Unit 2: What's news?

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Unit 2: What's news? 

What's news?

Lesson plan: 2 November

1. Getting started with the unit:

- Formatives and summatives

- Google drive

- Quizlet 

2. Dutch news: Describing images 

HW: Watch 'het jeugdjournaal'

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Getting started with the unit...

--> Until the Winter Holiday

--> 2 formatives + 2 summatives: Criterion A (Listening) and criterion C (Speaking) 

--> Google drive: make a new folder: Unit 2 - What's news? 

--> Quizlet: Join the classroom and add your new words to the list 

--> Once a week: The Big Newsquiz (Jeugdjournaal Quiz) 

The Dutch news

1. What do you see on the image?

- Ik zie ...

- Kleuren: groen, blauw, grijs, oranje, bruin,... 

2. What is this news about?

- Dit nieuws gaat over... 

3. Why is this news item important?

- Dit nieuws is belangrijk omdat... 

Lesson plan: 4 November

1. The big news quiz: Kahoot

2. Reading exercise: Present a news item 

3. Grammar exercises

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 9 November MYP3

1. Reading exercise: Present a news item 

2. Listening exercise: Robotdolfijnen 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Task: Present a news item (20 min)

You are going to read and summarise a news article from a Dutch newspaper. Make sure you can tell something about it. 

Phase 1: Read in Dutch and summarise in English 

--> jeugdjournaal.nl

Phase 2: Read in Dutch and summarise in Dutch

 --> jeugdjournaal.nl

Phase 3/3+: Read in Dutch and summarise in Dutch --> ad.nl 

Lesson plan: 9 November MYP2

1. Correction grammar exercises 

2. Listening exercise: Robotdolfijnen 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Listening exercise: Robotdolfijnen

1. What kind of robot animal have scientists in the USA developed?

2. Why did they make this robot animal?

3. How expensive is the robot animal first seen in the video?

4. Give 3 advantages of using robot animals instead of real animals.

5. When will we have zoos with robot animals according to Chris Verhoeven? 

6. What is the task of robot bird Robird?

7. Which robot animal is sometimes used in elderly homes as a 'cuddle friend'

Lesson plan: 10 November MYP2

1. Reading exercise: Robotdolfijnen

--> DutchB students documents folder

- Unit 2: What's news?

- Click your phase

- Read the text and answer the questions

Done? Watch 'Het jeugdjournaal'

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 11 November MYP1

1. The Big News Quiz

2. Correction Listening exercise 

3. Reading exercise: Robotdolfijnen

--> DutchB students documents folder

- Unit 2: What's news?

- Reading exercise

4. Vocabulary: Familie

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 16 November MYP3

1. Correction reading exercise: Robotdolfijnen 

2. In the meantime: 

- Listening exercise: The United States --> DutchB student documents

- Done? LearnDutch.org

Phase 1: Vocabulary

Phase 2+3: Listening exercises 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 16 November MYP2

1. Vocabulary exercise: 'De School'

2. Grammar: Writing exercises 

Pg. 56 - 61

Done? Watch 'Het Jeugdjournaal

HW: Finish writing exercises 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 17 November MYP3

1. Correction Listening exercise: The United States --> DutchB student documents

2. Speaking exercise: News interview

HW: Watch 'Het Jeugdjournaal' 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

News interview

1. For this exercise you will work in pairs of 2 and write your own dialogue. 

2. Read (or watch) one of the news articles on jeugdjournaal.nl 

3. Imagine that you are a news reporter from the 'Jeugdjournaal'. You want to interview someone to get more information about the news article. 

4. Write the text of the dialogue between the news reporter and the person being interviewed. 

5. Start with: Goedemiddag, Ik ben een nieuwsreporter van het Jeugdjournaal en ik wil u een paar vragen stellen. 

6. Ask a minimum of 5 questions and thank your partner for the interview. 

Lesson plan: 18 November MYP2

1. The Big News quiz

2. Correction writing exercises ( Grammar) 

3. Speaking exercise: The news interview

4. Vocabulary rehearsal + booklet 'Familie'

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 23 November 

1. Speaking exercise: The news interview

2. Speaking exercise: 

Phase 1: Vocabulary game

Phase 2&3: Kletspot 

HW: Bring a Dutch newspaper to the lesson (If you have one) 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 24 November 

1. Listening exercise: Bordspellen 

2. More listening exercises: 

Phase 1: NT2taalmenu.nl --> A1 luisteren

Phase 2&3: LearnDutch.org --> Listening exercises 

HW: Watch 'Het jeugdjournaal'

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Listening exercise: Bordspellen 

1. Why do a lot of people buy more board games this year? 

2. What kind of games are bought the most? 

3. Which two games already existed already 120 years ago?

4. How old is the game 'Ganzenbord'? 

5. Which board game do you often see in medieval paintings? 

6. Where and when did they find the oldest board game, Sennet? 

7. What did they use in this game (Sennet) instead of a dice? 

8. How do you win in this game (Sennet)? 

9. What is the most sold board game? 

10. Which 2 new games are now very popular? 

11. Explain in Dutch: What is your favourite board game and why? 

Lesson plan: 25 November 

1. Formative: Vocabulary 'De school'

2. The Big News Quiz! 

3. Listening exercise: Bordspellen 

4. Writing exercises: Pg. 61 + 63 

Done? Vocabulary booklet (De familie) 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: What is 'news'? 

Lesson plan: 30 November

1. Speaking exercise: Present a news item 

2. Practise for the listening formative 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Present a news item 

1. In a group you are going to make your own news broadcast as a speaking exercise. You need to create  an own news item. You may use your imagination. It does not have to be something that actually happened (fake news!). You can use a real news item that you change. 

2. As a group you are going to present it to the rest of your class. It should look like a news report. You can include a weather report, interview, sport results,... 

3. Make sure that you answer the 5W+H questions about your news item 

4. Everyone in your group should say something in Dutch. 

Newsarticle: 5W + H

In most news articles you can find an answer on the following questions: 

- Wie?                                             - Wanneer?

- Wat?                                            - Waarom?

- Waar?                                          - Hoe?

Read your article and find an answer on these questions in your news article. Pay attention to the structure of your article. Where did you find the answers to these questions? 

Lesson plan: 1 December

1. Speaking exercise: Present a news item 

2. Practise for the listening formative 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 2 December

1. Listening formative 

2. The Big News Quiz

3. Speaking exercise: Present a news item 

4. Vocabulary/Grammar

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 6 December MYP3

1. Feedback listening formative

--> Per phase 

2. Grammar exercises: 

Phase 1: 57 + 59

Phase 2&3: 47 - 57

Done? Watch 'Het jeugdjournaal'

= Homework for tomorrow 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 6 December MYP2

1. Feedback listening formative

2. Grammar exercises: 

- Correction pg. 61 + 63

- Exercise pg 65

HW: Watch 'Het jeugdjournaal'

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 7 December MYP3

1. The Big News Quiz

2. Grammar exercises: 

Phase 1: 57 + 59

Phase 2&3: 47 - 57

3. Gimkit

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 14 December 

1. Christmas cards for the elderly homes 

2. Done? 

Christmas puzzles! 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

The Dutch Newspaper

1. You will work in groups of 3 or 4. The higher phases have to help the lower phases!

2. Browse through your newspaper and pay attention to the different texttypes. 

3. Write down atleast 3 different text types and 5 topics you come across in your newspaper. Look up the translation and write it down in Dutch. 

4. Done? Pick an article that is interesting to you and cut it out. (Phase 1: You will get an article from me)

Which text types did you find?

Which topics did you find?

Gelukkig nieuwjaar! 

Lesson plan: 6 January 

1. Reading exercise: Find the answers of the 5W+H questions in a news article 

10 min.

2. Writing task: Write your own news article 

--> Assessed as a formative

--> Preparation for the speaking summative

--> Document in your Dutch B folder

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Newsarticle: 5W + H

In most news articles and news broadcasts you can find an answer on the following questions: 

- Wie?                                             - Wanneer?

- Wat?                                            - Waarom?

- Waar?                                          - Hoe?

Read the article (link on Managebac) and find an answer on the questions in your news article. Pay attention to the structure of your article. Where did you find the answers to these questions? 

Lesson plan: 11 January 

1. Writing task: Write your own news article 

--> Assessed as a formative

--> Preparation for the speaking summative

--> Document in your Dutch B folder

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Writing exercise: Write your own news article (formative)

For this formative you will write a news article. You think of an own subject, but make sure it is realistic. Before you start writing your article, take a few steps:

1. Answer the 5W+H questions about your subject

2. Think of a logical structure for your article. Look at other news articles as an example. (jeugdjournaal.nl)

3. Find a suitable title and picture for your article

4. Wordcount: Phase 1: 150 / Phase 2: 200 / Phase 3: 300 (minimum)

5. You will get time in class to work on this article

Lesson plan: 13 January  - MYP3

1. Writing exercise (Grammar) 

--> DutchB student documents (Drive)

--> Unit 2: What's news

--> Click your phase

--> PDF Writing exercises

• Phase 1: pg 57 - 59
  
•  Phase 2+3: 60 - 68

2) Gimkit --> 09.00 in Google Meet

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 13 January - MYP2

• Lesson 1

1. Finish your news article (writing formative) 

2. Done? Exercises on nedbox.be

• Lesson 2

1. Finish vocabulary booklet (familie)

2. Done? Writing exercises (grammar)

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 18 January  - MYP3

1. Correction writing exercise 

• Phase 1: pg 57 - 59 
  

09.50 - 10.10

Done? Vocabulary on learndutch.org

•  Phase 2+3: 60 - 68

10.10 - 10.30

First: Speaking exercise: Managebac

--> Ask each other questions and answer in Dutch! 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 18 January - MYP2

1. Grammar exercise: 'hebben'

2.  Finish vocabulary booklet (familie)

--> Finish the booklet for Wednesday! 

Done? Practise vocabulary on Quizlet (link = on Managebac) 

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 12 December

1. Preparation time for the presentation (Summative) 

2. Done? https://www.learndutch.org/lessons/celebration-dutch-holidays/

- Watch the video

- Make the first 2 quizzes

3. Gimkit: Vocabulary

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Lesson plan: 10th January 

1. Speaking exercise: Debate

- Groups of 4 students (Mixed phases)

- Statement: Fireworks should be forbidden in The Netherlands

- Divide the tasks: Research + arguments

- Prepare the debate for next lesson

2. Next Monday: Unit 3

Unit 2: What's news? 

Inquiry question: How do we identify a news story? 

Debate: Fireworks 

Structure of the debate: 

1. Group 1 (Affirmative) opens with their position in the statement + sums up the most important arguments (1 student)

2. Other students of group 1 elaborate on the arguments + give examples 

3. Group 2 (Negative) is next

4. Time to react on each others arguments (improvise!) 

5. Round up: Every group gets one more minute to conclude. Summarize your most important argument and tell why your group is correct (1 student)

Debate: Fireworks 

Divide the tasks + research 

- Choose 1 student to open the debate and 1 student to conclude. The other students will elaborate on the arguments --> divide the arguments 

- Research the news: what has been said about the fireworks, search for examples 

- Write down your arguments in simple Dutch! Only use google translate for words. The other group should be able to understand your arguments

- Practise! 

Vuurwerk moet verboden worden in Nederland (Affirmative - Group 1)

Vuurwerk moet niet verboden worden in Nederland (Negative - 2)