MYP3 Lesson 1 2024

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MYP3 Lesson 1 2024

Good 

Morning

Today's Lesson

- Getting to know each other

- Introducing Unit 1 

- Talking about comedy

Introductions

Mister Dessens

Teacher for 22 years

Teacher @ISD for 4 years

Dutch (but Australian mother)

Family: 2 kids (daughter & son)

Hobbies: Bouldering/Cycling/Yoga/Reading/Music

Who are you??

Name & age

family

hobbies/sports

Where are you from? / nationality?

How long have you been in the Netherlands?

Where else have you lived?

Language and Literature

3 periods a week

reading/ writing/ listening/ watching & speaking

discovering the world through Literature

Class Rules

On time & prepared

Always bring your Macbook (full battery)

Notebook and pens

Book to read

No eating&drinking in class

Having fun

What do you read?

What was the last book you have read?

Which books do you know that have been turned into films?

On a more serious note...

Are there any questions?

Writing task

If a genie were to magically appear and grant me three wishes I would wish for.....

Explain what, why  and how you would use the thing you wish for. 

You can't wish for more wishes/genies/etc.

(Hand in on Toddle?)

Introducing Unit 1

Is laughter the best medicine?

What makes you laugh?

Funniest book ever read?

Funniest film ever seen?

Who is the best comedian you know?

Questions

What are your impressions and what is the effect the clip produced on you?

What genre do you think this belongs to?

Which features made it entertaining?

The comedies of William Shakespeare use cases of mistaken identity, comic characters and confusing relationships to give us perspective on life and society.

William Shakespeare

"Twelfth Night"

Questions

What are your impressions and what is the effect the clip produced on you?

What genre do you think this belongs to?

Which features made it entertaining?

Reading: "What is comedy?"

Read the text in the link.

Look up any words that are hindering you in understanding the content of the text.

Write a brief summary of the text.

Reading: "Is Shakespeare funny?"

Read the text in the link on the left side of the page:

"What are the conventions of Shakespearean comedy?"

Look up any words that are hindering you in understanding the content of the text.