Unit 4 Life's opportunities - week 2

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Life's oppertunities

Unit 4

Turning problems into oppertunities

How can you describe this image in your own words?

What lesson can you learn from this image?

How can you turn this problem
into an oppertunity?

Life's oppertunities

Unit 4

When discussing personal and cultural matters,

we can connect the way we present our message 

to our intended audiences.

Life's oppertunities

Today's goal 

You can demonstrate how to turn problems into oppertunities.

You can connect a message from an story to oppertunities.

Turning problems into oppertunities

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How would you turn this problem
into an oppertunity?

Turning problems into oppertunities

Turning problems into oppertunities

1. Discuss your own oppertunity for each problem.

2. Select the best oppertunity.

3. Tell us why this is the best oppertunity. 

What have you learned from this exercise?

Today's goal 

You can demonstrate how to turn problems into oppertunities.

You can connect a message from an story to oppertunities.

Inquiries

Read 

'The story of Michael Oher'. 

Look up words to understand the story if needed.

Michael had eleven siblings.

1. true
2. false

Justify:

Michael had 11 siblings. 

True of false?

Justification?

Key concept

connections

In this text what is the connection between the writer and the reader?

A. teacher and student

B. storyteller and listener

C. interviewer and interviewee

Key concept

connections

The writer makes a connection between Michael's story and a message to the readers. What is the message the writer wants the reader to understand. 

A. We should judge people on their succes.

B. We should understand that there are problems that stand in the way of succes.

C. We need to find our own recipe for success. 

Inquiries

I can connect Michael's story to talk about oppertunities and success.

YES

NO

How was today's lesson connected to learning?

thinking

communication

research

social

self-management

Vocabulary 

Homework 

Answer these questions about Michael Oher's story.

Life's oppertunities

Unit 4

Life's oppertunities

Unit 4

When discussing personal and cultural matters,

we can connect the way we present our message 

to our intended audiences.

Life's oppertunities

Today's goal 

You can demonstrate how to turn problems into oppertunities.

You can connect a message from an story to oppertunities.

In the first 16 years Michael went without...

1. attending school
2. playing football
3. a proper place to live
4. good health

Untill meeting the Tuohy family Michael did badly at school because..

1. he was a poor students
2. he could not read or write
3. he lacked a proper family life
4. he was not interested in school

As well as safety and stability Michael also found..

1. financial success
2. quick academic success
3. a sense of belonging to a real family
4. a sense of independance

Michael was able to improve his school grades because of

1. tutoring and hard work
2. hit football skills
3. extra help from his school
4. his kind and friendly personality

Today's goal 

You can demonstrate how to turn problems into oppertunities.

You can connect a message from an story to oppertunities.

• Compare the image of the beggar with that of the happy family.
•  What do the two pictures tell us about different people's oppertunities in life.  
• What do these people 'have' and 'don't have'?

Explain the message of this
image with a caption:

Explain the message of this
image with a caption:

Create a title to connect the message of these images together.

KEY CONCEPT

      connect

related concept

message

HOMEWORK