English week 3. Handelingsdeel 1: short stories

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome back again!

Students are able to

•  comprehend and analyze the cultural context of "No Witchcraft for Sale," identifying and discussing cultural differences and similarities.
•  identify, analyze, and discuss moral dilemmas in "No Witchcraft for Sale" and develop and justify their own moral viewpoints

What are your thoughts about traditional medicine after watching the video?

Kraal

Piccanin

herdsboy

permanganate

hereditary healers

Please start reading the story!

https://classroom.google.com/c/NTM5NDM5NjgyNTI1/m/NjE4OTgzNzM5NzY3/details

What are the similarities between the video and the short story?

Discussion time 

Look at the text and discuss these prompts with your peer

"How are the cultural traditions of the indigenous people depicted in the story? How do these traditions shape the characters' lives and decisions?"

Discussion time 

Look at the text and discuss these prompts with your peer

"Explore instances in the story where there is a clash between Western and indigenous cultures. How does this clash impact the characters and the overall narrative?"

Discussion time 

Look at the text and discuss these prompts with your peer

"Look at how power works in the story considering culture and morals. How do characters from different cultures deal with who has control, and what ethical issues come up?"

Discussion time 

Look at the text and discuss these prompts with your peer

"Think about whether the characters in the story change how they see right and wrong. How do their cultural experiences make them see things differently over time?"

Listening Strategies

Lesson goals

• By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply processing techniques, such as activating prior knowledge and making predictions. 
•  By the end of the lesson, students will be able to apply processing strategies, such as recognizing specific details and understanding sentence structures. 

The question

The word we should highlight in this question is concluded, because it means that we should listen to a final conclusion in the discussion/monologue. 

The words in the answer that we could highlight can be:

a. often, fake, being watched.

b. efficient way, managing emotions.

c. changes tone, under pressure. 

2. What can be concluded about laughter from research in America?

1. It is often fake when people know they are being watched.
2. It appears to be an efficient way of managing emotions.
3. It changes in tone when people are put under pressure?

What was the word or part of sentence that gave the answer away?

Question 2 

What is the function of this question?

What do they want you to look for? 

Wat betekend genuine?

1. honest
2. responsible
3. functional

Wat betekend communicative

1. negeren
2. vernederend
3. communicatief

Wat betekend personal?

1. Persoonlijk
2. hinderlijk
3. Samenhorend

What do you predict the answer might be considering the previous audio fragment?

3. What is discussed here with regard to laughter?
Whether it is

1. genuine
2. communicative
3. personal

What was the word or part of sentence that gave the answer away?

The question

The word we should highlight in this question is illustratie, because it means that we should listen to a picture she draws in her story to make a point clear. 

The words in the answer that we could highlight can be:

a. essential, relationships

b. to ridicule someone (ridiculous= belachelijk dus iemand belachelijk maken)

c. influence, interpretations

1. Laughter is an essential ingredient for relationships.
2. People frequently use laughter to ridicule someone.
3. Human relations influence interpretations of laughter.

1. It is intended sincerely and therefore generally accepted.
2. it is only effective if it is used to express sympathy.
3. It is used excessively when people become nervous.

1. are difficult to be taught.
2. have a hidden message.
3. can be easily misinterpreted.

Do you think we met the lesson goals of today?

1. Yes!
2. No :(