions provided.

Learning Goal:To explain the meaning of a set poem or lyrics
DK: Teel structure and use at least 3 glossary words
PK: Explain= / Cloze activity –glossary words
Teel paragraph (pairs) with peer evaluation / Cloze activity (to revise glossary words)
Songs ‘Where is the Love?”

Black Eyed Peas
Heal the World Micahel Jackson


Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise”
Peer evaluation sheet
Learning Goal: To explain the themeof a film (or extract)
DK: theme
PK: explain / TEEL paragraph / “Pay it Forward” film
“The Blind Side”film
Learning Goal: To summarise the achievements of key philanthropists / Retrieval chart completed
Read article or watch video on Bono/comprehension questions / Retrieval chart/list of philanthropists
Life Vest Inside


(Bono on Oprah

(Bill Gates and Bono)
Learning Goal: To identify the key activities and actions needed to carry out an altruistic activity / Brainstorm=mind map
Action Plan / Mind map
Action planning sheet

(1.Identify tasks, analayse and delegate tasks,SCHEMES,
Learning Goal: To apply the features of a newsletter report to reporton group activity / Newsletter report / News letter report samples
Learning Goal: To identify the generic structure of journal entries / Labelling of journal features and language / Journal sample /exemplar
Learning Goal: To reflect on the success of the group activity and personal gains / Journal entries / Guiding questions