Unit 2, Check in + Step 1

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Unit 2: Great minds

1. Watch the video Dear Teacher and answer the questions.

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a) What the teacher doesn't know...

Advice for the teacher (video).

Advice for the teacher (you!).

2. Discuss these questions with a partner.

a. How do you feel after having watched this video?

b. Do you recognize yourself in any of these children?

Stap 1: Try my skin

Describing learning disorders

1. Watch the fan-made book trailer of Fish in a tree

Answer questions a and b. 

a. What are Ally's positive characteristics?

a. What are Ally's negative characteristics?

b. What other important words or phrases are used to describe her personality?

Draw a mind map about Ally.

2. Read the extract from Fish in a tree and answer the question. 

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Which learning difficulty does the protagonist suffer from?

b. Summarize the extract by answering the WH-questions.

3a. How does Ally see herself? Highlight 5 keywords.

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Which keywords did you choose?

b. How does Ally feel? Use the text to formulate your answer.

What do you think about the teacher's reaction?

Perfect

Okay

Not good, not bad.

Bad

Awful

4. Who has which learning disorder?

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Dyscalculia

Dyspraxia

ADHD

Dysgraphia

ADD

Dyslexia

A disorder in learning arithmetic, such as difficulty in

 understanding numbers and learning facts in mathematics.

A disorder that can affect planning of movements and coordination as a result of brain messages not being accurately transmitted to the body

A condition that makes focusing on everyday requests and routines challenging. They may be fidgety, noisy and unable to adapt to changing

situations

A learning disability that affects writing.

A disorder of attention, organization and impulse

control appearing in childhood and often persisting to adulthood.

A learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.

Dyscalculia

Dyspraxia

ADHD

Dysgraphia

ADD

Dyslexia

4c. How do these people feel about their condition?

 

•  Write down 2 keywords for each of them in the right column ('How').

• Then write whether this person is positive (+), negative (-) or in between (±) towards their

condition.

5a. Jigsaw: Watch the fragment and write down how their behavior is. Then compare with your neighbour.

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Which disorder do you think they have?

6 Work in groups.

a You will get a specific task. Try to accomplish the job as best as you can.

b Discuss your findings and experiences in your group afterwards

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7. Go to Google Classroom and describe what you have learned from the experience.